Meaning bow shock
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bow shockA sharp front formed in the solar wind ahead of the magnetosphere, marked with a sudden slowing-down of the flow near Earth. It is quite similar to the shock forming ahead of the wing of a supersonic [..]
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bow shockA standing shock wave in front of the magnetosphere, arising from the interaction of the supersonic solar wind with the Earth’s magnetic field. definition courtesy of: NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
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bow shockA collisional shock wave in front of the magnetosphere arising from the interaction of the supersonic solar wind with earth’s magnetic field.
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bow shock
(fluid dynamics) a shock wave formed by the bow of an object travelling at supersonic speed
(astronomy) the region of the magnetosphere in which the solar wind slows from supersonic to subsonic
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