Introduction The solar wind, a continuous outflow of charged particles from the solar corona, plays a fundamental role in shaping the heliosphere and driving space weather. Its interaction with planetary magnetospheres and atmospheres regulates magnetospheric dynamics, influences atmospheric escape, and governs space weather hazards that can affect both space- and ground-based technologies. Despit ...[Read More]
Probing the Solar Wind with Spacecraft Radio Occultation Signals: Chasing a Unified Method to Probe the Sun
Figure: Radio occultation (RO) uses spacecraft signals passing behind the Sun or a planet to probe the intervening plasma or atmosphere. Refraction, scattering, and delays in the signal reveal properties such as electron density and solar wind velocity.
