摘要
46 magnetosheath crossing events from the two years (2001.2—2003.1) of Cluster magnetic fieldmeasurements are identified and used to investigate the characters of the magnetic field fluctuations in theregions of undisturbed solar wind, foreshock, magnetosheath. The preliminary results indicate the propertiesof the plasma turbulence in the magnetosheath are strongly controlled by IMF orientation with respect tothe bow shock normal. The amplitude of the magnetic field magnitude and direction variations behind quasi-parallel bow shock are larger than those behind quasi-perpendicular bow shock. Almost purely compressionalwaves are found in quasi-perpendicular magnetosheath.