Multi-scale processes of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability at Earth’s magnetopause
The Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI) is a large scale convective instability which occurs anywhere the velocity shear between two fluids is large, such as Earth’s magnetopause where the fast flowing magnetosheath abuts the relatively stagnant outer magnetosphere. The KHI was initially believed to...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2024.1464010/full |