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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Main Authors: Rachel C. Rice, K. A. Blasl, Katariina Nykyri, Shiva Kavosi, Kareem A. Sorathia, Yu-Lun Liou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2024.1464010/full