Model for vortex turbulence with discontinuities in the solar wind

A model of vortex with embedded discontinuities in plasma flow is developed in the framework of ideal MHD in a low <font face='Symbol'>b</font> plasma. Vortex structures are considered as a result of 2-D evolution of nonlinear shear Alfvén waves in the heliosphere. Physical...

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Main Authors: O. P. Verkhoglyadova, B. Dasgupta, B. T. Tsurutani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2003-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/10/335/2003/npg-10-335-2003.pdf