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- Title
Some sources of plasma inhomogeneities in the solar wind in front of the Earth's magnetosphere.
- Authors
Grib, S.; Pushkar, E.; Leora, S.
- Abstract
The origination of various plasma inhomogeneities in the magnetosheath in front of the Earth's magnetosphere is analyzed within classical magnetohydrodynamics. The effect of directional discontinuities or tangential and rotational discontinuities of the solar wind on plasma is studied. The origination of inhomogeneities of the type of secondary MHD waves in the magnetosheath is shown; the former equalize plasma parameters when restoring the stationary state. The effect of a rotational discontinuity on the bow shock-Earth's magnetosphere system is of special interest, with distinguishing of plasma inhomogeneities of the plateau type observed in the near-Earth space.
- Subjects
SOLAR wind; PLASMA gases; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; DISCONTINUITIES (Geology)
- Publication
Geomagnetism & Aeronomy, 2016, Vol 56, Issue 7, p892
- ISSN
0016-7932
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S0016793216070070