How to turn gravity waves into Alfvén waves and other such tricks

Details How to turn gravity waves into Alfvén waves and other such tricks How to turn gravity waves into Alfvén waves and other such tricks

Jan 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011jphcs.271a2037n&link_type=abstract

Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Volume 271, Issue 1, pp. 012037 (2011).

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Recent observations of travelling gravity waves at the base of the chromosphere suggest an interplay between gravity wave propagation and magnetic field. Our aims are: to explain the observation that gravity wave flux is suppressed in magnetic regions; to understand why we see travelling waves instead of standing waves; and to see if gravity waves can undergo mode conversion and couple to Alfvén waves in regions where the plasma beta is of order unity. We model gravity waves in a VAL C atmosphere, subject to a uniform magnetic field of various orientations, considering both adiabatic and radiatively damped propagation. Results indicate that in the presence of a magnetic field, the gravity wave can propagate as a travelling wave, with the magnetic field orientation playing a crucial role in determining the wave character. For the majority of magnetic field orientations, the gravity wave is reflected at low heights as a slow magneto-acoustic wave, explaining the observation of reduced flux in magnetic regions. In a highly inclined magnetic field, the gravity wave undergoes mode conversion to either field guided acoustic waves or Alfvén waves. The primary effect of incorporating radiative damping is a reduction in acoustic and magnetic fluxes measured at the top of the integration region. By demonstrating the mode conversion of gravity waves to Alfvén waves, this work identifies a possible pathway for energy transport from the solar surface to the upper atmosphere.

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