Alfvén solitons in the Earth's ionosphere and magnetosphere

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Apr 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996jgr...101.7913p&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 101, Issue A4, p. 7913-7916

Physics

Plasma Physics

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Ionosphere: Wave Propagation, Space Plasma Physics: Nonlinear Phenomena, Magnetospheric Physics: Mhd Waves And Instabilities, Space Plasma Physics: Wave/Wave Interactions

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Nonlinear equations of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili type are derived for Alfvén and magnetosonic waves propagating at a small angle to the Earth's magnetic field. This represents a generalization of the derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation to the two-dimensional case. The theory is applied to explain the observations of stable Alfvén-like solitons by means of the Aureol 3 satellite during the Russian seismic impact experiments. It may also be useful for theoretical interpretations of the chevron structures of the ``pearls'' that are occasionally observed in the Earth's magnetosphere.

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