Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
NPG
Articles | Volume 10, issue 1/2
Articles | Volume 10, issue 1/2
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-10-65-2003
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Articles | Volume 10, issue 1/2
30 Apr 2003
30 Apr 2003

Some theoretical models for solitary structures of boundary layer waves

G. S. Lakhina, B. T. Tsurutani, S. V. Singh, and R. V. Reddy

Abstract. Solitary electrostatic structures have been observed in and around auroral zone field lines at various altitudes ranging from close to the ionosphere, to the magnetopause low-latitude boundary layer (LLBL) and cusp on the dayside, and to the plasma sheet boundary layer on the night-side. In this review, various models based on solitons/double layers and BGK modes or phase space holes are discussed in order to explain the characteristics of these solitary structures.

How to cite. Lakhina, G. S., Tsurutani, B. T., Singh, S. V., and Reddy, R. V.: Some theoretical models for solitary structures of boundary layer waves, Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 10, 65–73, https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-10-65-2003, 2003.