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      Parallel and perpendicular cascades in solar wind turbulence

      Oughton, Sean; Matthaeus, William H.
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       10.5194/npg-12-299-2005
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      Oughton, S. & Matthaeus, W. H. (2005). Parallel and perpendicular cascades in solar wind turbulence. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 12, 299-310.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8579
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      MHD-scale fluctuations in the velocity, magnetic, and density fields of the solar wind are routinely observed. The evolution of these fluctuations, as they are transported radially outwards by the solar wind, is believed to involve both wave and turbulence processes. The presence of an average magnetic field has important implications for the anisotropy of the fluctuations and the nature of the turbulent wavenumber cascades in the directions parallel and perpendicular to this field. In particular, if the ratio of the rms magnetic fluctuation strength to the mean field is small, then the parallel wavenumber cascade is expected to be weak and there are difficulties in obtaining a cascade in frequency. The latter has been invoked in order to explain the heating of solar wind fluctuations (above adiabatic levels) via energy transfer to scales where ion-cyclotron damping can occur. Following a brief review of classical hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) cascade theories, we discuss the distinct nature of parallel and perpendicular cascades and their roles in the evolution of solar wind fluctuations.
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      2005
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      Journal Article
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      European Geosciences Union
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