Turbulence and Energy Dissipation in Solar System Plasmas
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Upper Atmosphere".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2021) | Viewed by 14359
Special Issue Editors
Interests: plasma; solar wind; numerical simulations; data analysis; turbulence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Highly nonlinear turbulent dynamics play a fundamental role in cross-scale energy transfer and particle energization in astrophysical plasmas. Unlike the turbulence observed in terrestrial fluids, where collisional viscosity accounts for energy dissipation from turbulent fluctuations, the lack of collisions in many space and astrophysical plasmas leaves the question of how turbulent fluctuations are ultimately dissipated a major open area of research. A wide array of turbulent plasmas are found within our own solar system – ranging from the solar corona and solar wind to the terrestrial and planetary magnetospheres. These systems can be directly probed by a range of spacecraft missions, including Magnetospheric Multiscale, Parker Solar Probe, Solar Orbiter, BepiColombo, Juno, and many more, making these some of the best regions for exploring plasma turbulence in the collisionless regime. Furthermore, the comparison of these systems provides access to a variety of different plasma regimes, driving mechanisms, and boundary conditions, thus potentially providing access to a range of different turbulence behaviours and dissipation mechanisms. In this Special Issue, we invite both observational and numerical studies focused on examining the turbulence within the varied systems in the solar system, with the aim of assembling a body of work that highlights the similarities and differences in turbulent dynamics and dissipation within the different environments. This collection will thus help to consolidate the knowledge of plasma turbulence gleaned from these systems and guide future research into astrophysical turbulence.
Dr. Luca Franci
Dr. Julia E. Stawarz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- turbulence
- solar wind
- numerical simulations
- magnetic field
- energy dissipation
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