Recently, it has been realized that magnetic plasma turbulence and magnetic field reconnection are inherently related phenomena. Turbulent fluctuations generate regions of sheared magnetic field that become unstable to the tearing instability and reconnection, thus modifying turbulence at the corresponding scales. In this contribution, we give a brief review of some recent results on tearing‐mediated magnetic turbulence. We illustrate the main ideas of this rapidly developing field of study by concentrating on two important examples—magnetohydrodynamic Alfvén turbulence and small‐scale kinetic‐Alfvén turbulence. Due to various potential applications of these phenomena in space physics and astrophysics, we specifically try not to overload the text by heavy analytical derivations but rather present a qualitative discussion accessible to a non‐expert in the theories of turbulence and reconnection.
Alfvén wave-driven ionospheric mass outflow and electron precipitation during storms: STORMTIME INERTIAL ALFVéN WAVES ABOVE HIGH-LATITUDE IONOSPHERE
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10037793
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
- Volume:
- 121
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 2169-9380
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 7828 to 7846
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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