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The nonlinear propagation of internal gravity waves in the weakly ionized, incompressible Earth's ionosphere is studied using the fluid theory approach. Previous theory in the literature is advanced by the effects of the terrestrial…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2022-04-06 T. D. Kaladze , A. P. Misra , A. Roy , D. Chatterjee

Nonlinear two-dimensional internal gravity waves (IGWs) in the atmospheres of the Earth and the Sun are studied. The resulting two-dimensional nonlinear equation has the form of a generalized nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation with nonlocal…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2024-08-23 Volodymyr M. Lashkin , Oleg K. Cheremnykh

We propose, for the first time, a two-dimensional model for the nonlinear coupling of internal gravity and thermal waves in the presence of temperature-dependent density inhomogeneity due to thermal expansion and thermal feedback in…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2025-11-04 S. Das Adhikary , A. P. Misra

In this second paper of the series on internal gravity waves (IGWs), we present a study of the generation and propagation of IGWs in a model solar atmosphere with diverse magnetic conditions. A magnetic field free, and three magnetic models…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-27 G. Vigeesh , M. Roth , O. Steiner , J. Jackiewicz

Mesoscale wave processes are a transport mechanism for the energy exchange between the troposphere and stratosphere, since the tropopause blocks such an exchange. It is believed that internal gravity waves (IGW) are the main wave process in…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2022-12-22 Alexander Kochin

The far field asymptotic of internal waves is constructed for the case when a point source of mass moves in a layer of arbitrarily stratified fluid with slowly varying bottom. The solutions obtained describe the far field both near the wave…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2007-05-23 Vitaly V. Bulatov , Yuriy V. Vladimirov , Vasily A. Vakorin

This paper presents a contemporary review of vertical coupling in the atmosphere and ionosphere system induced by internal waves of lower atmospheric origin. Atmospheric waves are primarily generated by meteorological processes, possess a…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2014-12-02 Erdal Yiğit , Alexander S. Medvedev

We consider the weak turbulence of whistler waves in the in low-\beta\ inner magnetosphere of the Earth. Whistler waves with frequencies, originating in the ionosphere, propagate radially outward and can trigger nonlinear induced scattering…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2012-03-23 C. Crabtree , L. Rudakov , G. Ganguli , M. Mithaiwala , V. Galinsky , V. Shevchenko

In rotating stratified flows including in the atmosphere and ocean, inertia-gravity waves (IGWs) often coexist with a geostrophically balanced turbulent flow. Advection and refraction by this flow lead to wave scattering, redistributing IGW…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-04-21 Miles A. C. Savva , Hossein A. Kafiabad , Jacques Vanneste

We demonstrate that induced gravitational waves (IGWs) can naturally emerge within the framework of thermal leptogenesis models, thereby providing a robust probe for exploring this theory at remarkably high energy scales. To illustrate this…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-09-29 Marco Chianese , Guillem Domènech , Theodoros Papanikolaou , Rome Samanta , Ninetta Saviano

Geophysical fluids such as the ocean and atmosphere can be stratified: their density depends on the depth. As a consequence, they can host internal gravity waves that propagate in the bulk of the fluid, far from the surface. These waves can…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2021-11-16 Sasan J. Ghaemsaidi , Michel Fruchart , Severine Atis

We present a new method to study harmonic waves in the low ionosphere (60 - 90 km) by detecting their effects on reflection of very low frequency (VLF) radio waves. Our procedure is based on amplitude analysis of reflected VLF radio waves…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-04 Aleksandra Nina , Vladimir Cadez

The comprehension of stratified flows is important for geophysical and astrophysical applications. The Weak Wave Turbulence theory aims to provide a statistical description of internal gravity waves propagating in the bulk of such flows.…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-02-21 Vincent Labarre , Pierre Augier , Giorgio Krstulovic , Sergey Nazarenko

Asteroseismology probes the interiors of stars by studying oscillation modes at a star's surface. Although pulsation spectra are well understood for solar-like oscillators, a substantial fraction of red giant stars observed by Kepler…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-25 Daniel Lecoanet , Geoffrey M Vasil , Jim Fuller , Matteo Cantiello , Keaton J Burns

The propagation of inertio-gravity waves (IGW) into the deep-sea is relevant for energy transfer to turbulence where waves break, and thus for redistribution of nutrients, oxygen and suspended matter. In constant stratification, vertical…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2023-07-25 Hans van Haren

The wave propagation in the partially ionized ionosphere plays an important role in the magnetosphere ionosphere coupling. For example, the ionosphere may supports very low-frequency Alfven wave which can be caused by a balance between the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-10-13 B P Pandey

Internal gravity waves (IGWs) are naturally produced by convection in stellar envelopes, and they could be an important mechanism for transporting angular momentum in the radiative interiors of stars. Prior work has established that they…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Pavel A. Denissenkov , Marc Pinsonneault , Keith B. MacGregor

Inertia-gravity waves (IGWs) play an essential role in the terrestrial atmospheric dynamics as they can lead to energy and momentum flux when propagating upwards. An open question is to which extent IGWs contribute to the total energy and…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2021-10-12 Costanza Rodda , Uwe Harlander

Dissipation is an intrinsic property of the cosmic fluid, leading to the damping of curvature perturbations at small scales. In this paper, we comprehensively study dissipative effects in gravitational waves induced by curvature…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-09 Yan-Heng Yu , Zhe Chang , Sai Wang

Internal gravity waves play a primary role in geophysical fluids: they contribute significantly to mixing in the ocean and they redistribute energy and momentum in the middle atmosphere. Until recently, most studies were focused on plane…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-02-10 Thierry Dauxois , Sylvain Joubaud , Philippe Odier , Antoine Venaille
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