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https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-27-295-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-27-295-2020
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25 May 2020
Research article |  | 25 May 2020

Nonlinear vortex solution for perturbations in the Earth's ionosphere

Miroslava Vukcevic and Luka Č. Popović

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Subject: Time series, machine learning, networks, stochastic processes, extreme events | Topic: Ionosphere, magnetosphere, planetary science, solar science | Techniques: Theory
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The soliton vortex two-dimensional solution has been derived for the ionosphere. Why are solitons so important? The advantage of an analytical soliton solution is its localization in space and time as a consequence of balance between nonlinearity and dispersion. One very good example of the balance between nonlinear and dispersive effects is tsunami, a surface gravity one-dimensional wave that can propagate with constant velocity and constant amplitude when it is assured by a parameter regime.