Excitation of convective cells by Alfven waves
Sagdeev R.Z., Shapiro V.D., Shevchenko V.I.
A nonlinear mechanism is considered for the excitation of convective motions by Alfven waves. The parametric-instability growth rates corresponding to this process are determined and the coupled turbulence of the Alfven wave and of the convective mode is investigated. The question of excitation of convective cells by drift turbulence and of their influence on the anomalous diffusion of the plasma is also considered.