Surfer waves – initiated in the sun, as they are in the water, by a process called a Kelvin-Helmholtz instability – have been found in the sun's atmosphere.
Surfer waves – initiated in the sun, as they are in the water, by a process called a Kelvin-Helmholtz instability – have been found in the sun’s atmosphere. Credit: NASA/SDO/Astrophysical Journal Letters› Link to related news item