Vlasov simulations of electron heating by Langmuir turbulence near the critical altitude in the radiation-modified ionosphere

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 2461-2474

  Wang, J G ^a   Newman, D L ^a   Goldman, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 0001046472     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(96)00140-X     Document Type: Article

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