A comparison between laboratory and space experiments on alfvén’s CIV effect

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 778-786

  Brenning, Nils ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SPACE RESEARCH;

ALFVEN EFFECT; CRITICAL IONIZATION VELOCITY;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0026963325     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.199528     Document Type: Article

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