Role of the temperature ratio in the linear stability of the quasi-neutral sheet tearing mode

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-272

  Sitnov, M I ^a   Malova, H V ^a   Sharma, A S ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; STORMS; STABILITY CRITERIA;

ELECTRON TO ION TEMPERATURE RATIO; MAGNETOTAIL CURRENT SHEET;

GEOPHYSICS; ORBITS;

ION TEMPERATURE; LINEAR STABILITY; MAGNETOTAIL CURRENT SHEET; MARGINAL STABILITY; NORMAL COMPONENT; REALISTIC CONDITIONS; SUBSTORM GROWTH PHASE; TEMPERATURE RATIO;

EID: 0032000678     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03708     Document Type: Article

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