Three-dimensional nonlinear simulations of the gradient drift instability in the high-latitude ionosphere

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1901-1913

  Guzdar, P N ^a   Gondarenko, N A ^a   Chaturvedi, P K ^a   Basu, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA STABILITY;

THREE-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0032203196     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98RS01703     Document Type: Article

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