Gradient drift instability in midlatitude sporadic E layers: Localization of physical and wavenumber space

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 457-460

  Kelley, M C ^a   Gelinas, L J ^b  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; FREE ENERGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMAS; RADAR; SOUNDING ROCKETS;

ELECTRIC FIELD STRUCTURES; ELECTRIC FIELD WAVE; GRADIENT DRIFT INSTABILITY; MIDLATITUDE SPORADIC E LAYERS; SUDDEN ATOM LAYERS SOUNDING ROCKET; WAVENUMBER SPACE;

E REGION;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 0034353427     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900604     Document Type: Article

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