On the possibility of ion-drag to induce dynamic instability in the lower thermosphere neutral gas

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 967-971

  Hall, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ionosphere atmosphere interactions); Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (turbulence)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034375647     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-000-0967-0     Document Type: Article

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