The alfven-faálthammar formula for the parallel E -field and its analogue in downward auroral-current regions

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1874-1886

  Jasperse, John R ^a   Grossbard, Neil J ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfven falthammar formula; Birkeland current system; Parallel e fields in space plasmas

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SPACE RESEARCH;

AURORAL-CURRENT REGIONS; ION DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0034458929     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.902216     Document Type: Article

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