Geometric aspects of HF driven Langmuir turbulence in the ionosphere

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 151-177

  Mjolhus E ^a   Helmersen, E ^b   DuBois, D F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Poseidon Simulation AS   (Norway)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0038384464     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-10-151-2003     Document Type: Article

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