The current-voltage relationship revisited: Exact and approximate formulas with almost general validity for hot magnetospheric electrons for bi-Maxwellian and kappa distributions

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 292-297

  Janhunen, P ^a,b   Olsson, A ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bi maxwellian distributions; Current voltage relationship; Kappa distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141489203     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-998-0292-6     Document Type: Article

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