On wave generation by perpendicular currents

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A1, 2003, Pages

  Brinca, A L ^a   Romeiras, F J ^a   Gomberoff, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Ion Weibel instability; Nonoscillatory growth; Perpendicular currents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0942292729     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009375     Document Type: Article

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