Nonlinear dynamics of inertial Alfvén waves in the upper ionosphere: Parametric generation of electrostatic convective cells

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A7, 2003, Pages

  Pokhotelov, Oleg A ^a   Onishchenko, Oleg G ^a   Sagdeev, Roald Z ^b   Treumann, Rudolf A ^c,d  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral potentials; Auroral resonator; Electrostatic convective cells; Inertial Alfv n waves; Shear flow generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 12744258678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009888     Document Type: Article

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