Time evolution of electric fields and currents and the generalized Ohm's law

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1347-1354

  Vasyliunas, V M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Magnetospheric configuration and dynamics; storms and substorms); Space plasma physics (Kinetic and MHD theory)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; PLASMA;

EID: 23744472430     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-1347-2005     Document Type: Article

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