Formation of quasi-power law weak Langmuir turbulence spectrum by harmonic generation

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 267-274

  Yoon, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMA; POWER LAW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 2542474027     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-11-267-2004     Document Type: Article

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