Plasma instabilities in meteor trails: Linear theory

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A2, 2003, Pages

  Oppenheim, Meers M ^a   Dyrud, Lars P ^a   Ray, Licia ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Instability; Meteor; Plasma; Radar; Trail; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242892818     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009548     Document Type: Article

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