Numerical simulations of the ionospheric striation model in a non-uniform magnetic field

Computer Physics Communications

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 75-90

  Besse, Christophe ^a   Claudel, Jean ^b   Degond, Pierre ^a   Deluzet, Fabrice ^a   Gallice, Gérard ^b   Tessieras, Christian ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b CEA CESTA   (France)

Author keywords

Euler potentials; Ionospheric plasma; Numerical methods; Striation model; Striations; Three dimensional simulations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EULER POTENTIALS; IONOSPHERIC PLASMA; STRIATION MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

PLASMAS;

EID: 33845411130     PISSN: 00104655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2006.07.022     Document Type: Article

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