Anomalous resistivity and the nonlinear evolution of the ion-acoustic instability

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Petkaki, P ^a   Freeman, M P ^a   Kirk, T ^b   Watt, C E J ^c   Horne, R B ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b EMMANUEL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 33845671466     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010793     Document Type: Article

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