Impact of electron thermal effects on Farley-Buneman waves at arbitrary aspect angles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A12, 2004, Pages

  Kagan, L M ^a,b   St Maurice, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LOBACHEVSKY STATE UNIVERSITY OF NIZHNY NOVGOROD   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Aspect angle; Farley Buneman waves; Thermal effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649138426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010444     Document Type: Article

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