Stabilization of lower-hybrid drift instability in the magnetotail by finite north-south magnetic field component and destabilization by sheared cross-field flow

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A7, 2001, Pages 13203-13213

  Yoon, Peter H ^a   Lui, A T Y ^b  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 39449117917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000375     Document Type: Article

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