A mixed magnetohydrodynamic-kinetic theory of low-frequency waves and instabilities in homogeneous, gyrotropic plasmas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Ferriere K M ^a   Andre N ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

Gyrotrophic; Instabilities; Low frequency waves; Magnetohydrodynamic; Magnetosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549088723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009273     Document Type: Article

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