On the role of ion temperature anisotropy in the growth and propagation of shear-modified ion-acoustic waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A1, 2003, Pages

  Teodorescu, C ^a   Koepke, M E ^a   Reynolds, E W ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion temperature anisotropy; Ion acoustic waves; Sheared flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 4244101051     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009395     Document Type: Article

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