Parametric analysis of positive amplitude electron acoustic solitary waves in a magnetized plasma and its application to boundary layers

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Ghosh, S S ^a   Pickett, J S ^b   Lakhina, G S ^a   Winningham, J D ^c   Lavraud, B ^d   Decreau P M E ^e  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

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EID: 50249150964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012768     Document Type: Article

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