Structure functions and intermittency in ionospheric plasma turbulence

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 847-862

  Dyrud, L ^a   Krane, B ^b   Oppenheim, M ^c   Pecseli H L ^d   Trulsen, J ^d   Wernik, A W ^e  

^a Center for Remote Sensing   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e Polish Academy of Sciences   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E REGION; ELECTRIC FIELD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLASMA; TURBULENCE;

EID: 55849113710     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-15-847-2008     Document Type: Article

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