Physical mechanism of the vertical electric field generation over active tectonic faults

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 767-773

  Pulinets, S A ^a  

^a Russian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Atmospheric electric field; Equatorial anomaly; Planetary boundary layer; Tectonic fault

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; PLASMA DENSITY;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD; DENSITY IRREGULARITIES; EQUATORIAL ANOMALY; GLOBAL ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; IONOSPHERIC VARIABILITY; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; TECTONIC FAULTS; VERTICAL ELECTRIC FIELDS;

FAULTING;

EID: 68049101284     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.04.038     Document Type: Article

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