Ion and electron temperature evolution during equatorial spread F

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2009, Pages

  Huba, J D ^b   Joyce, G ^a   Krall, J ^b   Fedder, J ^a  

^a ICARUS RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; HEATING; HYDROGEN; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

COLLISIONAL COUPLING; EQUATORIAL SPREAD F; FLUX TUBE VOLUME; FRICTIONAL HEATING; HIGH ALTITUDE; HYDROGEN IONS; ION HEATING; LOW ALTITUDES; NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY; PLASMA BUBBLE; SIMULATION RESULT; SIMULATION STUDIES; THERMAL CONDUCTION;

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE;

ADIABATIC PROCESS; ELECTRON; HEATING; HYDROGEN; ION; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 70350001763     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL038872     Document Type: Article

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