Nonlinear electron acoustic structures generated on the high-potential side of a double layer

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 373-380

  Pottelette, R ^a   Berthomier, M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE; AIR TEMPERATURE; AURORA; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRON DENSITY; MAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 77949429642     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: 16077946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-16-373-2009     Document Type: Article

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