The physical basis of ionospheric electrodynamics

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 357-369

  Vasyliunas, V M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Electric fields and currents; Ionosphere atmosphere interactions; Plasma convection)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODYNAMICS; EQUATION; IONOSPHERE; MODELING; STRESS;

EID: 84857155382     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-30-357-2012     Document Type: Article

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