Zonal flow formation in the presence of ambient mean shear

Hsu, Pei-Chun; Diamond, P. H.

doi:10.1063/1.4907905

Title: Zonal flow formation in the presence of ambient mean shear

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Hsu, Pei-Chun ^[1]; Diamond, P. H. ^[1]

Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences and Department of Physics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0424, USA

Publication Date:: Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 EST 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1228538

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER54738

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physics of Plasmas

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Volume: 22 Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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