On the spatial power spectrum of the E x B gradient drift instability in ionospheric plasma clouds. Memorandum report

Technical Report · Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5912085

Keskinen, M J; Ossakow, S L

It is shown that the two dimensional power law spatial power spectra of magnetic field line integrated Pedersen conductivity perturbations in the plane perpendicular to the magnetic field recently computed from numerical simulation studies of ionospheric plasma clouds are consistent with conservation laws implied by the fundamental plasma fluid equations describing the E X B gradient drift instability in these ionospheric plasma clouds.

• Research Organization: Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5912085
• Report Number(s): AD-A-098332/0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EARTH ATMOSPHERE
INSTABILITY
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