Anomalous dc resistivity and double layers in the auroral ionosphere

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/GM025p0296· OSTI ID:6598577

Kindel, J M; Barnes, C; Forslund, D W

There are at least four candidate instabilities which might account for anomalous dc rereresistivity in the auroral ionosphere. These are: the ion-acoustic instability, the Buneman instability, the ion-cyclotron instability and double layers. Results are reported of computer simulations of these four instabilities which suggest that double layers are most likely to be responsible for sistivity in the auroral zone.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6598577
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-81-516; CONF-800791-1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640201* -- Atmospheric Physics-- Auroral
Ionospheric
& Magetospheric Phenomena
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
AURORAL ZONES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
INSTABILITY
ION ACOUSTIC WAVES
ION WAVES
IONOSPHERE
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLANETARY IONOSPHERES
PLASMA WAVES
SIMULATION