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Otani, N.F. and Oppenheim, M. (1998). A saturation mechanism for the Farley-Buneman instability. Geophysical Research Letters 25: doi: 10.1029/98GL50868. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Studies with a reduced-mode two-fluid model have revealed a promising candidate for the saturation mechanism of the Farley-Buneman instability in the daytime equatorial electrojet. The mechanism operates by redistributing the zero-order electron E¿B flow field. Secondary waves generated nonlinearly by the instability are responsible for the flow field modification. Saturation occurs because the modified flow reduces the principal charge transport responsible for the growth of the primary wave. Two-dimensional particle simulations of the instability exhibit saturation via the same mechanism. ¿ 1998 American Geophysical Union |
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Keywords
Ionosphere, Plasma waves and instabilities, Space Plasma Physics, Numerical simulation studies, Ionosphere, Ionospheric irregularities, Space Plasma Physics, Wave/particle interactions |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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