Simulational studies of the Farley-Buneman in the equatorial electrojet
Author(s) -
Niels F. Otani,
C. E. Seyler,
M. C. Kelley
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/86924
Subject(s) - equatorial electrojet , electrojet , ionosphere , instability , geophysics , physics , current (fluid) , geodesy , geology , magnetic field , mechanics , quantum mechanics , earth's magnetic field , thermodynamics
The Farley-Buneman instability in the equatorial electrojet current system in the E-region of the ionosphere has been identified as the cause of the observed Type I electron density irregularities. The goal of this work was to study the instability in the equatorial region
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