A Review of Anomalous Resistivity for the Ionosphere,

Abstract

This report is written for nonspecialists. The primary goal of the report is to provide a review on the nonlinear theory of conventional and unconventional forms of anomalous resistivity from a unified point of view and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each mechanism as applied to ionospheric phenomena. Topics discussed include the following: Classical resistivity; General formulation of resistivity; Anomalous resistivity due to current driven instabilities; Anomalous resistivity in plasmas stable to current driven instabilities; Production of runaways; Ionospheric and magnetospheric observations and theories related to anomalous resistivity.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA026628

Entities

People

  • Konbtantinopsa Dennis Papadopoulos

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Atmosphere (Earth)
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Data Acquisition
  • Instability
  • Ionosphere
  • Observation
  • Production

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Systems Analysis and Design