Nonlinear Stabilization of the EXB Gradient Drift Instability in Ionospheric Plasma Clouds.

Abstract

We present a two-dimensional nonlinear stabilization mechanism for the EXB instability occurring in striated F region ionospheric plasma clouds. A simple model shows that the saturated power spectrum for striations proportional to 1/k-squared. Comparisons with experimental data from DNA sponsored STRESS barium cloud experiments and the results of numerical simulations are given. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA060955

Entities

People

  • P. K. Chaturvedi
  • Sidney L. Ossakow

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • California
  • Electric Fields
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Instability
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Power Spectra
  • Rayleigh Taylor Instability
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Space Systems
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.