Influence of Magnetic Shear on the Current Convective Instability in the Diffuse Aurora.

Abstract

The influence of magnetic shear on the current convective instability is investigated for conditions typical of the high latitude F region during the diffuse aurora. It is found that magnetic shear (1) reduces the growth rate of the instability (although it does not stabilize the mode); and (2) substantially localizes the mode structure parallel to the density gradient.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1980
Accession Number
ADA086789

Entities

People

  • Joseph D. Huba
  • Sidney L. Ossakow

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Department Of Defense
  • Differential Equations
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • High Latitudes
  • Latitude
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.