Dynamics of Three Dimensional Ionospheric Plasma Clouds.
Abstract
The first self consistent, three dimensional analysis of plasma cloud evolution in the ionosphere is presented. It is demonstrated that there is a preferred perpendicular scale size associated with three dimensional plasma clouds given by r sub about = C(T sub e + T sub i)/eBzV sub n Gamma sub c where r sub cis the cloud radius, Gamma sub alpha is the temperature of the alpha species, Bz is the ambient magnetic field, V sub n is the neutral wind speed, and Gamma sub c (M) < 1/sq. rt. 2 where M = n sub c/n sub b and n sub c(b) is the cloud(background) density.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 23, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA177438
Entities
People
- J. F. Drake
- Joseph D. Huba
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory