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

摘要

The authors 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)