Formation of small-scale irregularities in the auroral E region

• Main Author: Makarevitch, Roman
• Other Authors: Smolyakov, Andrei I., Koustov, Alexandre V. (Sasha), Sofko, George J., Hussey, Glenn C., St.-Maurice, Jean-Pierre
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Antarctic; Farley; Syowa Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-10202008-111852

In this thesis, knowledge on the production mechanisms of small scale (meter and decameter) irregularities in the auroral E region is advanced, both theoretically and experimentally. In the theoretical part of the thesis, the linear fluid theory of the Farley-Buneman (F-B) and gradient drift (G-D) p...