کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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503563 | 863782 | 2007 | 16 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
The striation model describes the evolution of plasma clouds along and across the geomagnetic field B in the earth ionosphere. The plasma clouds drift across the ionosphere in the presence of an ambient electric field and a neutral wind. In this article we introduce new techniques to extend the simulation tools to the earth magnetic field geometry. The model moreover allows a three-dimensional representation of the plasma density evolution. The derivation of this model is recalled in the context of a non-uniform magnetic field and involves a new set of local coordinates. A numerical scheme is proposed to solve the resulting system of nonlinear partial differential equations. Numerical simulations are realized and the striation of the initial plasma cloud into a cluster of smaller clouds is obtained. The present work allows the observation of the structures along the magnetic field lines.
Journal: Computer Physics Communications - Volume 176, Issue 2, 15 January 2007, Pages 75–90