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where
ν i V D
A
=
i L
2
α
n 0
2
2
(
1
+ 0 )
C s
2
0
V D (
+ 0 ) 2
B
=
1
/
ν i (
1
+ 0 )
Substituting (4.55) and (4.58) into (4.57) yields
dk k 4 I 3 / 2
k
V D kI k A
Bk 2
d
/
(4.59a)
This differential equation may readily be solved to yield
x 8 / 3 1
x 4 / 3
1
2 S 2
x 2 / 3
I
(
x
) =
/
(4.59b)
V 0 k c /
A 2
where x
=
k
/
k cc , k c is some long wavelength cutoff, I
(
x
) = (
)
I k , and
Bk c )
S
γ k we see that A represents growth and B
damping, so S is therefore a “strength parameter” for the process.
A plot of the quantity xI
=
A
/(
. From the definition of
is given in Fig. 4.37 for values of S equal to 10 4
(
x
)
and
and for negative values. The latter correspond to drifts greater than the
primary two-stream value. For positive large values of S , the curve rises to a peak
I
II
III
10 21
E M
10 22
x 25/3
10 23
10 24
10 25
V d .C s
V d ,C s
x 21
10 26
k k L S510 4
S
5
V d 5
C s
x 5
x M
x m
10 27
10 2
10 3
10 4
1
10
X
Figure 4.37 Theoretical one-dimensional power spectrum of the electrojet turbulence.
[After Sudan (1983). Reproduced with permission of the American Geophysical Union.]
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