Plasma Drift Instability Simulation Data for JGR Publication

Simulation data for the publication "Drift instabilities in thin current sheets using a two fluid model with pressure tensor effects" submitted to JGR Space Physics. The data includes quantities and plotting scripts for eigenmode figures, as well as simulation data for a specific time slice. Author Jonathan Ng from Princeton University produced this dataset.

Use Cases

• Analyzing eigenmode structures in thin current sheets based on the provided eigenmode quantities.
• Reproducing figures from the associated JGR publication using the included plotting scripts.
• Investigating the temporal evolution of drift instabilities based on the time slice simulation data.
• Studying the effects of pressure tensor terms in a two-fluid plasma model based on the simulation outputs.

Strengths

• Data is directly associated with a peer-reviewed JGR Space Physics publication, ensuring academic relevance.
• Includes plotting scripts for eigenmode figures, which may aid in reproducibility and visualization.

Limitations

• Row count and overall data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Jonathan Ng, Princeton University

Collection Method

Likely generated from numerical plasma physics simulations.