Abstract
It is shown that Grad hydrodynamics can be used for the description of nonlinear ion-drift waves in a low β plasma. The set of nonlinear equations which allows us to describe both the ion polarization drift and the nonzero ion Larmor radius effects is derived. The presence of a nonzero ion temperature gradient induces a corresponding perpendicular thermal flux which in turn substantially modifies the transverse stress tensor. Thus, the description of effects associated with the perpendicular ion polarization drift demands corrections in the magnetic viscosity due to the nonzero thermal flux.
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