Excitation of ion-acoustic turbulence and its role in auroral processes at Freja altitude

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 22, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 773-776

  Prakash, M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0006289023     PISSN: 00791946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-1946(97)00210-3     Document Type: Article

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