Enhanced ion acoustic fluctuations and ion outflows

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 182-189

  Forme, F R E ^a   Fontaine, D ^a  

^a Ctr d'Etud Environnements T   (France)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (auroral ionosphere; ionosphere magnetosphere interactions; plasma waves and instabilities)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006512223     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-999-0182-6     Document Type: Article

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