Electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves at proton cyclotron harmonics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Chaston, C C ^a   Bonnell, J W ^a   McFadden, J P ^a   Ergun, R E ^a   Carlson, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2704 magnetospheric physics: Auroral phenomena (2407); 2772 magnetospheric physics: Plasma waves and instabilities; 6984 radio science: Waves in plasma; 7871 space plasma physics: Waves and instabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012735823     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA900141     Document Type: Article

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