The study of bulk plasma motions and associated electric fields in the plasmasphere by means of whistler-mode signals

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1117-1132

  Carpenter, D L ^a   Smith, A J ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric fields; Magnetospheric convection; Remote sensing; Signal processing; Wave propagation; Whistlers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013317806     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(00)00217-0     Document Type: Article

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