Characteristics of electromagnetic proton cyclotron waves along auroral field lines observed by FAST in regions of upward current

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2057-2060

  Chaston, C C ^a   Ergun, R E ^a   Delory, G T ^a   Peria, W ^a   Temerin, M ^a   Cattell, C ^b   Strangeway, R ^c   McFadden, J P ^a   Carlson, C W ^a   Elphic, R C ^d   Klumpar, D M ^e   Peterson, W K ^e   Moebius, E ^f   Pfaff, R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRON RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HELIUM; IONOSPHERE; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES;

AURORAL ION CYCLOTRON WAVES (ICW); ELECTROMAGNETIC PROTON CYCLOTRON WAVES; FAST AURORAL SNAPSHOT (FAST) SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 0032098206     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL00513     Document Type: Article

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