Wave generation by ion horseshoe distributions on auroral field lines

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2713-2716

  Bingham, R ^a   Kellett, B J ^a   Cairns, R A ^b   Dendy, R O ^c   Shukla, P K ^d  

^a RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA SHEATHS;

AURORAL FIELD LINES; ION HORSESHOE DISTRIBUTIONS; PLASMA SHEET; WAVE GENERATION; FIELD LINES; HORSESHOE DISTRIBUTION; LOWER-HYBRID RANGE; PEAK VELOCITIES;

PLASMA WAVES; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS;

AURORA;

EID: 0033399043     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900582     Document Type: Article

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