Can ion cyclotron waves propagate to the ground?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 671-674

  Johnson, Jay R ^a   Cheng, C Z ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; HELIUM; IONOSPHERE; OXYGEN; RESONANCE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ION CYCLOTRON WAVES;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0033559720     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900074     Document Type: Article

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