Stimulated thermal instability for ELF and VLF wave generation in the polar electro jet

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 85-88

  Kuo, S P ^a,b   Lee, M C ^b   Kossey, Paul ^c   Groves, Keith ^c   Heckscher, J ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

POLAR ELECTROJET; STIMULATED THERMAL INSTABILITY;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0034352572     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL003693     Document Type: Article

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