The dominance of electron plasma waves near a reconnection X-line region

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Farrell, W M ^a   Desch, M D ^a   Kaiser, M L ^a   Goetz, K ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW VELOCITY; GEOMAGNETISM;

ACTIVE X; ELECTRON DIFFUSION; ELECTRON PLASMA WAVES; FLOW SIGNATURE; GEOMAGNETIC TAIL; SHORT PERIODS; UPPER HYBRIDS; WIND SPACECRAFT;

PLASMA WAVES;

EID: 0036820064     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL014662     Document Type: Article

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