Observations of the spatial structure of electron precipitation pulsations using an imaging riometer

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 997-1003

  Senior, A ^a   Honary, F ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (ionosphere magnetosphere interactions; particle precipitation); Magnetospheric physics (MHD waves and instabilities)

Indexed keywords

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD;

EID: 0037779178     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-997-2003     Document Type: Article

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