Electrostatic shock properties inferred from AKR fine structure

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 87-92

  Pottelette, R ^a   Treumann, R A ^b,c   Berthomier, M ^d   Jasperse, J ^e  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURORA; ELECTRON; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA;

EID: 0038384470     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/npg-10-87-2003     Document Type: Article

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