Structural analysis of periodic surface waves on the magnetospheric boundary

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 757-768

  De Keyser, J ^a   Roth, M ^a  

^a BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Kelvin Helmholtz instability; Low latitude boundary layer; Magnetopause; Pressure pulses; Surface waves

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACE WAVES;

MAGNETOSPHERIC BOUNDARY;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 0142119188     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(03)00112-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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