Interaction between electrostatic whistlers and electron holes in the auroral region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Berthomier, M ^a   Muschietti, L ^a   Bonnell, J W ^a   Roth, I ^a   Carlson, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Auroral regions; Electron holes; Electrostatic whistlers; FAST observations; Hamitonian plasmas; VLF saucers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0942281792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009303     Document Type: Article

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