Magnetospheric electron densities inferred from upper-hybrid band emissions

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 20, 2004, Pages

  Benson, Robert F ^a   Webb, P A ^a,b   Green, J L ^a   Garcia, L ^a,c   Reinisch, B W ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Nomad Research Inc   (United States)

^c QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

^d University of Massachusetts Amherst   (United States)

Author keywords

2772 Magnetospheric physics: Plasma waves and instabilities; 6939 Radio science: Magnetospheric physics; 6984 Radio science: Waves in plasma

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA THEORY; RADIO WAVES;

ELECTRON PLASMA FREQUENCY; QUASI-THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS; RADIO PLASMA IMAGERS (RPI);

CARRIER CONCENTRATION;

ELECTRON DENSITY; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 11844297288     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL020847     Document Type: Article

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