Plasma depletion layer: The role of the slow mode waves

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4259-4272

  Wang, Y L ^a   Raeder, J ^b   Russell, C T ^c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOPAUSE; PLASMA;

EID: 13244283055     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-4259-2004     Document Type: Article

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