A comprehensive survey of auroral latitude Pc5 pulsation characteristics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A10, 2003, Pages

  Baker, Gregory J ^a,b   Donovan, Eric F ^a   Jackel, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Itres Research Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Field line resonance; Kelvin Helmholtz instability; Magnetometer data; Magnetospheric cavity modes; Solar wind magnetosphere interactions; ULF waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 13244292944     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009801     Document Type: Article

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