The role of upper hybrid waves in magnetic reconnection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Farrell, W M ^a   Desch, M D ^a   Ogilvie, K W ^a   Kaiser, M L ^a   Goetz, K ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON BEAMS; FREE ENERGY; HALL EFFECT; WAVES;

MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; WAVE-ELECTRON INTERACTIONS;

GEOPHYSICS;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 1642602196     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017549     Document Type: Article

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