Ion cyclotron waves in the high altitude cusp: CLUSTER observations at varying spacecraft separations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Nykyri, K ^a   Cargill, P J ^a   Lucek, E A ^a   Horbury, T S ^a   Balogh, A ^a   Lavraud, B ^b   Dandouras, I ^b   Reme H ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FREQUENCIES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; SPACECRAFT;

ION CYCLOTRON WAVES; WAVE PROPERTIES;

GEOPHYSICS;

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 18544392539     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018594     Document Type: Article

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