Ducted whistler-mode signals received at two widely spaced locations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 619-627

  Clilverd, M A ^a   Thomson, N R ^b   Smith, A J ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 2842577245     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0619-0     Document Type: Article

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