Cluster observations and theoretical identification of broadband waves in the auroral region

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3739-3752

  Backrud Ivgren, Marie ^a,b   Stenberg, G ^c   Andre M ^a,b   Morooka, M ^a   Hobara, Y ^a   Joko, S ^a   Ronnmark K ^c   Cornilleau Wehrlin, N ^d   Fazakerley, A ^e   Reme H ^f  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f IRAP   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Auroral phenomena; Electric fields; Plasma waves and instabilities)

Indexed keywords

AURORA; ACOUSTIC WAVE; ALTITUDE; BROADBAND DATA; ELECTRIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; POLARIZATION; SPACECRAFT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 29344464198     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-3739-2005     Document Type: Article

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