Magnetospheric electron density model inferred from Polar plasma wave data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Denton, R E ^a   Goldstein, J ^b   Menietti, J D ^c   Young, S L ^a,d  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron density; Field line dependence; Plasmasphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042764233     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA009136     Document Type: Article

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