Source characteristics of ELF/VLF chorus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Lauben, D S ^a   Inan, U S ^a   Bell, T F ^a   Gurnett, D A ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetosphere; Plasma wave; Propagation; VLF chorus source; Wave particle interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042843703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JA003019     Document Type: Article

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