On the origin of whistler mode radiation in the plasmasphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A3, 2005, Pages

  Green, James L ^a   Boardsen, Scott ^a   Garcia, Leonard ^b   Taylor, W W L ^b   Fung, Shing F ^a   Reinisch, B W ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

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EID: 30744465428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010495     Document Type: Article

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