A numerical model to investigate the polarisation azimuth of ULF waves through an ionosphere with oblique magnetic fields

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3457-3471

  Sciffer, M D ^a   Waters, Colin L ^a   Menk, F W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ionosphere (Ionosphere atmosphere interactions; Wave propagation); Magnetospheric physics (Magnetosphere ionosphere interactions)

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

EID: 30844455547     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-23-3457-2005     Document Type: Article

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