Alfven resonator in the topside ionosphere beneath the auroral acceleration region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A9, 2002, Pages

  Pilipenko, V A ^a,b   Fedorov, E N ^a   Engebretson, M J ^b  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurora; Particle acceleration; ULF waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644581825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009282     Document Type: Article

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