Properties of the magnetospheric hot plasma distribution deduced from whistler mode wave injection at 2400 Hz: Ground-based detection of azimuthal structure in magnetospheric hot plasmas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A7, 1997, Pages 14363-14380

  Sonwalkar, Vikas S ^a  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

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EID: 33749362637     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JA03047     Document Type: Article

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