Active wave experiments in space plasmas: The Z mode

Lecture Notes in Physics

Volumn 687, Issue , 2006, Pages 3-35

  Benson, Robert F ^a   Webb, P A ^a   Green, J L ^a   Carpenter, D L ^b   Sonwalkar, V S ^c   James, H G ^d   Reinisch, B W ^e  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

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EID: 33845629850     PISSN: 00758450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-33203-0_1     Document Type: Article

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