Evidence for Alfvén wave dispersion identified in high-resolution auroral imagery

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2006, Pages

  Semeter, J ^a   Blixt, E M ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PLASMA WAVES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

GROUP-VELOCITIES; NATURAL AURORAL PLASMA; PHASE-VELOCITIES;

DISPERSION (WAVES);

AURORA; ELECTRIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; PLASMA; VIDEOGRAPHY; WAVE DISPERSION; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 33845663519     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026274     Document Type: Article

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