Ionospheric erosion by Alfvén waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Chaston, C C ^a   Genot, V ^b   Bonnell, J W ^a   Carlson, C W ^a   McFadden, J P ^a   Ergun, R E ^c   Strangeway, R J ^d   Lund, E J ^e   Hwang, K J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33947684426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011367     Document Type: Article

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