Comprehensive study of ULF upstream waves observed in the topside ionosphere by CHAMP and on the ground

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 737-754

  Heilig, B ^a,b   Luhr H ^a   Rother, M ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE OF HUNGARY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; SATELLITE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 34047168277     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-25-737-2007     Document Type: Article

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