Magnetic component of narrowband ion cyclotron waves in the auroral zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A12, 2002, Pages

  Santolik O ^a,c,d   Pickett, J S ^a   Gurnett, D A ^a   Storey, L R O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Quartier Luchène ^*  (France)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Auroral zone; Ion cyclotron waves; Polarization analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249740184     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000146     Document Type: Article

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