Subionospheric VLF observations of transmitter-induced precipitation of inner radiation belt electrons

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Inan, U S ^a   Golkowski, M ^a   Casey, M K ^a   Moore, R C ^a   Peter, W ^a   Kulkarni, P ^a   Kossey, P ^b   Kennedy, E ^c   Meth, S ^d   Smit, P ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; IONOSPHERE; RADAR TRANSMITTERS; RADIATION BELTS; REMOTE SENSING;

ENERGY DEPOSITION; ENERGY FLUX; GROUND BASED TRANSMITTER; WAVE-PARTICLE INTERACTION;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ELECTRON DENSITY; ENERGY FLUX; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PERIODICITY; REMOTE SENSING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; LUALUALEI; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 34548030210     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL028494     Document Type: Article

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