Toroidal wave frequency at L = 6-10: Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers/CCE observations and comparison with theoretical model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A2, 2002, Pages

  Takahashi, Kazue ^a   Denton, Richard E ^b   Gallagher, Dennis ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPTE CCE; Ion flux oscillation; Mass density; Pc5 waves; Realistic magnetic field; ULF waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448930537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000197     Document Type: Article

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