Quasiperiodic ∼5-60 s fluctuations of VLF signals propagating in the Earth-ionosphere waveguide: A result of pulsating auroral particle precipitation?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A1, 1997, Pages 347-361

  Carpenter, D L ^a   Galand, M ^b,c   Bell, T F ^a   Sonwalkar, V S ^a,d   Inan, U S ^a   LaBelle, J ^e   Smith, A J ^f   Clark, T D G ^g   Rosenberg, T J ^h,i  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centre d'Etude des Phénomènes Aléatoires et Géophysiques   (France)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

^e Dartmouth College   (United States)

^f BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^g BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

ⁱ Bldg 142   (United States)

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EID: 37149048765     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JA02872     Document Type: Article

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