An explanation of ground observations of auroral hiss: Role of density depletions and meter-scale irregularities

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A8, 2000, Pages 18867-18883

  Sonwalkar, Vikas S ^a   Harikumar, Jayashree ^a  

^a University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

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EID: 39449087528     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000302     Document Type: Article

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