Ponderomotive upward acceleration of ions by ion cyclotron and Alfvén waves over the polar regions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A7, 2001, Pages 13219-13236

  Guglielmi, A ^a   Lundin, R ^b  

^a SCHMIDT INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS OF THE EARTH   (Russian Federation)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

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EID: 39449091246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja900066     Document Type: Article

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