Ground-based and Polar spacecraft observations of a giant (Pg) pulsation and its associated source mechanism

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A6, 2001, Pages 10837-10852

  Wright, D M ^a   Yeoman, T K ^a   Rae, I J ^a   Storey, J ^a   Stockton Chalk, A B ^b   Roeder, J L ^c   Trattner, K J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

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EID: 39449105471     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900022     Document Type: Article

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