Polar cap boundary layer waves: An auroral zone phenomenon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A9, 2001, Pages 19035-19055

  Tsurutani, Bruce T ^a   Arballo, John K ^a   Galvan, Carlos ^a   Zhang, Liwei Dennis ^a   Zhou, Xiao Yan ^a   Lakhina, Gurbax S ^b   Hada, Tohru ^c   Pickett, Jolene S ^d   Gurnett, Donald A ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOMAGNETISM   (India)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 39449113674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja003007     Document Type: Article

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