Determining the mass density along magnetic field lines from toroidal eigenfrequencies: Polynomial expansion applied to CRRES data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29915-29924

  Denton, R E ^a   Lessard, M R ^b   Anderson, R ^c   Miftakhova, E G ^a   Hughes, J W ^d  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 39449115923     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja000204     Document Type: Article

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