Stochastic growth of waves over Earth's polar cap

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29515-29529

  Cairns, Iver H ^a   Menietti, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 39449119405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000422     Document Type: Article

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