The nature of reflection and mode conversion of MHD waves in the inductive ionosphere: Multistep mode conversion between divergent and rotational electric fields

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A5, 2000, Pages 10565-10584

  Yoshikawa, A ^a   Itonaga, M ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 39449119993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja000159     Document Type: Article

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