Plasma waves observed in the cusp turbulent boundary layer: An analysis of high time resolution wave and particle measurements from the Polar spacecraft

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A9, 2001, Pages 19081-19099

  Pickett, J S ^a   Franz, J R ^b   Scudder, J D ^a   Menietti, J D ^a   Gurnett, D A ^a   Hospodarsky, G B ^a   Braunger, R M ^a   Kintner, P M ^b   Kurth W S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

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EID: 39449131160     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja003012     Document Type: Article

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