ELF/VLF waves correlated with transversely accelerated ions in the auroral region observed by Akebono

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A10, 2001, Pages 21123-21136

  Kasahara, Yoshiya ^a   Hosoda, Tomohisa ^a   Mukai, Toshifumi ^b   Watanabe, Shigeto ^c   Kimura, Iwane ^d   Kojima, Hirotsugu ^e   Niitsu, Ryotaro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OSAKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 39449137113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000318     Document Type: Article

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