Discovery of very large amplitude whistler-mode waves in earth's radiation belts

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Cattell, C ^a   Wygant, J R ^a   Goetz, K ^a   Kersten, K ^a   Kellogg, P J ^a   von Rosenvinge, T ^b   Bale, S D ^c,d   Roth, I ^c   Temerin, M ^c   Hudson, M K ^e   Mewaldt, R A ^f   Wiedenbeck, M ^g   Maksimovic, M ^h   Ergun, R ⁱ   Acuna, M ^b   Russell, C T ^j  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCATTERING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

AMPLITUDE WAVES; ELECTRON ENERGIZATION;

RADIATION BELTS;

AMPLITUDE; ELECTRIC FIELD; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PACHYCEPHALIDAE;

EID: 41549166943     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032009     Document Type: Article

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