Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling by Alfvén waves at midlatitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A7, 2004, Pages

  Lysak, R L ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfv n waves; Ionospheric Alfv n resonator; Ionospheric waveguide; Magnetosphere ionosphere coupling; Pcl oscillations

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549167616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010454     Document Type: Article

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