The nature of convectively unstable waveguide mode disturbances on the magnetospheric flanks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A9, 2002, Pages

  Wright, Andrew N ^a   Mills, Katharine J ^b   Longbottom, Aaron W ^c   Ruderman, Michael S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b Thompson Marconi Sonar Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Fluid Gravity Engineering Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2752 magnetospheric physics: MHD waves and instabilities; 2784 magnetospheric physics: Solar wind magnetosphere interactions; 7827 space plasma physics: Kinetic and MHD theory; 7871 space plasma physics: Waves and instabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749092994     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA005091     Document Type: Article

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