Coherent waveforms in the auroral upward current region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A6, 2004, Pages

  Matsukiyo, S ^a   Treumann, R A ^a   Scholer, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auroral upward current region; Beam instability; Coherent waveform; Decay instability; FAST observation; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849124560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010477     Document Type: Article

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