Bow shock specularly reflected ions in the presence of low-frequency electromagnetic waves: A case study

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2325-2335

  Meziane, K ^a   Mazelle, C ^b   Wilber, M ^c   LeQueau D ^b   Eastwood, J P ^d   Reme H ^b   Dandouras, I ^b   Sauvaud, J A ^b   Bosqued, J M ^b   Parks, G K ^c   Kistler, L M ^e   McCarthy, M ^f   Klecker, B ^g   Korth, A ^h   Bavassano Cattaneo, M B ⁱ   Lundin, R ^j   Balogh, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b IRAP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g MPI fur Extraterrestrische Physik   (Germany)

^h MPI fuer Aeronomie   (Germany)

ⁱ INAF   (Italy)

^j SWEDISH INSTITUTE OF SPACE PHYSICS   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; PHYSICS;

EID: 4344694042     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-22-2325-2004     Document Type: Article

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