Variations in the chorus source location deduced from fluctuations of the ambient magnetic field: Comparison of Cluster data and the backward wave oscillator model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Kozelov, B V ^a,b   Demekhov, A G ^c   Titova, E E ^b   Trakhtengerts, V Y ^c   Santolik, O ^d,e   Macusova, E ^e   Gurnett, D A ^f   Pickett, J S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b POLAR GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^e CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 50249154424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012886     Document Type: Article

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