Wave emissions at half electron gyroharmonics in the equatorial plasmasphere region: CLUSTER observations and statistics

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-264

  El Lemdani Mazouz, F ^a   Rauch, J L ^a   Decreau P M E ^a   Trotignon, J G ^a   Vallieres X ^a   Darrouzet, F ^b   Canu, P ^c   Suraud, X ^a  

^a LPCE CNRS   (France)

^b BELGIAN INSTITUTE FOR SPACE AERONOMY   (Belgium)

^c SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Diffuse aurora; Electron cyclotron harmonic waves; Plasmasphere

Indexed keywords

CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HOT ELECTRONS; ORBITS;

CLUSTER OBSERVATIONS; DIFFUSE AURORA; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON HARMONIC WAVES; GENERATION MECHANISM; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; PITCH-ANGLE SCATTERING; PLASMASPHERE; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS;

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 58149234041     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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