Resonant absorption of ULF waves at Mercury's magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Kim, Eun Hwa ^a   Johnson, Jay R ^a   Lee, Dong Hun ^b  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

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EID: 58749092645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013310     Document Type: Article

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