Identification of natural plasma emissions observed close to the plasmapause by the Cluster-Whisper relaxation sounder

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 19, Issue 12 PART II, 2001, Pages 1697-1709

  Canu, P ^a   Decreau P M E ^b   Trotignon, J G ^b   Rauch, J L ^c   Seran, H C ^c   Fergeau, P ^c   Leveque M ^c   Martin, Ph ^c   Sene F X ^c   Le Guirriec, E ^c   Alleyne, H ^d   Yearby, K ^d  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^c LPCE CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Space plasma physics (active perturbation experiments; waves and instabilities; instrument and techniques)

Indexed keywords

PLASMA;

ASTRONOMY; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAGNETOSPHERE; OSCILLATION; PLASMA WAVE; RELAXATION SOUNDER; SPACE FLIGHT; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; WAVEFORM;

EID: 6444245573     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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