Estimation of linear wave polarization of the auroral kilometric radiation

Radio Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Panchenko, M ^a   Hanasz, J ^b   Rucker, H O ^a  

^a Austrian Academy of Sciences   (Austria)

^b Borowiec Astrogeodynamic Observatory   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-D SPACE; AURORAL KILOMETRIC RADIATIONS; DYNAMIC SPECTRUM; FOUR STOKES PARAMETERS; LINEAR COMPONENTS; LINEAR POLARIZATION; LINEAR WAVES; MEAN VALUES; PERPENDICULAR-PLANE; POLARIZATION ELLIPSE; POLARIZATION PARAMETERS; RMS ERRORS; SPACE OBSERVATIONS; STATISTICAL ESTIMATION; WAVE MODES; WAVE POLARIZATIONS;

ESTIMATION; POLARIMETERS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 66949162775     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006RS003606     Document Type: Article

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