Quasi-parallel whistler mode waves observed by THEMIS during near-earth dipolarizations

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2259-2275

  Le Contel, O ^a   Roux, A ^a   Jacquey, C ^a   Robert, P ^a   Berthomier, M ^a   Chust, T ^a   Grison, B ^a   Angelopoulos, V ^b   Sibeck, D ^c   Chaston, C C ^d   Cully, C M ^e   Ergun, B ^e   Glassmeier, K H ^f   Auster, U ^f   McFadden, J ^d   Carlson, C ^d   Larson, D ^d   Bonnell, J W ^d   Mende, S ^d   Russell, C T ^b   Donovan, E ^g   Mann, I ^h   Singer, H ⁱ   more..

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Magnetotail; Plasma waves and instabilities; Storms and substorms)

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRON DENSITY; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; MAGNETOTAIL; SATELLITE MISSION;

EID: 72149086874     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-2259-2009     Document Type: Article

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