In-situ observation of ULF wave activities associated with substorm expansion phase onset and current disruption

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2191-2204

  Liang, J ^a,b   Liu, W W ^a   Donovan, E F ^b   Spanswick, E ^b  

^a CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Magnetospheric physics (Auroral phenomena; Plasma waves and instabilities; Storms and substorms)

Indexed keywords

AURORA; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA; STORM;

EID: 72649087821     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-27-2191-2009     Document Type: Article

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