Observation of planetary radio emissions using large arrays

Radio Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Griemeier, J M ^a   Zarka, P ^b   Girard, J N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION MODES; EXTRA SOLAR PLANETS; FREQUENCY RANGES; GROUND BASED; GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS; JUPITERS; LARGE ARRAYS; LOW FREQUENCY; LOW FREQUENCY ARRAYS; LOW FREQUENCY LIMITS; PLANETARY LIGHTNING; PLANETARY RADIO EMISSIONS; PLASMA PHENOMENA; RADIO BURSTS; RADIO EMISSION; RADIO OBSERVATION; RADIO SCIENCE; SYNCHROTRON EMISSION;

IONOSPHERE; RADIATION BELTS; RADIO ASTRONOMY; SOLAR SYSTEM;

PLANETS;

EID: 84055182938     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011RS004752     Document Type: Review

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