Ray trajectories of lower hybrid solitary structures

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A5, 2003, Pages

  Schuck, P W ^a,c,d   Bonnell, J W ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LET Corporation   (United States)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Density depletions; Hall current; Lower hybrid solitary structures; Lower hybrid waves; Ray tracing; Solitary structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905339620     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009716     Document Type: Article

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