A parametric study on the diffuse auroral precipitation by resonant interaction with whistler mode chorus

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue A5, 2010, Pages

  Su, Zhenpeng ^a   Zheng, Huinan ^a   Wang, Shui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

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EID: 85042891299     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014759     Document Type: Article

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