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Poulter et al. 1983
Poulter, E.M., Allan, W., Nielsen, E. and -H., K. (1983). Stare radar observation of a pg pulsation. Journal of Geophysical Research 88: doi: 10.1029/JA088iA07p05668. issn: 0148-0227.

STARE radar observations of a Pg pulsation are used to study the spatial variation of the hydromagnetic wave electric fields in the ionosphere. Both the north-south and east-west electric fields appear to exhibit resonant behavior. The oscillation is confined to approximately 2¿ of latitude and both components have similar amplitude maxima of order 40 mV m-1. The longitudinal phase variations yield an azimuthal wave number m~17 and the corresponding ionospheric phase velocity is 8 km s-1 westward. Although apparently resonant, the magnitude of the east-west electric field is considerably larger than for previously reported resonant Pc 5's thought to originate in the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability on the magnetopause. It is suggested that the Pg may be an even mode oscillation generated by a bounce resonance instability.

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