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Kletzing & Hu 2001

Kletzing, C.A. and Hu, S. (2001). Alfvén wave generated electron time dispersion. Geophysical Research Letters 28: doi: 10.1029/2000GL012179. issn: 0094-8276.

The results from a model of kinetic Alfv¿n waves which includes varying magnetic field and density show that time-dispersed bursts of auroral electrons can be accelerated by Alfv¿n wave pulses propagating from the magnetosphere to the ionosphere. The modeled electron signatures have similar energy range and temporal structure to those observed on sounding rockets and satellites suggesting that electron time dispersion is generated by Alfv¿n waves. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Ionosphere, Ionosphere, Particle acceleration, Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetosphere/ionosphere interactions

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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American Geophysical Union
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