Plasma waves above the ion cyclotron frequency in the solar wind: a review on observations

Since the very beginning of the space venture, discrepancies between hydrodynamic models and observations have raised the attention to the kinetic effects taking place in the interplanetary medium. After discussing some of these constraints, a review on the state of the art knowledge on the waves in...

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Main Author: C. Briand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-04-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/16/319/2009/npg-16-319-2009.pdf