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Radio emissions from the aurora
Author(s) -
Kellogg Paul J.,
Monson Steven J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/gl006i004p00297
Subject(s) - environmental science , broad band , range (aeronautics) , scale (ratio) , physics , meteorology , radio wave , atmospheric sciences , remote sensing , geology , optics , aerospace engineering , engineering , quantum mechanics
Observations are reported of radio waves in the range 2.5‐6 MHz, emitted by the aurora. Two distinct types of emissions are seen: bursts, which are broad band emissions with a time scale of the order of .1 sec, and roars, which are narrow band (300 kHz) emissions with a time scale of ten minutes.