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Preliminary analyses of low and high resolution data are presented from the polar plasma waves measured on board INTERBALL-2 satellite in three frequency bands: ELF (5–1000 Hz), VLF(1–20 kHz) and LF (20–260 kHz). The propagation and polarization characteristics of the Auroral Kilometric Radiation (AKR) emission are estimated and studied. The obtained result shows that R-X and L-O modes of AKR emission just above source regions are found. The propagation characteristics are also determined: wave normal directions weakly oblique or quasi-parallel to the earth magnetic field direction.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Zhao Zhengyu: born in 1952, Doctor, Associate professor
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Zhengyu, Z., Shuguo, X., Xinqing, S. et al. Polarization measurement of Auroral Kilometric Radiation by INTERBALL-2 satellite. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 4, 64–70 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02827623
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02827623