Dynamics of the outer radiation belt

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1347-1350

  Selesnick, R S ^a   Blake, J B ^a  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; DATA REDUCTION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; PHASE SPACE METHODS;

FAST RADIAL DIFFUSION; PHASE SPACE DENSITY;

RADIATION BELTS;

ELECTRON INTENSITY; EXTERNAL SOURCES; INWARD DIFFUSION; OUTER RADIATION BELT; PARTICLE INJECTION; PHASE SPACE DENSITIES; RADIAL DIFFUSION; RADIAL PROFILES;

EID: 0031168265     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL51409     Document Type: Article

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