Time correlation of low-altitude relativistic trapped electron fluxes with solar wind speeds

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 1998, Pages 2361-2364

  Fung, Shing E ^a   Tan, Lun C ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; ORBITS; SOLAR RADIATION; STORMS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; WIND;

GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; MAGNETIC EQUATORIAL RADII; SOLAR WIND;

ASTROPHYSICS; SOLAR WIND;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; HIGHER TIME RESOLUTION; IMP-8 OBSERVATIONS; INNER MAGNETOSPHERE; LINEAR CORRELATION ANALYSIS; SUBSTORM INJECTIONS;

EID: 0032123799     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL01717     Document Type: Article

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