Cusp energetic particle events measured by POLAR spacecraft

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part C: Solar, Terrestrial and Planetary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 135-140

  Fritz, T A ^a   Chen, Jiasheng ^a   Sheldon, Robert B ^a   Spence, Harlan E ^a   Fennell, Joseph F ^b   Livi, Stefano ^c   Russell, Christopher T ^d   Pickett, Jolene S ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0032770928     PISSN: 14641917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1917(98)00020-8     Document Type: Article

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