Losses of ring current ions by strong pitch angle scattering

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 20, 2001, Pages 3839-3841

  Walt, M ^a   Voss, H D ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IONS; MAGNETISM; SATELLITES; SCATTERING; GEOMAGNETISM; PLASMA THEORY;

ANGLE SCATTERING; RING CURRENT;

GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETISM;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETOSPHERE;

HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTIONS; KEV IONS; MAGNETIC LATITUDE; MAGNETIC STORMS; PITCH-ANGLE SCATTERING; POLAR SATELLITES; RAPID RECOVERY; RING CURRENTS;

EID: 0035888580     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013425     Document Type: Article

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