Radiation belt electron flux dropouts: Local time, radial, and particle-energy dependence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A11, 2002, Pages

  Onsager, T G ^a   Rostoker, G ^b   Kim, H J ^b   Reeves, G D ^c   Obara, T ^d   Singer, H J ^a   Smithtro, C ^a,e  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^e UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetic electrons; Flux dropouts; Magnetosphere; Radiation belt; Storms and substorms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042444325     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000187     Document Type: Article

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