Acceleration and loss of relativistics electrons during geomagnetic storms

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 36-1

  Reeves, G D ^a   McAdams, K L ^a   Friedel, R H W ^a   O'Brien, T P ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; GEOMAGNETISM; PROBABILITY; STORMS;

RELATIVISTICS ELECTRONS;

GEOPHYSICS;

ELECTRON; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 0042784186     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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