Inner radiation belt electron lifetimes due to whistler-induced electron precipitation (WEP) driven losses

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Rodger, Craig J ^a   Clilverd, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; KINETIC ENERGY; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADIATION BELTS;

ELECTRON KINETIC ENERGY; ELECTRON PRECIPITATION; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; INNER RADIATION BELTS; MEDIUM-ENERGY ELECTRON; REMOTE OBSERVATION; WAVE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; WHISTLER-MODE WAVES;

ELECTRONS;

PACHYCEPHALIDAE;

EID: 0242500992     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002GL015795     Document Type: Article

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