Structure of Earth's outer radiation belt inferred from long-term electron flux dynamics

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 19, 2003, Pages

  Vassiliadis, D ^a   Klimas, A J ^b   Weigel, R S ^c   Baker, D N ^c   Rigler, E J ^c   Kanekal, S G ^d   Nagai, T ^e   Fung, S F ^b   Friedel, R W H ^f   Cayton, T E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^e TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^f LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRONS; FORECASTING; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOSPHERE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

INTERPLANETARY MEDIUM; RADIATION BELT;

GEOPHYSICS;

ELECTRON; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADIATION BALANCE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 10744221657     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL017328     Document Type: Article

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