Evidence for a discrete spectrum of persistent magnetospheric fluctuations below 1 mHz

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A3, 2003, Pages

  Lessard, M R ^a   Hanna, J ^a   Donovan, E F ^b   Reeves, G D ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetic particles; Low frequency fluctuations; Narrow band fluctuations; Radiation belts

Indexed keywords

EID: 18744414249     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009311     Document Type: Article

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