Relativistic model of ring current and radiation belt ions and electrons: Initial results

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Jordanova, Vania K ^a   Miyoshi, Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; IONS; MAGNETOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIATION BELTS; SOLAR ENERGY;

GEOMAGNETIC STORM; MAGNETOSPHERIC CONVECTION; RADIATION BELT IONS; RELATIVISTIC MODEL; RING CURRENT;

RELATIVITY;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE;

EID: 25444432091     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023020     Document Type: Article

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