Atmospheric losses of radiation belt electrons

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Selesnick, R S ^a   Blake, J B ^a   Mewaldt, R A ^b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric losses; Electrons; Precipitation; Radiation belt

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844531824     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010160     Document Type: Article

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