Simulation of the outer radiation belt electrons near geosynchronous orbit including both radial diffusion and resonant interaction with Whistler-mode chorus waves

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Varotsou, Athena ^a   Boscher, Daniel ^a   Bourdarie, Sebastien ^a   Horne, Richard B ^b   Glauert, Sarah A ^b   Meredith, Nigel P ^b  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; PLASMAS; DIFFUSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADIATION BELTS;

GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT; RADIAL DIFFUSION; RESONANT INTERACTION;

RADIATION BELTS; ATMOSPHERICS;

IONOSPHERE;

ELECTRON ACCELERATION; GEO-STATIONARY ORBITS; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; OUTER RADIATION BELT; RESONANT INTERACTION; SATELLITE MEASUREMENTS; STEADY STATE PROFILES; WHISTLER-MODE CHORUS;

EID: 28144444823     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023282     Document Type: Article

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