Time dependent radial diffusion modeling of relativistic electrons with realistic loss rates

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2004, Pages

  Shprits, Y Y ^a   Thorne, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; STORMS;

ELECTRON FLUXES; RADIAL DIFFUSION;

GEOPHYSICS;

GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; GEOMAGNETIC STORM;

EID: 3042713043     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019591     Document Type: Article

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