Long-term variations of the electron slot region and global radiation belt structure

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Fung, Shing F ^a   Shao, Xi ^a,b   Tan, Lun C ^a,c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^c QSS GROUP INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; RADIATION BELTS;

ELECTRON SLOT REGION; IONOSPHERIC DENSITIES; WAVE-PARTICLE INTERACTION REGION;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION;

MAGNETOSPHERE; SOLAR CYCLE;

EID: 33645648063     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL024891     Document Type: Article

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