Substorm injections produce sufficient electron energization to account for MeV flux enhancements following some storms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A7, 2005, Pages

  Mithaiwala, M J ^a   Horton, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 33746337887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010511     Document Type: Article

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