Energetic (>0.2 MeV) Electron Bursts in the Deep Geomagnetic Tail Observed by ISEE 3: Association with Substorms and Magnetotail Structures

Journal of geomagnetism and geoelectricity

Volumn 48, Issue 42496, 1996, Pages 657-673

  Richardson, I G ^a,b   Owen, C J ^a,c,d   Slavin, J A ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748018302     PISSN: 00221392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5636/jgg.48.657     Document Type: Article

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