Simulating radial diffusion of energetic (MeV) electrons through a model of fluctuating electric and magnetic fields

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2583-2598

  Sarris, T ^a,b   Li, X ^a   Temerin, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADIAL DIFFUSION;

EID: 33751091495     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-24-2583-2006     Document Type: Article

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