Solar wind-magnetosphere coupling leading to relativistic electron energization during high-speed streams

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A11, 2005, Pages

  Lyons, L R ^a   Lee, D Y ^b   Thorne, R M ^a   Horne, R B ^c   Smith, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845744728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011254     Document Type: Article

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