Phase space density analysis of the outer radiation belt energetic electron dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Iles, Roger H A ^a,b   Meredith, Nigel P ^a,c   Fazakerley, Andrew N ^a   Horne, Richard B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847100193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011206     Document Type: Article

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