Temporal signatures of radiation belt electron precipitation induced by lightning-generated MR whistler waves: 1. Methodology

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Bortnik, J ^b   Inan, U S ^a,c   Bell, T F ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33847162239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011182     Document Type: Article

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