Observation of two distinct, rapid loss mechanisms during the 20 November 2003 radiation belt dropout event

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Bortnik, J ^a   Thorne, R M ^a   O'Brien, T P ^b   Green, J C ^c   Strangeway, R J ^d   Shprits, Y Y ^a   Baker, D N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 33947703102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011802     Document Type: Article

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