Refilling of the slot region between the inner and outer electron radiation belts during geomagnetic storms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Thorne, R M ^a   Shprits, Y Y ^a   Meredith, N P ^b   Horne, R B ^b   Li, W ^a   Lyons, L R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548353947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA012176     Document Type: Article

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