Long lasting energetic proton precipitation in the inner magnetosphere after substorms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A11, 1997, Pages 24333-24338

  Gvozdevsky, B B ^a   Sergeev, V A ^b   Mursula, K ^c  

^a POLAR GEOPHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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EID: 37149044781     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA02062     Document Type: Article

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