Radiation belt electron precipitation into the atmosphere: Recovery from a geomagnetic storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2007, Pages

  Rodger, Craig J ^a   Clilverd, Mark A ^b   Thomson, Neil R ^a   Gamble, Rory J ^a   Seppälä, Annika ^c   Turunen, Esa ^d   Meredith, Nigel P ^b   Parrot, Michel ^e   Sauvaud, Jean André ^f   Berthelier, Jean Jacques ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e LPCE CNRS   (France)

^f IRAP   (France)

^g SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

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EID: 38349132267     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JA012383     Document Type: Article

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