The global efficiency of relativistic electron production in the Earth's magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A9, 2001, Pages 19169-19178

  Baker, D N ^a   Kanekal, S G ^b   Blake, J B ^c   Pulkkinen, T I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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EID: 39449085869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja003023     Document Type: Article

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