Effects of latitudinal distributions of particle density and wave power on cyclotron resonant diffusion rates of radiation belt electrons

Earth, Planets and Space

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 763-771

  Summers, Danny ^a   Ni, Binbin ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Earth's radiation belt; Electron precipitation; Magnetospheric plasma waves; Wave particle interactions

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; MODELING; PLASMA;

EID: 46749110981     PISSN: 13438832     EISSN: 18805981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03352825     Document Type: Article

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