Radiation belt electron precipitation due to VLF transmitters: Satellite observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Sauvaud, J A ^a   Maggiolo, R ^a   Jacquey, C ^a   Parrot, M ^b   Berthelier, Jean Jacques ^c   Gamble, R J ^d   Rodger, Craig J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b LPCE CNRS   (France)

^c SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATOMS; FLUXES; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETISM; MAGNETOSPHERE; RADIATION BELTS; SATELLITES; TRANSMISSIONS; TRANSMITTERS;

DEMETER; DST INDEX; ELECTRON FLUXES; ELECTRON PRECIPITATION; ENERGETIC ELECTRONS; EQUATORIAL PLANES; FREQUENCY RANGING; GROUND-BASED; INNER MAGNETOSPHERE; INNER RADIATION BELTS; LOW ALTITUDES; MAGNETIC STORMS; NARROW BANDWIDTH; PITCH-ANGLE SCATTERING; RESONANT ELECTRONS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SOURCE INTENSITY; TRANSMITTER SIGNALS; WHISTLER WAVES;

ELECTRONS;

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ELECTRON DENSITY; GEOMAGNETIC STORM; IONOSPHERE; MAGNETOSPHERE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REMOTE SENSING; RESONANCE; SATELLITE; SIGNAL;

EID: 48549096307     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033194     Document Type: Article

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