Precipitation of radiation belt electrons by EMIC waves, observed from ground and space

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Miyoshi, Y ^a   Sakaguchi, K ^a   Shiokawa, K ^a   Evans, D ^b   Albert, J ^c   Connors, M ^d   Jordanova, V ^e  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; CYCLOTRONS; ELECTRONS; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; PLASMA WAVES; PLASMAS; RADIATION BELTS;

DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; ION CYCLOTRONS; PITCH ANGLES; PLASMAPAUSE; PROTON AURORAS; RADIATION BELT ELECTRONS; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; WAVE-PARTICLE INTERACTIONS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE; ELECTRON; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; ION; PLASMA; POLARIZATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 60149099849     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL035727     Document Type: Article

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