Relativistic-electron dropouts and recovery: A superposed epoch study of the magnetosphere and the solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Borovsky, Joseph E ^a   Denton, Michael H ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 66149171504     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013128     Document Type: Article

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