Why doesn't the ring current injection rate saturate?

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Lopez, R E ^a   Lyon, J G ^b   Mitchell, E ^a   Bruntz, R ^a   Merkin, V G ^c   Brogl, S ^d   Toffoletto, F ^e   Wiltberger, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^e RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 66149172163     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013141     Document Type: Article

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