Role of the Russell-McPherron effect in the acceleration of relativistic electrons

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 1032-1044

  McPherron, R L ^a   Baker, D N ^b   Crooker, N U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corotating interaction region; Relativistic electrons; Russell McPherron effect; Stream interface

Indexed keywords

COROTATING INTERACTION REGION; COROTATING INTERACTION REGIONS; CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; EARTH'S RADIATION BELTS; ELECTRON FLUX; FUNCTION OF TIME; GEOEFFECTIVENESS; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; HELIOSPHERIC CURRENT SHEET; HIGH FLUX; HIGH-SPEED; HIGH-SPEED SOLAR WIND; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POLARITY CHANGE; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS; RUSSELL-MCPHERRON EFFECT; STREAM INTERFACE; SUPERPOSED-EPOCH ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; RADIATION BELTS; SOLAR WIND; SPEED;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 67649499948     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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