Magnetic coupling of the ring current and the radiation belt

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Ebihara, Y ^a   Fok, M C ^c   Blake, J B ^b   Fennell, J F ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 68949141825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013267     Document Type: Article

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