Dependence of the quasi-linear scattering rates on the wave normal distribution of chorus waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Shprits, Yuri Y ^a,b   Ni, Binbin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 72149119450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014223     Document Type: Article

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