Energetic electron response to ULF waves induced by interplanetary shocks in the outer radiation belt

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Zong, Q G ^a,b   Zhou, X Z ^a,c   Wang, Y F ^a   Li, X ^d   Song, P ^a   Baker, D N ^d   Fritz, T A ^e   Daly, P W ^f   Dunlop, M ^g   Pedersen, A ^h  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e Boston University   (United States)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^g RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 72649105937     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014393     Document Type: Article

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