On phase space density radial gradients of Earth's outer-belt electrons prior to sudden solar wind pressure enhancements: Results from distinctive events and a superposed epoch analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Turner, Drew L ^a,b   Li, Xinlin ^a,b   Reeves, Geoff D ^c   Singer, Howard J ^d  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 76149119438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014423     Document Type: Article

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