Dynamic modeling of radiation belt electrons by radial diffusion simulation for a 2 month interval following the 24 March 1991 storm injection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Chu, Feifei ^a   Hudson, Mary K ^a   Haines, Paul ^a   Shprits, Yuri ^b  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77949456638     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014409     Document Type: Article

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