A theoretical model of the inner proton radiation belt

Space Weather

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Selesnick, R S ^a   Looper, M D ^a   Mewaldt, R A ^b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 77952643907     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006SW000275     Document Type: Article

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