Modeling radiation belt radial diffusion in ULF wave fields: 2. Estimating rates of radial diffusion using combined MHD and particle codes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Huang, Chia Lin ^a   Spence, Harlan E ^a,b   Hudson, Mary K ^c   Elkington, Scot R ^d  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 77954399459     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014918     Document Type: Article

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