Energetic outer radiation belt electron precipitation during recurrent solar activity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Clilverd, Mark A ^a   Rodger, Craig J ^b   Moffat Griffin, Tracy ^a   Spanswick, Emma ^c   Breen, Paul ^a   Menk, Frederick W ^d   Grew, Russell S ^d   Hayashi, Kanji ^e   Mann, Ian R ^f  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 77956317610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA015204     Document Type: Article

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