Spatial distribution of relativistic electron precipitation during a radiation belt depletion event

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 20, 2010, Pages

  Millan, R M ^a   Yando, K B ^a   Green, J C ^b   Ukhorskiy, A Y ^c  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIATION BELTS;

EARTH RADII; ELECTRON PRECIPITATION; EQUATORIAL PLANES; L-VALUES; RADIAL DISTANCE; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON PRECIPITATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL EXTENT; TRAPPED FLUX;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ELECTRON; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GOES; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOPAUSE; NOAA SATELLITE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIATION BALANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77958489869     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044919     Document Type: Article

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