Ground-based estimates of outer radiation belt energetic electron precipitation fluxes into the atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Clilverd, Mark A ^a   Rodger, Craig J ^b   Gamble, Rory J ^b   Ulich, Thomas ^c   Raita, Tero ^c   Sepäplä, Annika ^a,d   Green, Janet C ^e   Thomson, Neil R ^b   Sauvaud, Jean André ^f   Parrot, Michel ^g  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e 2d Weather Squadron Operating Location P   (United States)

^f IRAP   (France)

^g LPCE CNRS   (France)

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EID: 78649510787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015638     Document Type: Article

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