Cusp energetic ions as tracers for particle transport into the magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue A4, 2010, Pages

  Trattner, K J ^a   Petrinec, S M ^a   Fuselier, S A ^a   Peterson, W K ^b   Friedel, R ^c  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 80052734091     PISSN: 21699380     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014919     Document Type: Article

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