The links between atmospheric vorticity, radiation belt electrons, and the solar wind

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 783-790

  Mironova, Irina ^a   Tinsley, Brian ^b   Zhou, Limin ^c  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atmospheric vorticity; Radiation belt electrons; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIATION BELTS; SOLAR WIND; STORMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VORTICITY; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC VORTICITY; GEO-STATIONARY ORBITS; HELIOSPHERIC CURRENT SHEET; RADIATION BELT ELECTRONS; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; SUPERPOSED-EPOCH ANALYSIS; WINTER STORM VORTICITY;

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EID: 84864283395     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2011.03.043     Document Type: Article

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