The effects of transient, localized electric fields on equatorial electron acceleration and transport toward the inner magnetosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Gabrielse, C ^a   Angelopoulos, V ^a   Runov, A ^a   Turner, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84867650073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JA017873     Document Type: Article

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