Energetic particle injection, acceleration, and loss during the geomagnetic disturbances which upset Galaxy 15

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Clilverd, Mark A ^a   Rodger, Craig J ^b   Danskin, Donald ^c   Usanova, Maria E ^d   Raita, Tero ^e   Ulich, Thomas ^e   Spanswick, Emma L ^f  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 84871017775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JA018175     Document Type: Article

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