Prompt energization of relativistic and highly relativistic electrons during a substorm interval: Van Allen Probes observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 20-25

  Foster, J C ^a   Erickson, P J ^a   Baker, D N ^b   Claudepierre, S G ^c   Kletzing, C A ^d   Kurth, W ^d   Reeves, G D ^e   Thaller, S A ^f   Spence, H E ^g   Shprits, Y Y ^h   Wygant, J R ^f  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Prompt Energizations; Radiation Belts; Relativistic Electrons; Substorm

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD MAGNITUDES; MAGNETIC STORMS; POPULATION AND ENERGY; PROMPT ENERGIZATIONS; RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON; SPACECRAFT RADIATIONS; SUBSTORMS; WAVE INTENSITIES;

ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; PROBES; STORMS;

RADIATION BELTS;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMA; POLARIZATION; SENSOR;

EID: 84896691722     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058438     Document Type: Article

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