Relativistic electron pitch-angle scattering by electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves during geomagnetic storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A4, 2003, Pages

  Summers, Danny ^a   Thorne, Richard M ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

elativistic electrons; Electron precipitation; EMIC waves; Magnetic storms; Outer radiation belt; Strong diffusion scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905334154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009489     Document Type: Article

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