The role of radial transport in accelerating radiation belt electrons

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 167, Issue , 2006, Pages 139-149

  Li, Xinlin ^a,b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

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EID: 85040248147     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/167GM13     Document Type: Chapter

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