Open AccessHow Earth’s Outer Radiation Belts Lose Their Electrons
Author(s) -
Emily Underwood
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo083143
Subject(s) - van allen radiation belt , earth (classical element) , electron , astrobiology , radiation , physics , geophysics , geology , nuclear physics , astronomy , magnetosphere , plasma
A new analysis of three space storms reveals the mechanisms of particle loss from the Van Allen belts.