UBER v1.0: a universal kinetic equation solver for radiation belts [PDF]
Geoscientific Model Development, 2021 Recent proceedings in radiation belt studies have proposed new requirements for numerical methods to solve the kinetic equations involved. In this article, we present a numerical solver that can solve the general form of the radiation belt Fokker–Planck ...
L. Zheng +6 more
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Does Uranus' Asymmetric Magnetic Field Produce a Relatively Weak Proton Radiation Belt?
Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 Since the Voyager 2 flyby in 1986 the radiation belts of Uranus have presented a problem for physicists. The observations indicate the electron radiation belt is far more intense than the proton radiation belt, and while the electron intensities are ...
A. Masters, C. Ioannou, N. Rayns
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Relativistic Electron Model in the Outer Radiation Belt Using a Neural Network Approach
Space Weather, 2021 We present a machine‐learning‐based model of relativistic electron fluxes >1.8 MeV using a neural network approach in the Earth's outer radiation belt.
Xiangning Chu +12 more
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Electron loss rates from the outer radiation belt caused by the filling of the outer plasmasphere: The calm before the storm [PDF]
, 2009 Measurements from seven spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit are analyzed to determine the decay rate of the number density of the outer electron radiation belt prior to the onset of high-speed-stream-driven geomagnetic storms.
Borovsky, J. E., Denton, Michael H.
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Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 1-26., 2021 Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
Richard E. Ernst +8 more
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Quantifying the relative contributions of substorm injections and chorus waves to the rapid outward extension of electron radiation belt [PDF]
, 2014 We study the rapid outward extension of the electron radiation belt on a timescale of several hours during three events observed by Radiation Belt Storm Probes and Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms satellites and ...
Baker, D. N. +8 more
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Superfast precipitation of energetic electrons in the radiation belts of the Earth
Nature Communications, 2022 Energetic electron densities in the radiation belt increases during geomagnetic storms. Here, the authors show oblique whistler mode waves enhance electron losses and create strong fluxes of about 100 keV electrons precipitating into the atmosphere, that
Xiao-Jia Zhang +12 more
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Scattering of Ultra-relativistic Electrons in the Van Allen Radiation Belts Accounting for Hot Plasma Effects. [PDF]
, 2017 Electron flux in the Earth's outer radiation belt is highly variable due to a delicate balance between competing acceleration and loss processes. It has been long recognized that Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) waves may play a crucial role in the ...
Cao, Xing +3 more
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Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 Observation of growing phase space density (PSD) peak in the outer electron radiation belt has been considered evidence for local wave‐driven acceleration as a primary cause of radiation belt enhancement.
H.‐J. Kim +5 more
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Constraining the Location of the Outer Boundary of Earth's Outer Radiation Belt
Earth and Space Science, 2021 Characterizing the location of the outer boundary of the outer radiation belt is a key aspect of improving radiation belt models and helps to constrain our understanding of the mechanisms by which the source and seed electron populations are transported ...
T. Bloch +4 more
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