Is the Solar Wind Electron Strahl a Seed Population for the Earth’s Electron Radiation Belt?
1) Since the outer electron radiation belt is lost on occasion, the radiation belt needs seed electrons to rebuild. 2) The clear candidate for that seed population is energetic substorm-injected electrons in the dipolar magnetosphere. 3) The energetic substorm-injected electrons in the dipole come f...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.930162/full |