Rotationally driven ‘zebra stripes’ in Earth’s inner radiation belt

A. Y. Ukhorskiy (), M. I. Sitnov, D. G. Mitchell, K. Takahashi, L. J. Lanzerotti and B. H. Mauk
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A. Y. Ukhorskiy: Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, Maryland 20723, USA
M. I. Sitnov: Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, Maryland 20723, USA
D. G. Mitchell: Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, Maryland 20723, USA
K. Takahashi: Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, Maryland 20723, USA
L. J. Lanzerotti: New Jersey Institute of Technology, 141 Summit St, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
B. H. Mauk: Applied Physics Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University, 11100 Johns Hopkins Rd, Laurel, Maryland 20723, USA

Nature, 2014, vol. 507, issue 7492, 338-340

Abstract: The distributions of energetic electrons across the entire spatial extent of Earth’s inner radiation belt are found to be organized in regular, highly structured and unexpected ‘zebra stripes’, produced by Earth’s rotation.

Date: 2014
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