Modelling the outer radiation belt as a complex system in a self-organised critical state

The dynamic behaviour of the outer electron radiation belt makes this area of geo-space a candidate for the concept of self-organized criticality. It is shown here that frequency distributions of measured outer electron radiation belt data are well-represented by power-laws over two decades. Applyin...

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Main Authors: N. B. Crosby, N. P. Meredith, A. J. Coates, R. H. A. Iles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2005-01-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/12/993/2005/npg-12-993-2005.pdf