Annotation
In this article, we provide a short review of the current state of the field of the radiation belts of the Earth. The main attention is given to the variations of energetic particle fluxes during geomagnetic storms. Electron and proton acceleration mechanisms in the terrestrial magnetosphere are discussed. The possibility of predicting various space weather parameters using the data on relativistic electrons of the outer radiation belt is discussed.
Received: 2009 November 30
Approved: 2010 November 13
PACS:
94.30.Xy Radiation belts
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Authors
L.V. Tverskaya
Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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