Thorne RM, Tsurutani BT. Power-Line Harmonic Radiation: Can It Significantly Affect the Earth's Radiation Belts?
Science 1979;
204:839-41. [PMID:
17730527 DOI:
10.1126/science.204.4395.839]
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Abstract
It has been suggested that harmonic radiation from the earth's 50- and 60-hertz power transmission lines might significantly influence the distribution of electrons in the radiation belts. On the basis of observations presented here, it seems advisable to accept such a hypothesis with caution. New evidence suggests that power-line radiation does not play any major role in the nonadiabatic dynamics of radiation belt electrons.
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