Relation of the solar-wind parameters to the dynamics of energetic electrons in the Earth's magnetosphere

Based on experimental data on fluxes and spectra of energetic electrons (0. 03-7.0 MeV) measured from 1976 through 1996 on board the series of satellit es Cosmos 900, Intercasmos-19, Raduga, and Prognaz 3-10, it has been establ ished that the fluxes observed were related to the solar wind parameters. T he correlation and analytical relationship between the temporal characteris tics of the energetic electron fluxes and the position of solar-wind veloci ty maxima at the magnetopause, in the magnetosheath, and in the outer radia tion belt have been found. The equation of energetic electron transport fro m the magnetospheric boundary to small altitudes, which takes into account solar-wind parameters and the solar activity, has been obtained. The observ ations of electrons with energies greater than 15 MeV on the magnetic shell s L > 3.2 during magnetic storms with a sudden commencement (SC) and relate d to recurrent streams of the solar wind are presented and discussed.