Galactic cosmic ray modulation and the passage of the heliospheric current sheet at Earth

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 439-448

  El Borie, M A ^a,b   Duldig, M L ^a   Humble, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

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EID: 0000494562     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00202-X     Document Type: Article

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