Terrestrial cosmic ray intensities

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-139

  Ziegler, J F ^a,b,c  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Mat Anal and Radiat Effects Group   (United States)

^c IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH ATMOSPHERE; GEOMAGNETISM;

TERRESTRIAL COSMIC RAY INTENSITY;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 0031610986     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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