The atmospheric cosmic- and solar energetic particle radiation environment at aircraft altitudes

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1739-1748

  O'Brien, K ^a   Friedberg, W ^b   Smart, D F ^c   Sauer, H H ^d  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AVIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSMIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; HUMAN; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLAR ENERGY; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERE; AVIATION; COSMIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HUMANS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0032228233     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(98)00060-X     Document Type: Article

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