The World Neutron Monitor Network as a tool for the study of solar neutrons

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 375-386

  Usoskin, I G ^a   Kovaltsov, G A ^a   Kananen, H ^b   Tanskanen, P ^b  

^a IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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EID: 0141735900     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-997-0375-9     Document Type: Article

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