Proton events and X-ray flares in the last three solar cycles

Cosmic Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-178

  Belov, A ^a   Garcia, H ^b   Kurt, Viktoriya ^c   Mavromichalaki, E ^d  

^a PUSHKOV INSTITUTE OF TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM   (Russian Federation)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 23744504881     PISSN: 00109525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10604-005-0031-7     Document Type: Article

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