Variability of the solar soft X-ray irradiance (0.6-2.5 nm) with solar activity

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 238-245

  Neupert, W M ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

D region ionization; Ionospheric modeling; Soft X ray reference spectra; Solar soft X ray proxies; Solar soft X ray variability; Solar X ray irradiance

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ROCKETS; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPECTROMETERS; X RAYS;

IONOSPHERIC MODELING; SOFT X-RAY REFERENCE SPECTRA; SOLAR X-RAY IRRADIANCE;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 33644604622     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.01.072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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