Heliospheric modulation of cosmic rays: Monthly reconstruction for 1951-2004

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A12, 2005, Pages

  Usoskin, Ilya G ^a   Alanko Huotari, Katja ^b   Kovaltsov, Gennady A ^c   Mursula, Kalevi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 33745453111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011250     Document Type: Article

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