Heavy ion abundances and spectra from the large solar energetic particle events of October-November 2003

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 110, Issue A9, 2005, Pages

  Cohen, C M S ^a   Stone, E C ^a   Mewaldt, R A ^a   Leske, R A ^a   Cummings, A C ^a   Mason, G M ^b,c   Desai, M I ^b   Von Rosenvinge, T T ^d   Wiedenbeck, M E ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Institute for Physical Science and Technology University of Maryland ^*  (United States)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 33747161550     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011004     Document Type: Article

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