Improved solar Lyman α irradiance modeling from 1947 through 1999 based on UARS observations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A12, 2000, Pages 27195-27215

  Woods, Thomas N ^a   Tobiska, W Kent ^b   Rottman, Gary J ^a   Worden, John R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 33749352279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000051     Document Type: Review

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