Precipitating electron events in October 2003 as observed in the polar atmosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1642-1646

  Makhmutov, V S ^a   Bazilevskaya, G A ^a   Desorgher, L ^b   Fluckiger E ^b  

^a LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Cosmic rays; Electron precipitation

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRONS; GEOMAGNETISM; METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); X RAYS;

ELECTRON PRECIPITATION; MONTE CARLO CODES; PRECIPITATING ELECTRON FLUX;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 33845968509     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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