Soft X-ray irradiances during solar flares observed by TIMED-SEE

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Rodgers, E M ^a   Bailey, S M ^a   Warren, H P ^b   Woods, T N ^c   Eparvier, F G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 33947603245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JA011505     Document Type: Article

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