Energetic particle observations by Ulysses during the declining phase of solar cycle 23

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Malandraki, O E ^a,g   Marsden, R G ^a,g   Tranquille, C ^a,g   Forsyth, R J ^b   Elliott, H A ^c   Lanzerotti, L J ^d,e   Geranios, A ^f  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^g ESTEC   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34548310316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JA011876     Document Type: Article

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