Attenuation of cosmic ray flux temperate forest

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Plug, L J ^a   Gosse, J C ^a   McIntosh, J J ^a   Bigley, R ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Land Management Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CANOPY; COSMIC RAY; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATE FOREST; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; OLYMPIC PENINSULA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 34548321537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000668     Document Type: Article

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