Atmospheric gamma rays at geomagnetic latitudes of -29° and +43°

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 102, Issue A8, 1997, Pages 17359-17364

  Akyuz A ^a,b   Bhattacharya, D ^a   Chuang, K W ^a   Dixon, D D ^a   O'Neill, T J ^a,c   Tumer O T ^a   White, R S ^a   Zych, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Riverside Community College   (United States)

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EID: 37149026963     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JA01147     Document Type: Article

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