Evidence for charge drift modulation at intermediate solar activity from the flux variation of protons and α particles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29355-29362

  Boella, G ^a,b   Gervasi, M ^a,b   Mariani, S ^a,b   Rancoita, P G ^a,b   Usoskin, I G ^a,c  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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EID: 39449088724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001ja900075     Document Type: Article

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