Solar minimum spectra of galactic cosmic rays and their implications for models of the near-earth radiation environment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 106, Issue A12, 2001, Pages 29979-29987

  Davis, A J ^a,e   Mewaldt, R A ^a,e   Cohen, C M S ^a,e   Cummings, A C ^a,e   George, J S ^a,e   Leske, R A ^a,e   Stone, E C ^a,e   Wiedenbeck, M E ^b   Yanasak, N E ^b   Christian, E R ^c   Von Rosenvinge, T T ^c   Binns, W R ^d   Hink, P L ^d  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 39449102928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000325     Document Type: Article

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