Cosmic ray induced ionization in the atmosphere estimated with CORSIKA code simulations

Comptes Rendus de L'Academie Bulgare des Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 493-500

  Velinov, P I Y ^a   Mishev, A ^b  

^a SOLAR TERRESTRIAL INFLUENCES LABORATORY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Cosmic rays; Ionization model

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649103485     PISSN: 13101331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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