Latitude survey observations of neutron monitor multiplicity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A12, 2004, Pages

  Bieber, J W ^a   Clem, J M ^a   Duldig, M L ^b   Evenson, P A ^a   Humble, J E ^c   Pyle, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Geomagnetic field; Neutron monitor

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849100022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JA010493     Document Type: Article

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