The complexity of CTBT verification. Taking noble gas monitoring as an example

Complexity

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-99

  Kalinowski, Martin B ^a   Becker, Andreas ^b   Saey, Paul R J ^b   Tuma, Matthias P ^a   Wotawa, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b International Data Centre   (Austria)

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EID: 53649105241     PISSN: 10762787     EISSN: 10990526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cplx.20228     Document Type: Note

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