Forbush decrease of the galactic cosmic ray intensity: Experimental study and theoretical modeling

Astrophysics and Space Sciences Transactions

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 59-63

  Alania, M V ^a,b   Wawrzynczak, A ^a  

^a SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^b Georgian Academy of Science MNodia Institute of Geophysics   (Georgia)

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EID: 57349097672     PISSN: 18106528     EISSN: 18106536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/astra-4-59-2008     Document Type: Article

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