The effects of hard-spectra solar proton events on the middle atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Seppala A ^a,b   Clilverd, M A ^a   Rodger, C J ^c   Verronen, P T ^b   Turunen, E ^d  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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EID: 58749112430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JA013517     Document Type: Article

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