Interhemispheric observations of impulsive nitrate enhancements associated with the four large ground-level solar cosmic ray events (1940-1950)

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 1840-1845

  Kepko, L ^a   Spence, H ^a   Smart, D F ^b   Shea, M A ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

GLE; Ice cores; Nitrates; Solar cosmic rays; Solar flares; Solar proton events

Indexed keywords

GLE; ICE CORE; SOLAR COSMIC RAYS; SOLAR FLARE; SOLAR PROTON EVENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERICS; COSMOLOGY; ICE; NITRATES; PROTONS; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 71749119527     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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