Temporal and spatial evolution of the solar energetic particle event on 20 January 2005 and resulting radiation doses in aviation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Matthia D ^a,b   Heber, B ^b   Reitz, G ^a   Meier, M ^a   Sihver, L ^c   Berger, T ^a   Herbst, K ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

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EID: 72649102530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JA014125     Document Type: Article

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