Influence of solar proton events during the declining phase of solar cycle 23 on the total ozone concentration in India

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-322

  Ganguly, Nandita D ^a  

^a ST XAVIER S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE LAYER; SOLAR ENERGY; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ACCELERATED PARTICLES; EARTH PROBE TOTAL OZONE MAPPING SPECTROMETERS; NATURAL PHENOMENA; OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENTS; SOLAR PROTON EVENTS; STRATOSPHERIC OZONE; TOTAL OZONE CONCENTRATIONS; TOTAL OZONE CONTENT;

OZONE;

MESOSPHERE; MONITORING SYSTEM; SOLAR CYCLE; STRATOSPHERE; TOMS; TOTAL OZONE;

INDIA;

EID: 77649104722     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160902882678     Document Type: Article

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