Global mapping of ionospheric HF/VHF radio wave absorption due to solar energetic protons

Space Weather

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Sauer, Herbert H ^a   Wilkinson, Daniel C ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 77949917692     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008SW000399     Document Type: Article

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