Updated verification of the space weather prediction center's solar energetic particle prediction model

Space Weather

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Balch, Christopher C ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 77952643464     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007SW000337     Document Type: Article

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