Cosmic ray induced ionization model CRAC:CRII: An extension to the upper atmosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Usoskin, Ilya G ^a   Kovaltsov, Gennady A ^b   Mironova, Irina A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; GALAXIES; IONIZATION; PARTICLE DETECTORS; SPECTROSCOPY;

ATMOSPHERIC CASCADES; ENERGY RANGES; ENERGY SPECTRA; FULL MODEL; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; IONIZATION EFFECT; IONIZATION MODEL; IONIZATION RATES; MONTE CARLO; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE EVENTS; SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLES;

UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COSMIC RAY; IONIZATION; IONOSPHERE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953175458     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013142     Document Type: Article

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