Geomagnetic influence on aircraft radiation exposure during a solar energetic particle event in October 2003

Space Weather

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Mertens, Christopher J ^a   Kress, Brian T ^b   Wiltberger, Michael ^c   Blattnig, Steve R ^a   Slaba, Tony S ^a,d   Solomon, Stanley C ^c   Engel, M ^e  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953594012     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009SW000487     Document Type: Article

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