Galactic cosmic ray radiation hazard in the unusual extended solar minimum between solar cycles 23 and 24

Space Weather

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Schwadron, N A ^a   Boyd, A J ^a   Kozarev, K ^a   Golightly, M ^b   Spence, H ^b   Townsend, L W ^c   Owens, M ^d  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c University of Tennessee   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953606677     PISSN: 15427390     EISSN: 15427390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010SW000567     Document Type: Article

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