Modeling anomalous cosmic ray oxygen gradients over successive solar cycles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Strauss, R D ^a   Potgieter, M S ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 78650880774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JA015690     Document Type: Article

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