Northern Hemisphere atmospheric influence of the solar proton events and ground level enhancement in January 2005

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 6153-6166

  Jackman, C H ^a   Marsh, D R ^b   Vitt, F M ^b   Roble, R G ^b   Randall, C E ^c   Bernath, P F ^d   Funke, B ^e   Lopez Puertas M ^e   Versick, S ^f   Stiller, G P ^f   Tylka, A J ^g   Fleming, E L ^a,h  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE ANDALUCÍA CSIC   (Spain)

^f KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^g NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^h SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXIDE; MESOSPHERE; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDES; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; OZONE; POLAR REGION; SOLAR RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 79959933084     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-6153-2011     Document Type: Article

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