Influence of higher atmospheric pressure on the Martian radiation environment: Implications for possible habitability in the Noachian epoch

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Ehresmann, B ^a   Burmeister, S ^a   Wimmer Schweingruber, R F ^a   Reitz, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

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EID: 80055051996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA016616     Document Type: Article

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