On the propagation times and energy losses of cosmic rays in the heliosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Strauss, R D A ^a   Potgieter, M S ^a   Kopp, A ^a,b   Busching I ^a,c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

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EID: 84055221921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JA016831     Document Type: Article

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