A survey of the cosmic radiation exposure of Air Canada pilots during maximum galactic radiation conditions in 2009

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-108

  Bennett, L G I ^a,b   Lewis, B J ^a   Bennett, B H ^a   McCall, M J ^c   Bean, M ^c   Dore L ^d   Getley, I L ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PCAire Inc   (Canada)

^d Air Canada Pilots Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Canadian routes; Cosmic radiation; PCAire; Pilot exposure

Indexed keywords

11-YEAR SOLAR CYCLE; AIR CANADA; AIRCREW RADIATION EXPOSURE; CANADIAN ROUTES; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CUT-OFF RIGIDITY; DOSE RATE; FLIGHT DATA; FLIGHT TIME; GALACTIC RADIATIONS; GENERAL PUBLICS; HIGH INTENSITY; LONG HAUL; NORTH POLE; PCAIRE; PILOT EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

AIRCRAFT; GEOMAGNETISM; SOLAR ENERGY;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 84873998182     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2012.12.004     Document Type: Article

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