Neutron monitor yield function: New improved computations

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2783-2788

  Mishev, A L ^a,c   Usoskin, I G ^a,b   Kovaltsov, G A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH AND NUCLEAR ENERGY   (Bulgaria)

^d IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

atmosphere; cosmic rays; geomagnetic cutoff; neutron monitor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883086593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgra.50325     Document Type: Article

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