Impact of Solar EUV, XUV, and X-Ray variations on earth’s atmosphere

Geophysical Monograph Series

Volumn 141, Issue , 2004, Pages 341-354

  Fuller Rowell, Tim ^a   Solomon, Stan C ^a   Roble, Raymond G ^b   Viereck, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 84969239774     PISSN: 00658448     EISSN: 23288779     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1029/141GM23     Document Type: Chapter

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