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Possible effect of extreme solar energetic particle event of 20 January 2005 on polar stratospheric aerosols: Direct observational evidence. / Mironova, I.A.; Usoskin, I.G.; Kovaltsov, G.A.; Petelina, S.V.

In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, Vol. 11, No. 5, 2011, p. 14003-14029.

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Mironova, IA, Usoskin, IG, Kovaltsov, GA & Petelina, SV 2011, 'Possible effect of extreme solar energetic particle event of 20 January 2005 on polar stratospheric aerosols: Direct observational evidence', Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 14003-14029. https://doi.org/doi:10.5194/acpd-11-14003-2011

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Mironova, I. A., Usoskin, I. G., Kovaltsov, G. A., & Petelina, S. V. (2011). Possible effect of extreme solar energetic particle event of 20 January 2005 on polar stratospheric aerosols: Direct observational evidence. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, 11(5), 14003-14029. https://doi.org/doi:10.5194/acpd-11-14003-2011

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Mironova IA, Usoskin IG, Kovaltsov GA, Petelina SV. Possible effect of extreme solar energetic particle event of 20 January 2005 on polar stratospheric aerosols: Direct observational evidence. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions. 2011;11(5):14003-14029. https://doi.org/doi:10.5194/acpd-11-14003-2011

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Mironova, I.A. ; Usoskin, I.G. ; Kovaltsov, G.A. ; Petelina, S.V. / Possible effect of extreme solar energetic particle event of 20 January 2005 on polar stratospheric aerosols: Direct observational evidence. In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions. 2011 ; Vol. 11, No. 5. pp. 14003-14029.

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