Polar particle flux distribution and its spatial extent | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 13, 2023


Article Number		9
Number of page(s)		14
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2023009
Published online		19 April 2023

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