The radiation environment over the African continent at aviation altitudes: first results of the RPiRENA-based dosimeter | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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


Article Number		10
Number of page(s)		13
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2023007
Published online		26 April 2023

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