Updated model of cosmic-ray-induced ionization in the atmosphere (CRAC:CRII_v3): Improved yield function and lookup tables | Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

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Issue		J. Space Weather Space Clim. Volume 14, 2024


Article Number		20
Number of page(s)		8
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2024020
Published online		01 August 2024

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