Modeling of very low frequency (VLF) radio wave signal profile due  to solar flares using the GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulation coupled with ionospheric chemistry

Palit, S.; Basak, T.; Mondal, S. K.; Pal, S.; Chakrabarti, S. K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-9159-2013

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16 Sep 2013

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Modeling of very low frequency (VLF) radio wave signal profile due to solar flares using the GEANT4 Monte Carlo simulation coupled with ionospheric chemistry

S. Palit, T. Basak, S. K. Mondal, S. Pal, and S. K. Chakrabarti

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