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Air Ionization by CR, Influence on the Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation

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The first observations of CR influence on the ionosphere and radio wave propagation were made during event of February 23, 1956 — the biggest Ground Level Event (GLE), observed in the last approximately 80 years. Let us consider some important results obtained in connection with this GLE.

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  1. Israel Cosmic Ray Center, Space Weather Center, and Emilio Segrè Observatory, Tel Aviv University, Israel Space Agency, and Technion, Qazrin, Israel

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  2. Cosmic Ray Department of IZMIRAN, Russian Academy of Science, Troitsk, Russia

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Dorman, L.I. (2004). Air Ionization by CR, Influence on the Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation. In: Cosmic Rays in the Earth’s Atmosphere and Underground. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 303. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2113-8_12

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