Forcasting Dose and Dose Rate from Solar Particle Ecents Using Locally Weighted Regression Techniques

Continued human exploration of the solar system requires the mitigating of radiation effects from the Sun. Doses from Solar Particle Events (SPE) pose a serious threat to the health of astronauts. A method for forecasting the rate and total severity of such events would give time for the astronauts...

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Main Author: Nichols, Theodore Franklin
Format: Others
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2009
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/77