Modulation of cosmic ray precipitation related to climate

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 2057-2060

  Feynman, J ^a   Ruzmaikin, A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; COSMIC RAYS; MAGNETOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSMOLOGY;

MAGNETOPAUSE; CLOUD COVER; COSMIC RAY FLUX; COSMIC RAY INTENSITY; EQUATORWARD SHIFT; HIGH-ENERGY COSMIC RAYS; HIGH-LATITUDE REGIONS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COSMIC RAYS;

CLIMATE; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COSMIC RAY; SOLAR WIND; WEATHER;

EID: 0032746666     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900326     Document Type: Article

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