Cosmic ray modulation and the solar magnetic field

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 565-568

  Cane, H V ^a,c   Wibberenz, G ^b   Richardson, I G ^a,d   Von Rosenvinge, T T ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC POLARITY; MAGNETISM; MODULATION; SOLAR SYSTEM; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION;

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; COSMIC RAY MODULATION; HELIOSPHERIC CURRENT SHEET; HIGH SPEED FLOWS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELD ENHANCEMENTS; OUTER HELIOSPHERE; SOLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS;

COSMIC RAYS;

COSMIC RAY DENSITY; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS;

SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0033104808     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900032     Document Type: Article

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