Shielded by the wind: The influence of the interstellar medium on the environment of Earth

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 795-804

  Scherer, K ^a   Fichtner, H ^b   Stawicki, O ^b  

^a Dat hex   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Heliosphere; Planetary environment

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAY; PLANETARY ATMOSPHERE; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SUNSPOT;

EID: 0036064464     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-6826(02)00078-0     Document Type: Article

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