Charge-sign dependent modulation in the heliosphere over a 22-year cycle

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1359-1366

  Ferreira, S E S ^a,c   Potgieter, M S ^a   Heber, B ^b   Fichtner, H ^c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interplanetary physics (energetic particles; cosmic rays; general or miscellaneous)

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAY; SOLAR PHENOMENA; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0041846699     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-21-1359-2003     Document Type: Article

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