Step decreases observed at 1 AU and in the distant heliosphere: 1997 - 2002

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 627-632

  Caballero Lopez, R A ^a   McDonald, F B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC RAYS; SOLAR SYSTEM;

HELIOSPHERE;

SPACE RESEARCH;

COSMIC RAY; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR WIND;

EID: 0242457684     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(03)00358-2     Document Type: Article

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