The transport of galactic and jovian cosmic ray electrons in the heliosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 586-596

  Ferreira, S E S ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Galactic electrons; Heliosphere; Jovians electrons; Modulation

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; DIFFUSION; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODULATION; SPACECRAFT;

GALACTIC ELECTRONS; HELIOSPHERE; JOVIANS ELECTRONS; LOCAL INTERSTELLAR SPECTRA (LIS);

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 20444432338     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.11.032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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