Heliospheric solar wind turbulence model with implications for ab initio modulation of cosmic rays

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 109, Issue A1, 2004, Pages

  Parhi, S ^a,c   Bieber, J W ^a,c   Matthaeus, W H ^a,c   Burger, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Diffusion; Heliosphere; Modulation; Simulation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444447309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA010063     Document Type: Article

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