Toward a solution to the early faint Sun paradox: A lower cosmic ray flux from a stronger solar wind

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A12, 2003, Pages

  Shaviv, Nir J ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Faint sun paradox; Paleoclimatology; Solar evolution; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 31544451413     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JA009997     Document Type: Article

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