Geomagnetic modulation of clouds effects in the Southern Hemisphere Magnetic Anomaly through lower atmosphere cosmic ray effects

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 14, 2006, Pages

  Vieira, Luis Eduardo Antunes ^a   Da Silva, Ligia Alves ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COSMIC RAYS; GEOMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR ENERGY;

ATMOSPHERE COSMIC RAY EFFECTS; GEOMAGNETIC MODULATION; SOLAR PROTON PARTICLES EFFECTS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE MAGNETIC ANOMALY (SHMA);

CLOUDS;

ANOMALY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; CLOUD COVER; COSMIC RAY; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; NET RADIATION; RESEARCH WORK; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

HUANCAYO; JUNIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH); PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845609095     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026389     Document Type: Article

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