The onset of long-term cosmic ray modulation in cycle 23 coupled with a transient increase of anomalous cosmic rays in the distant heliosphere

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 105, Issue A9, 2000, Pages 20997-21003

  McDonald, F B ^a   Burlaga, L F ^b   McGuire, R E ^b   Ness, N F ^c  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 39449121372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000ja000072     Document Type: Article

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