Ulysses cosmic ray and solar particle investigation/Kiel electron telescope observations: Charge sign dependence and spatial gradients during the 1990-2000 A > 0 solar magnetic cycle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 107, Issue A10, 2002, Pages

  Heber, B ^a,b   Wibberenz, G ^b   Potgieter, M S ^c   Burger, R A ^c   Ferreira, S E S ^c   Muller Mellon R ^b   Kunow, H ^b   Ferrando, P ^d,i   Raviart, A ^d,i   Paizis, C ^e   Lopate, C ^f   McDonald, F B ^g   Cane, H V ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g Bldg 142   (United States)

^h NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Charge sign dependence; Cosmic rays; Diffusion; Drifts; Latitudinal gradients; Solar modulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749113083     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JA000329     Document Type: Article

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