Observations of recurrent cosmic ray decreases during solar cycles 22 and 23

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3127-3138

  Dunzlaff, P ^a   Heber, B ^a   Kopp, A ^a   Rother, O ^a   Muller Mellin R ^a   Klassen, A ^a   Gomez Herrero R ^a   Wimmer Schweingruber, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; COSMIC RAY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR WIND; SPACECRAFT;

EID: 54249085404     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: 14320576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/angeo-26-3127-2008     Document Type: Article

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