Variation of SEP event occurrence with heliospheric magnetic field magnitudes

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1423-1428

  Kahler, S W ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronal mass ejections; Interplanetary magnetic fields; Solar energetic particles

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATCHES;

CORONAL MAGNETIC FIELDS; CORONAL MASS EJECTION; HELIOMAGNETIC FIELDS; HELIOSPHERIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; HIGHER COMPRESSION RATIOS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE EVENTS; SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLES;

MAGNETIC BUBBLES;

EID: 63949087653     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.01.039     Document Type: Article

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