Two intense Forbush decreases of solar activity cycle 22

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-63

  Ahluwalia, H S ^a   Ygbuhay, R C ^a   Duldig, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cycle 22; Forbush decrease; Galactic cosmic rays

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; NEUTRON DETECTORS; RIGIDITY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR SYSTEM;

CONTINUOUS MONITORING; CYCLE 22; DEEP SPACE MISSIONS; EXTREME CONDITIONS; FORBUSH DECREASE; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; NEGATIVE EXPONENTS; SOLAR ACTIVITY CYCLES;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 65549124192     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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