The dynamic heliosphere, solar activity, and cosmic rays

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 402-412

  Potgieter, Marius S ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Heliosphere; Long term modulation; Solar activity; Space climate

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; EARTH (PLANET); MODULATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

COSMIC RAY VARIABILITY; GALACTIC AND ANOMALOUS COSMIC RAYS; HELIOSPHERES; PARTICLE DRIFTS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SPACE CLIMATE; SPACE DETECTORS; STEP MODULATIONS;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 77955467374     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2009.09.016     Document Type: Article

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