Galactic cosmic ray modulation for sunspot cycle 23

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 934-941

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Galactic cosmic rays; Solar modulation; Sunspot cycle 23

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMOLOGY; MODULATION; RECOVERY; RIGIDITY; SOLAR SYSTEM;

GALACTIC COSMIC RAY MODULATIONS; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; GLOBAL NETWORKS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; NEUTRON MONITORS; QUASI-LINEAR DIFFUSION THEORY; SOLAR MODULATION; SUNSPOT CYCLES;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 77955708633     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.04.008     Document Type: Article

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