Long-term and transient time variation of cosmic ray fluxes detected in Argentina by CARPET cosmic ray detector

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1410-1416

  De Mendonca R R S ^a,b   Raulin, J P ^a   Bertoni, F C P ^a   Echer, E ^b   Makhmutov, V S ^c   Fernandez, G ^d  

^a MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d CASLEO ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atmospheric phenomena; Cosmic rays; Geomagnetic activity; Solar activity

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRIC FIELD; ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA; COSMIC RAY FLUX; COSMIC RAY MODULATION; GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITIES; SHORT PERIODS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TIME VARIABILITY; TIME VARIATIONS; TRANSIENT TIME;

COSMIC RAY DETECTORS; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GEOMAGNETISM; RAIN; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

COSMOLOGY;

EID: 79960051463     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2010.09.034     Document Type: Article

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