Heliospheric modulation of galactic cosmic rays during grand solar minima: Past and future variations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  Owens, M J ^a   Usoskin, I ^b,c   Lockwood, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MODULATION; SOLAR ENERGY;

GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; HELIOSPHERIC CURRENT SHEET; HELIOSPHERIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; HELIOSPHERIC MODULATION; ICE CORE RECORDS; IN-PHASE; MAUNDER MINIMUM; MODEL RESULTS; PHASE RELATION; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR CYCLE; SOLAR FLUX; SOLAR MINIMA; SUNSPOT NUMBER;

GALAXIES;

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COSMIC RAY; FUTURE PROSPECT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAUNDER MINIMUM; PALEOCLIMATE; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR SYSTEM;

EID: 84867512661     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL053151     Document Type: Article

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