Modelling and observing Jovian electron propagation times in the inner heliosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 339-349

  Strauss, R D ^a   Potgieter, M S ^a   Ferreira, S E S ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cosmic rays; Heliosphere; Jovian electrons; Propagation times; Stochastic differential equations

Indexed keywords

COSMIC RAYS; COSMOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; MAGNETOSPHERE; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ELECTRON INTENSITY; HELIOSPHERES; INTERPLANETARY SPACE; JOVIAN ELECTRONS; JOVIAN MAGNETOSPHERE; STOCHASTIC DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TRANSPORT EQUATION; TRANSPORT PARAMETERS;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 84872107698     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2012.09.035     Document Type: Article

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