Sunspot activity and cosmic ray modulation at 1 a.u. for 1900-2013

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1704-1716

  Ahluwalia, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmic ray modulation; Solar activity; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMOLOGY; EARTH (PLANET); MODULATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SOLAR WIND;

CORONAL MASS EJECTION; COSMIC RAY MODULATION; EMPIRICAL PREDICTIONS; ENERGETIC CHARGED PARTICLES; GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS; INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELDS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

COSMIC RAYS;

EID: 84922483677     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: 18791948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2014.06.034     Document Type: Article

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