A Simultaneous Forbush Decrease Associated with an Earthward Coronal Mass Ejection Observed by STEREO
Oh, S. Y. and Y. Yi, A Simultaneous Forbush Decrease Associated with an Earthward Coronal Mass Ejection Observed by STEREO, Sol. Phys., 280, 197-204 (2012) (ADS)
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Illustrating the volume of space occupied by a
magnetic cloud
responsible for a
Forbush decrease
as observed by Earth-based neutron monitors.
Such an event perturbs the arrival directions of galactic cosmic rays
and in principle provides information about the magnetic structure
of an ICME.
Illustrating the volume of space occupied by a magnetic cloud responsible for a Forbush decrease as observed by Earth-based neutron monitors. Such an event perturbs the arrival directions of galactic cosmic rays and in principle provides information about the magnetic structure of an ICME.