Cosmic Rays and Earth Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop 21–26 March 1999, Bern, Switzerland

The year 1998 marked the 50th anniversary of the invention of the neutron monitor, a key research tool in the field of space physics and solar-terrestrial relations. In honor of this occasion a workshop entitled 'Cosmic Rays and Earth' was organized to review the detection of cosmic rays a...

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Other Authors: Bieber, J.W. (Editor), Eroshenko, E. (Editor), Evenson, P. (Editor), Flückiger, E.O. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2000, 2000
Edition:1st ed. 2000
Series:Space Sciences Series of ISSI
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cosmic Rays and Earth — a Summary
  • The Cosmic Ray Nucleonic Component: The Invention and Scientific Uses of the Neutron Monitor — Keynote Lecture
  • Cosmic Ray Observations Near Earth
  • Solar Energetic Particles
  • Coronal Mass Ejections and Forbush Decreases
  • Large Scale Modulation: View From the Earth
  • Neutron Monitor Records in Broader Historical Context
  • Particle Scattering by Magnetic Fields
  • Cosmic Rays in Relation to Space Weather
  • Cosmic Rays and Earth’s Climate
  • Cosmic Ray Implications for Human Health
  • Muon Observations
  • The Global Neutron Monitor Network
  • Fifty Years of Cosmic Radiation Data
  • Integration of Neutron Monitor Data With Spacecraft Observations: A Historical Perspective
  • Design and Co-ordination of Multi-Station International Neutron Monitor Networks
  • Magnetospheric Models and Trajectory Computations
  • Neutron Monitor Response Functions
  • Neutron Monitor Design Improvements
  • Public Access to Neutron Monitor Datasets
  • Epilogue
  • List of Acronyms
  • Author Index
  • List of Participants