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Noaa/tiros and goes observations of galactic and solar cosmic rays over a solar cycle
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Sauer, Herbert H. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | Correlations between solar activity and atmospheric processes have been investigated for more than 30 years, and the reality of the strong correlations found has been well accepted. However, it remains problematic to establish mechanisms capable of coupling the physical manifestations of solar variability to the lower atmosphere. There has been to date a lack of long-term satellite measurements of particles of sufficient energy to penetrate the Earth's atmosphere. The NOAA Space Environment Laboratory has maintained energetic particle detectors on board the NOAA/TIROS and GOES series of satellites. These instruments monitor the flux of energetic protons to energies greater than about 800 MeV. Measurements of particles above 350 MeV began October 1978, and continue to date. The instruments are briefly described, along with the current program to reduce the data. The goal is to provide a data base that will help to assess the significance of variations of atmospheric and ionospheric properties due to energetic particle precipitation. |
| File Size | 291477 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910003162 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t77t2m43m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Protons Correlation Earth Atmosphere Aerospace Environments Solar Activity Effects Galactic Cosmic Rays Satellite Observation Solar Cycles Sun Data Reduction Data Bases Energetic Particles Lower Atmosphere Goes Satellites Solar Activity Penetration Monitors Radiation Counters Particle Precipitation Solar Cosmic Rays Tiros Satellites Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
