Characteristics of large Forbush-type decreases in the cosmic radiation. II - Observations at different heliocentric radial distances

Details Characteristics of large Forbush-type decreases in the cosmic radiation. II - Observations at different heliocentric radial distances Characteristics of large Forbush-type decreases in the cosmic radiation. II - Observations at different heliocentric radial distances

Apr 1986

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986jgr....91.4103w&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 91, April 1, 1986, p. 4103-4110.

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Cosmic Rays, Forbush Decreases, Interplanetary Medium, Radial Distribution, Solar Cycles, Solar Wind, Time Dependence

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Cosmic ray data from IMP 8, Voyager 1 and 2, Pioneer 10 are used to investigate the heliocentric radial dependence of the characteristics of about 20 Forbush-type transient decreases which occurred from 1978 to 1984. These characteristics include the recovery time, the amplitude, and the time to decrease to minimum. It is found that the average recovery time is about 5 times longer at R = 30 AU than at 1 AU. The magnitudes of the transient decreases are observed to decrease about 1.5 percent/AU on average so that the magnitude of the decrease is half as great at R about 30 AU as at 1 AU. The time for the cosmic ray intensity to decrease to the minimum in the transient decrease is found to be greater at larger distances and is about 5 times longer at R = 30 AU than at 1 AU. The behavior of these effects as a function of radius is obviously related to the evolution of the disturbances causing the transient decreases as they propagate outward. A model of the Forbush-type decrease is proposed to explain the observed radial dependence of the recovery time and time to minimum of the decrease. The implications of these results for understanding the relationship between Forbush-type decreases and the 11-year variation are discussed.

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