Numerical evaluation of the precursory increase to the Forbush decrease expected from the diffusion convection model

Details Numerical evaluation of the precursory increase to the Forbush decrease expected from the diffusion convection model Numerical evaluation of the precursory increase to the Forbush decrease expected from the diffusion convection model

Aug 1982

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982jgr....87.6003n&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 87, Aug. 1, 1982, p. 6003-6009.

Physics

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Cosmic Ray Showers, Forbush Decreases, Particle Diffusion, Shock Wave Interaction, Solar Wind Velocity, Sudden Storm Commencements, Convection, Diffusion Coefficient, Interplanetary Magnetic Fields, Particle Flux Density, Solar Cosmic Rays

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A model calculation of the cosmic ray Forbush decrease is performed on the basis of the diffusion-convection model. The main purpose is to evaluate the magnitude of the precursory increase expected from a model where the cosmic ray particles are swept away by traveling disturbances in which the solar wind speed is raised and/or the diffusion coefficient is reduced. It is found that the ratio of the precursory increase to the main decrease is less than 10% if the field-aligned diffusion coefficient is larger than 3 x 10 to the 21st sq cm/sec at 1 AU and the speed of the solar wind disturbance is less than 1000 km/sec. Existence of a small precursory increase of this magnitude does not seem to contradict the observations of the Forbush decrease. The precursory increase can be more than 20% of the main decrease when the speed of the disturbance is more than 2000 km/sec, however, and August 4, 1972, event seems to represent such a case.

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