STATISTICS OF SOLAR COSMIC RAYS AS INFERRED FROM CORRELATION WITH INTENSE GEOMAGNETIC STORMS

Abstract

I DENTIFIERS: Solar cosmic rays, Solar protons, Riometry.A statistical study revealed that solar cosmic rays occur in a nonrandom fashion in the proximity of the earth. These solar cosmic ray events show a tendency to occur in sequences and to occur more frequently in spring and fall. These results are inferred from data pertaining to geomagnetic storms having intensities exceeding a certain threshold. This threshold was chosen to provide the best correlation with direct indicators of solar cosmic rays such as riometry and high-altitude balloon measurements. The desirability of using geomagnetic data for statistical analysis li s, of course, in such data being available over many years. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0271896

Entities

People

  • David T Adamson
  • Robert E. Davidson

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Data Science
  • High Altitude
  • Information Science
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Regression Analysis
  • Solar Cosmic Rays
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference