A Technique for Evaluating Mathematical Models of the Magnetosphere,
Abstract
A technique for evaluating mathematical models of the magnetosphere using neutron monitor observations of anisotropic ground-level solar cosmic-ray events is presented. This technique is based upon previously demonstrated success in determining the spectra and spatial anisotropy of the November 18, 1968 cosmic-ray increase. The earlier work assumed that the asymptotic directions of cosmic-ray particles for neutron monitor stations were known from which the relative increases could be numerically calculated resulting in a unique spectral slope, degree of anisotropy, and direction of the relativistic solar particle flux. In this paper the opposite approach is taken.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA005384
Entities
People
- Don F. Smart
- Margaret Shea
Organizations
- Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories