The change in the energy spectrum of galactic cosmic rays over the 11-year solar activity cycle

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. S927-S929
Author(s):  
Yu. Stozhkov ◽  
T. N. Charakhchyan
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Coefficient ◽  
Solar Activity ◽  
Energy Spectrum ◽  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Activity Cycle ◽  
Solar Activity Cycle ◽  
Galactic Cosmic Rays ◽  
Ray Diffusion

The energy spectrum of galactic cosmic rays has been investigated for various periods of the solar activity. In the framework of commonly used ideas about the mechanism of the 11-year variation according to Parker the dependence of the cosmic-ray diffusion coefficient, D, on the particle rigidity, P, was determined. For the form D ≈ vpα the parameter α is found to change during the cycle of the solar activity.[Formula: see text]

Distribution of the number of strong earthquakes and the intensity of space rays during the solar activity cycle

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valery L. Yanchukovsky ◽  
◽  
Anastasiya Yu. Belinskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Activity Cycle ◽  
Solar Activity Cycle ◽  
Strong Earthquakes ◽  
Cosmic Ray Intensity ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship of Earth's seismicity with solar activity is investigated using the results of continuous long–term observations of cosmic ray intensity, solar activity and the number of strong earthquakes. Modulation of the flux of cosmic rays is used as information on the level of solar activity, processes on the Sun and interplanetary medium. The distribution of the number of sunspots, the intensity of cosmic rays and the number of strong earthquakes in the solar cycle is presented.

scholarly journals Effects of solar activity and galactic cosmic ray cycles on the modulation of the annual average temperature at two sites in southern Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 555-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Everton Frigo ◽  
Francesco Antonelli ◽  
Djeniffer S. S. da Silva ◽  
Pedro C. M. Lima ◽  
Igor I. G. Pacca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Galactic Cosmic Rays ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Solar Cycles ◽  
Annual Average ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Weather Stations ◽  
Annual Average Temperature

Abstract. Quasi-periodic variations in solar activity and galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) on decadal and bidecadal timescales have been suggested as a climate forcing mechanism for many regions on Earth. One of these regions is southern Brazil, where the lowest values during the last century were observed for the total geomagnetic field intensity at the Earth's surface. These low values are due to the passage of the center of the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly (SAMA), which crosses the Brazilian territory from east to west following a latitude of ∼ 26∘. In areas with low geomagnetic intensity, such as the SAMA, the incidence of GCRs is increased. Consequently, possible climatic effects related to the GCRs tend to be maximized in this region. In this work, we investigate the relationship between the ∼ 11-year and ∼ 22-year cycles that are related to solar activity and GCRs and the annual average temperature recorded between 1936 and 2014 at two weather stations, both located near a latitude of 26∘ S but at different longitudes. The first of these stations (Torres – TOR) is located in the coastal region, and the other (Iraí – IRA) is located in the interior, around 450 km from the Atlantic Ocean. Sunspot data and the solar modulation potential for cosmic rays were used as proxies for the solar activity and the GCRs, respectively. Our investigation of the influence of decadal and bidecadal cycles in temperature data was carried out using the wavelet transform coherence (WTC) spectrum. The results indicate that periodicities of 11 years may have continuously modulated the climate at TOR via a nonlinear mechanism, while at IRA, the effects of this 11-year modulation period were intermittent. Four temperature maxima, separated by around 20 years, were detected in the same years at both weather stations. These temperature maxima are almost coincident with the maxima of the odd solar cycles. Furthermore, these maxima occur after transitions from even to odd solar cycles, that is, after some years of intense GCR flux. The obtained results offer indirect mathematical evidence that solar activity and GCR variations contributed to climatic changes in southern Brazil during the last century. A comparison of the results obtained for the two weather stations indicates that the SAMA also contributes indirectly to these temperature variations. The contribution of other mechanisms also related to solar activity cannot be excluded. Keywords. Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (climatology)

Galactic Cosmic Ray Intensity in the Upcoming Minimum of the Solar Activity Cycle

2018 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. Krainev ◽  
G. A. Bazilevskaya ◽  
M. S. Kalinin ◽  
A. K. Svirzhevskaya ◽  
N. S. Svirzhevskii
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Activity Cycle ◽  
Solar Activity Cycle ◽  
Cosmic Ray Intensity ◽  
Galactic Cosmic Ray

scholarly journals Time Variation of the Global Solar Magnetic Field Inferred from the Sun's Shadow as Seen in 10 TeV Cosmic Rays

1998 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. 465-466
Author(s):  
L.K. Ding ◽  
M. Nishizawa ◽  
T. Sasaki ◽  
Y.H. Tan ◽  
Y. Yamamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar Activity ◽  
Cosmic Rays ◽  
Solar Magnetic Field ◽  
Activity Cycle ◽  
Active Phase ◽  
Solar Activity Cycle ◽  
Effective Area ◽  
Interplanetary Magnetic Fields ◽  
Air Shower ◽  
First Time

Air shower arrays with high counting rates at high altitude provide a unique means for the study of the time dependence of the Sun's shadow as seen in cosmic rays (Amenomori et al. 1992). With the Tibet-I array, operated from 1990 to 1993 at Yangbajing (4300m), we detected for the first time the influence of the solar and interplanetary magnetic fields (IMF) on the Sun's shadow. In this experiment the Sun's shadow seen by 10 TeV cosmic rays was found at a position 0.°7 away from the position of the Sun. This large displacement is considered to be caused by IMF which changed considerably in 1990-1993, near maximum, and during the declining phase of solar activity (cycle 22). A new Tibet-II array, enlarged in 1994, with a seven times larger effective area than the Tibet-I, has been operating since 1995 and allows us to observe the Sun's shadow every 3-4 months. The solar activity, being in the most quiet phase now in 1995-1997, will return to more active phase in 1998. Here, we present some results obtained in 1996 with Tibet-II array.

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