* Solar Energetic Particles -- associated with solar flares and other energetic solar events
* Solar Energetic Particles -- associated with solar flares and other energetic solar events
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NASA says that, "... cosmic rays go up when [[solar activity]] goes down." [http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/ray_surge.html]
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==Facts==
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The NIPCC says that, "GCR intensity is modulated by the strength of the [[solar wind]] and its [[magnetic field]]." [http://www.sepp.org/publications/NIPCC_final.pdf]
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* "... cosmic rays go up when [[solar activity]] goes down." [http://www.nasa.gov/topics/solarsystem/features/ray_surge.html ]
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* ... during the 20th century, the influx of cosmic rays was reduced by a doubling of the sun’s magnetic field which shields the Earth from cosmic rays. [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,220341,00.html
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* "GCR intensity is modulated by the strength of the [[solar wind]] and its [[magnetic field]]." [http://www.sepp.org/publications/NIPCC_final.pdf NASA NIPCC ]
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* "... during the 20th century, the influx of cosmic rays was reduced by a doubling of the sun’s magnetic field which shields the Earth from cosmic rays." [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,220341,00.html]