Radiation

Comparing the Properties of ICME-Induced Forbush Decreases at Earth and Mars

Forbush decreases (FDs), which are short-term drops in the flux of galactic cosmic rays, are caused by the shielding from strong and/or turbulent magnetic structures in the solar wind, especially interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) and …

Using Forbush Decreases to Derive the Transit Time of ICMEs Propagating from 1 AU to Mars

The propagation of 15 interplanetary coronal mass ejections (ICMEs) from Earth's orbit (1 AU) to Mars (∼1.5 AU) has been studied with their propagation speed estimated from both measurements and simulations. The enhancement of magnetic fields related …