Abstract The latitudinal variation of the solar proton flux and energy causes a density increase at high solar latitudes of the neutral gas penetrating the heliosphere. Measurements of the neutral density by UV resonance radiation observations from interplanetary spacecraft thus permit deductions on the dependence of the solar proton flux on heliographic latitude. Using both the results of Mariner 10 measurements and of other off-ecliptic solar wind observations, the values of the solar proton fluxes and energies at polar heliographic latitudes are determined for several cases of interest. The Mariner 10 analysis, together with IPS results, indicate a significant decrease of the solar proton flux at polar latitudes.
Determination of solar proton fluxes and energies at high solar latitudes by UV radiation measurements
Advances in Space Research ; 1 , 3 ; 129-132
01.01.1981
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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