To: PapaBear3625
The solar magnetic field (whose strength varies, and which sunspot numbers are correlated with) is vast, and has a BIG effect on how much cosmic ray energy hits Earth. I was talking about the earth's magnetic field, not the sun's.
17 posted on
03/19/2012 5:02:47 PM PDT by
Carry_Okie
(The RNC would prefer Obama to a conservative nominee.)
To: Carry_Okie
My bad.
Earth's magnetic field also has an effect on how much cosmic ray energy reaches the upper atmosphere. See Van Allen Belt
18 posted on
03/19/2012 5:53:20 PM PDT by
PapaBear3625
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