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Originally Posted by RussT
There is a whole lot of confusion in this thread.
First, the program they are talking about where Cosmic Rays (which they still do not even know what they are!  ) are considered as have any effect in 'clouds' was specifically about the Sun fluctuations in relation to the "Heliopause" and how that Magnetic Field protects our solar system more at certain time than others. It protects us more according to the program when the Heliopause is extended out further, thus deflecting more CR's... |
RussT. Cosmic rays are mostly protons,~89%, with a scattering of helium nuclei,~10%, and 1% the rest of the periodic table in roughly solar system abundances. What they are is moot....where they come from is a little less certain...pete. see:
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel...cos_encyc.html