Research Article

Long-Term Cosmic Ray Variability and the CME-Index

Table 2

Standard deviation for different models during the solar cycles 23 and 24 and in total examined period. Coefficients factors are also given in the first column, respectively, for each variable.

Model parametersSolar cycle 23
(May 1996–Dec 2008)
Solar cycle 24
(Jan 2009–Oct 2011)
Total
(Jan 1996–Oct 2011)

, , IMF, HCS
(2.42, 0.54, 54.08, 2.02)
6.98%4.79%6.69%
, (width >30°), IMF, HCS
(2.36, 0.91, 52.51, 2.12)
6.63%4.13%6.27%