FORBUSH DECREASE

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	The observed decrease in cosmic ray activity in the earth's atmosphere about a day after a solar flare.The Forbush decrease is believed to be caused by a shielding effect of the magnetic fields contained in the plasma cloud emitted from the sun at the time of the flare. (references)
Solar	An abrupt decrease, of at least 10%, of the background galactic COSMIC RAY intensity as observed by neutron monitors. (references)
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Anagrams: FORBUSH DECREASE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-c-d-e-e-e-f-h-o-r-r-s-s-u"
	-4 letters: forereached, forereaches.
	-5 letters: chessboard, crossbreed, debauchees, debauchers, freebasers, freeboards, herbaceous, horseraces, racehorses, refocussed, researched, researches, resurfaced, resurfaces, seborrheas, surfboards.
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