Long-term measurements of cosmic ray fluxes in the atmosphere

Abstract

The experimental data on galactic cosmic ray fluxes in the atmosphere are presented for five 11-year solar cycles from the 19-th solar cycle till the 24-th one. The cosmic ray data were obtained in the northern and southern polar atmospheres and in the northern atmosphere at the middle latitude. The analysis of monthly averaged of cosmic ray fluxes was made separately for positive and negative phases of 22-year solar magnetic cycles to get the evaluation of cosmic ray drift fluxes. Also, the relationship between cosmic ray fluxes at the altitudes of (0.5 - 4.5) km and global temperature in the boundary layer of the Earth's surface was analyzed. It was shown that the negative relationship exists between these values.