Amplitude of the usual cosmic ray diurnal and enhanced anisotropies: Implications for the observed magnitude, timing, and ranking of Forbush decreases

O Okike - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Cosmic ray (CR) diurnal anisotropy and Forbush decreases (FDs), as well as the
relationship between them, have received considerable study. Several astrophysicists have …

A preliminary investigation of the empirical relationship between small-amplitude Forbush Decreases and solar wind disturbances

FM Menteso, AE Chukwude, O Okike… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
High-magnitude (amplitude) Forbush decreases (FDs) are generally employed by
researchers investigating the solar-terrestrial connection mechanisms. Although it has been …

Evaluating the relationship between strong geomagnetic storms and electric grid failures in Poland using the geoelectric field as a GIC proxy

A Gil, M Berendt-Marchel, R Modzelewska… - Journal of Space …, 2021 - swsc-journal.org
We study intense geomagnetic storms (Dst<− 100nT) during the first half of the solar cycle
24. This type of storm appeared only a few times, mostly associated with southwardly …

What determines the observational magnitudes of Forbush events on earth: a critique of the traditional manual method

O Okike - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Forbush decreases (FDs) seem to be the compass for researchers searching for Sun–Earth
weather relationships. Thus, a wide range of the solar-terrestrial literature is dominated by …

Testing the impact of coronal mass ejections on cosmic-ray intensity modulation with algorithm selected Forbush decreases

O Okike, OC Nwuzor, FC Odo, EU Iyida… - Monthly Notices of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The relationship between coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and Forbush decreases (FDs) has
been investigated in the past. But the selection of both solar events are difficult. Researchers …

Automated detection of simultaneous/non-simultaneous Forbush decreases and the associated cosmic ray phenomena

O Okike - Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
The knowledge of the periodic diurnal anisotropy in the cosmic ray (CR) flux intensity as well
as the enhanced anisotropy that might accompany Forbush events is not novel. Theoretical …

Amplitude of the observational Forbush decreases in the presence of cosmic ray diurnal anisotropy during high solar activity in 1972

O Okike, JA Alhassan - Solar Physics, 2021 - Springer
The short-term rapid depressions in cosmic-ray (CR) flux intensity, historically referred to as
Forbush decreases (FDs), are useful tools for testing some of the numerous hypotheses on …

A comparison of catalogues of Forbush decreases identified from individual and a network of neutron monitors: a critical perspective

O Okike, JA Alhassan, EU Iyida… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Short-term rapid depressions in Galactic cosmic ray (GCR) flux, historically referred to as
Forbush decreases (FDs), have long been recognized as important events in the …

Investigation of the rigidity and sensitivity dependence of neutron monitors for cosmic ray modulation using algorithm-selected Forbush decreases

O Okike, OC Nwuzor - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We emphasize the need for a careful and rigorous timing of Forbush decreases (FDs) as
well as a correct calculation of FD magnitudes in studies related to cosmic ray (CR) …

Chree method of analysis: a critique of its application to Forbush events selection criteria and timing

O Okike - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The Chree method of analysis is a useful tool employed in solar–terrestrial studies. In a bid
to fine-tune the results obtained by the technique, some areas of improvements, especially …