Abstract
Strong variations of the coronal holes of mid and low latitudes during the ascending and descending phase of the solar cycle have been observed by means of IPS records (the interplanetary scintillation of small diameter radio sources). This variations induce the propagation of disturbances in the interplanetary medium which produce the IPS and are also responsible of cosmic ray modulation. We suggest that the 11 years modulation is influenced by such a coronal hole behaviour.
