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A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2010)

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Planned Papers

Type of Paper: Review
Title: Cosmic Rays in Solar-System Atmospheres
Author: Keran O’Brien
Affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA; E-Mail: Keran.O'brien@nau.edu
Abstract: Cosmic rays are generated by diffusive shock acceleration in supernova remnants in the galaxy as well as outside the galaxy by other means, up to energies of 1020eV. The local interstellar spectrum is the sum of all these contributions and is the source of the solar-system cosmic rays which impact solar system bodies.
Cosmic rays ionize solar-system atmospheres with consequent chemical effects, and on Earth, result in radiation doses to air crew and ground-level populations. In addition, cosmic rays produce carbon-14 and beryllium-10 which are used to date archaeological remains and ice-cores respectively. Atmospheric muons penetrate to great depths in the earth, and have been measured at depths as great as one tone/cm2 below the surface.
There is also some evidence that changes in cosmic-ray intensity can have an effect on climate.

Last update: 15 November 2010

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