Climatic and biogeochemical effects of a galactic gamma ray burts

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Melott, Adrian L ^a   Thomas, Brian C ^a   Hogan, Daniel P ^a   Ejzak, Larissa M ^a   Jackman, Charles H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC IONIZATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GALAXIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; OPACITY; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GAMA RAY BURSTS; OZONE DEPLETION;

GAMMA RAYS;

GAMMA RAY RADIATION; MASS EXTINCTION; ORDOVICIAN;

EID: 25444529497     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023073     Document Type: Article

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