Gamma-ray bursts and the earth: Exploration of atmospheric, biological, climatic, and biogeochemical effects

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 634, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 509-533

  Thomas, Brian C ^a,b   Melott, Adrian L ^a   Jackman, Charles H ^c   Laird, Claude M ^a,d   Medvedev, Mikhail V ^a   Stolarski, Richard S ^c   Gehrels, Neil ^c   Cannizzo, John K ^c   Hogan, Daniel P ^a   Ejzak, Larissa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b WASHBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^d Haskell Indian Nations University   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Gamma rays: bursts

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144448003     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/496914     Document Type: Article

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