Biomarker response to Galactic Cosmic Ray-induced NOx and the methane greenhouse effect in the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf star

Astrobiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 208-221

  Grenfell, John Lee ^a   Grießmeier, Jean Mathias ^b,f   Patzer, Beate ^c   Rauer, Heike ^a,c   Segura, Antigona ^d,e   Stadelmann, Anja ^b   Stracke, Barbara ^a   Titz, Ruth ^a   Paris, Philip Von ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS NUCLEARES   (Mexico)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Galactic cosmic rays; Greenhouse effect; M dwarf; Planetary atmosphere

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE;

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGY; COSMIC RADIATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MICROCLIMATE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPACE FLIGHT;

ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COSMIC RADIATION; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; METHANE; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PLANETS; SPACE SIMULATION;

EID: 34249698658     PISSN: 15311074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ast.2006.0129     Document Type: Article

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