Influence of Galactic Cosmic Rays on atmospheric composition and dynamics

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4547-4556

  Calisto, M ^a   Usoskin, I ^b   Rozanov, E ^a,c   Peter, T ^a  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c WORLD RADIATION CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE MODELING; COSMIC RAY; IONIZATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE; ZONAL WIND;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SIBERIA;

EID: 79955999363     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-4547-2011     Document Type: Article

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