Cosmic rays and terrestrial life: A brief review

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 53, Issue C, 2014, Pages 186-190

  Atri, Dimitra ^a,b   Melott, Adrian L ^c  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b BLUE MARBLE SPACE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Air showers; Cosmic rays; Radiation biophysics

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMOLOGY; GAMMA RAYS; LIGHTNING; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; COSMIC RAYS;

AIR SHOWERS; BACKGROUND RADIATION; COMPLEX ORGANIC MOLECULES; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; GLOBAL ELECTRIC CIRCUIT; HIGH ENERGY RADIATION; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SUBSURFACE REGIONS;

COSMIC RAYS; GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 84921938739     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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