Published January 22, 1976 | Version v1
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Influence of ancient solar-proton events in the evolution of life

Creators

  • 1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colo. (USA). Environmental Research Labs.

Description

It is stated that there is mounting evidence that past extinctions of faunal species have occurred in near coincidence with reversals in polarity of the geomagnetic field. Could the link lie in catastrophic depletions of stratospheric ozone caused by solar-proton irradiation over a reduced geomagnetic field. (author)

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DOI
10.1038/259177a0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nature
Journal Volume
259
Journal Issue
5540
Series
Nature (London).
Journal Page Range
177-179
ISSN
0028-0836

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
7240138
Subject category
S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ANIMALS; CORRELATIONS; DEATH; ENERGETIC SOLAR PARTICLES; GEOMAGNETIC FIELD; OZONE; PROTONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; STRATOSPHERE
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; CATIONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HYDROGEN IONS; HYDROGEN IONS 1 PLUS; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUCLEONS; RADIATIONS; SOLAR RADIATION; STELLAR RADIATION

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