Cosmic rays and variations of the concentration of active nuclei of condensation and crystallization in the Earth’s atmosphere

A possible mechanism of the influence of cosmic rays on the concentration of neutral active nuclei of condensation and crystallization in the Earth’s atmosphere is considered. The mechanism is based on the variation in the transparency of the atmosphere under cosmic rays. It is shown that the concen...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Physics 2009-03, Vol.73 (3), p.413-415
Main Authors: Koudriavtsev, I. V., Jungner, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anomalies
Cloud cover
Condensation
Correlation
Cosmic rays
Crystallization
Earth atmosphere
Galactic cosmic rays
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Ice nuclei
Nuclear Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Proceedings of the XXX All-Russia Conference on Cosmic Rays
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Summary:A possible mechanism of the influence of cosmic rays on the concentration of neutral active nuclei of condensation and crystallization in the Earth’s atmosphere is considered. The mechanism is based on the variation in the transparency of the atmosphere under cosmic rays. It is shown that the concentration of active nuclei of condensation increase at low and middle altitudes, while the concentration of stable ice nuclei decreases. This effect and the change in the growth rate of drops can lead to correlation between the galactic cosmic rays and cloud cover anomalies at low altitudes and to the absence of correlation at middle altitudes. It is shown that the correlation between galactic cosmic rays and cloud cover anomalies can be absent at high altitudes.
ISSN:1062-8738
1934-9432
DOI:10.3103/S106287380903040X