Difference between revisions of "Cosmic rays"
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(Cosmic rays vary the earth’s temperatures by creating more or fewer of the low, wet clouds that cool the earth.) |
(Cosmic rays amplify small changes in the sun’s irradiance fourfold, creating 1-2 degree C cycles in earth’s temperatures) |
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==Effects on the earth's weather== | ==Effects on the earth's weather== | ||
| − | Cosmic rays vary the earth’s temperatures by creating more or fewer of the low, wet clouds that cool the earth. [http://www.cgfi.org/2007/01/30/two-new-books-confirm-global-warming-is-natural-moderate/] | + | * Cosmic rays vary the earth’s temperatures by creating more or fewer of the low, wet clouds that cool the earth. |
| + | * Cosmic rays amplify small changes in the sun’s [[irradiance]] fourfold, creating 1-2 degree C cycles in earth’s temperatures | ||
| + | [http://www.cgfi.org/2007/01/30/two-new-books-confirm-global-warming-is-natural-moderate/] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://helios.gsfc.nasa.gov/cosmic.html Cosmicopia at NASA/GSFC -- Cosmic Rays] by Beth Jacob | *[http://helios.gsfc.nasa.gov/cosmic.html Cosmicopia at NASA/GSFC -- Cosmic Rays] by Beth Jacob | ||
[[category:astronomy]] | [[category:astronomy]] | ||
Revision as of 22:53, June 19, 2008
Cosmic rays are particles that bombard the Earth from outer space, such as::
- Galactic Cosmic Rays -- coming from outside the solar system
- Anomalous Cosmic Rays -- coming from the interstellar space at the edge of the heliopause
- Solar Energetic Particles -- associated with solar flares and other energetic solar events
The term "cosmic rays" used to include X-rays and gamma rays.
Effects on the earth's weather
- Cosmic rays vary the earth’s temperatures by creating more or fewer of the low, wet clouds that cool the earth.
- Cosmic rays amplify small changes in the sun’s irradiance fourfold, creating 1-2 degree C cycles in earth’s temperatures
External links
- Cosmicopia at NASA/GSFC -- Cosmic Rays by Beth Jacob