Cosmic Rays and Earth: Proceedings of an Issi Workshop 21-26 March 1999, Bern, Switzerland

Book Overview

The year 1998 marked the 50th anniversary of the invention of the neutron monitor, a key research tool in the field of space physics and solar-terrestrial relations. In honor of this occasion a workshop entitled 'Cosmic Rays and Earth' was organized to review the detection of cosmic rays at the surface and in the lower atmosphere of Earth, including the effect that this radiation has on the terrestrial environment. A special focus was the role of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048156157
• ISBN13: 9789048156153
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"