Supernovae effects on the terrestrial atmosphere

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Jun 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980p%26ss...28..639a&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, vol. 28, June 1980, p. 639-644.

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Atmospheric Effects, Earth Atmosphere, Radiation Effects, Stellar Radiation, Supernovae, Gamma Rays, Gas Dissociation, Mesosphere, Oxygen, Ozone, Thermosphere

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The first effects of a nearby (10 parsec) supernova on the earth's atmosphere will be caused by ultraviolet radiation dissociating molecular oxygen. The event will be of about one month's duration. Several months later nuclear gamma radiation may arrive, causing a decrease in atmospheric ozone. Cosmic radiation from the supernova remnant will not intercept the earth for at least 1000 years at which time ozone will be seriously depleted. Supernova ultraviolet radiation increases column ozone and atomic oxygen. Atmospheric thermal structure is modified with a large temperature increase in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere and a decrease at higher altitudes caused by enhanced heat loss due to atomic oxygen radiation and conduction.

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