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cosmic radiation  

Definition

  • A combination of solar cosmic rays and much higher energy galactic cosmic rays which strike the Earth from all directions. The latter are the high-speed subatomic particles, mostly protons, that are responsible for the production of cosmogenic nuclides both in the atmosphere (e.g. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environmental Change; cosmic radiation]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MDNQD18X-W

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