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cosmic radiation

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cosmic radiation [′käz·mik ‚rād·ē′ā·shən]
(nuclear physics)


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We use the rare isotope Beryllium-10, which develops in the land surface via cosmic radiation.
They describe the effect of global climate change, how the emission of strong electromagnetic thermal corpuscular energy preceded fires, how solar wind penetrates the atmosphere, the effect and direction of air masses, the factor of cloudiness, and the effect of cosmic radiation, with discussion of specific cases in Portugal and Central and South Europe.
Astronauts are exposed to cosmic radiation that is of sufficient intensity to cause severe physical effects including damage to the central nervous system and cancer.
 
 
 
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