A Brief History of Space Climatology: From the Big Bang to the Present

Xapsos, Michael

关键词: ASTRONOMY;    CLIMATOLOGY;    GALACTIC COSMIC RAYS;    SOLAR ACTIVITY;    SPACE WEATHER;   

RP-ID  :  GSFC-E-DAA-TN58572

学科分类：空间科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

This work presents a space climatology timeline ranging from the Big Bang to the present. It begins with a description of the early universe including the origin and abundances of particles significant for radiation effects. It continues to a transition period to modern times when the era of modern space climatology began to emerge due to discoveries of sunspots and the solar activity cycle, along with development of early astronomical methods. The timeline concludes in the modern era with a description of the radiation environments of galactic cosmic rays, solar particle events and the Van Allen Belts.