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Impact of space energetic particles on the Earth’s atmosphere (a review)

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The state of the Earth’s upper atmosphere is formed with the participation of impacts by energetic particles, such as galactic cosmic rays, protons of solar proton events, and precipitation of relativistic electrons. Changes in the neutral composition and the thermal and dynamical regime of the upper atmosphere during periods of disturbances caused by the influence of energetic particles are considered.

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Krivolutsky, A.A., Repnev, A.I. Impact of space energetic particles on the Earth’s atmosphere (a review). Geomagn. Aeron. 52, 685–716 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793212060060

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