Effects of Gamma Ray Bursts in Earth Biosphere
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
2014-11-20 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Populations and Evolution
Abstract
We continue former work on the modeling of potential effects of Gamma Ray Bursts on Phanerozoic Earth. We focus on global biospheric effects of ozone depletion and show a first modeling of the spectral reduction of light by NO2 formed in the stratosphere. We also illustrate the current complexities involved in the prediction of how terrestrial ecosystems would respond to this kind of burst. We conclude that more biological field and laboratory data are needed to reach even moderate accuracy in this modeling
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@article{arxiv.0911.2196,
title = {Effects of Gamma Ray Bursts in Earth Biosphere},
author = {Osmel Martin and Rolando Cardenas and Mayrene Guimaraes and Liuba Penate and Jorge Horvath and Douglas Galante},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.2196},
year = {2014}
}
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Accepted for publication in Astrophysics & Space Science