Articles | Volume 16, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5853-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-5853-2016
Research article
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13 May 2016
Research article |  | 13 May 2016

Atmospheric changes caused by galactic cosmic rays over the period 1960–2010

Charles H. Jackman, Daniel R. Marsh, Douglas E. Kinnison, Christopher J. Mertens, and Eric L. Fleming

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AR by Charles Jackman on behalf of the Authors (25 Feb 2016)
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (15 Mar 2016) by Mathias Palm
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (26 Mar 2016)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (11 Apr 2016) by Mathias Palm
AR by Charles Jackman on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (26 Apr 2016) by Mathias Palm
AR by Charles Jackman on behalf of the Authors (28 Apr 2016)
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Two global models were used to investigate the impact of galactic cosmic ray (GCRs) on the atmosphere over the 1960-2010 time period. The primary impact of the naturally occurring GCRs on ozone was found to be due to their production of NOx and this impact varies with the atmospheric chlorine loading, sulfate aerosol loading, and solar cycle variation. GCR-caused decreases of annual average global total ozone were computed to be 0.2 % or less.
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