Studies of the Influence of Galactic Cosmic Rays on the Cloud Cover of the Earth. Review of Research in Recent Decades

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Irina P. Mkurnalidze
Naili I. Kapanadze

Abstract

A review of scientific studies of the existence of the influence of galactic cosmic rays on cloudiness on Earth and, accordingly, on climatic fluctuations is given. Corresponding illustrations are presented.  Describes the work on this topic, carried out in the international center CERN (project "CLOUD"). The article examines the research of the last decades.

Keywords:
Galactic cosmic rays, cloud cover, temperature anomaly, global temperature
Published: Dec 30, 2021

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Mkurnalidze, I. P. ., & Kapanadze, N. I. . (2021). Studies of the Influence of Galactic Cosmic Rays on the Cloud Cover of the Earth. Review of Research in Recent Decades. Journals of Georgian Geophysical Society, 24(2). https://doi.org/10.48614/ggs2420213323
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