A Study of Variations in Cosmic Ray Intensity Due to the Shifting of Isobaric Layers in the Stratosphere

Author

Frederick Herbert Martens

Publication Date

Spring 5-31-1948

Abstract

This investigation is an attempt to correlate variations in cosmic ray intensity with shifts of the isobaric layers in the stratosphere on the basis of the change in path length traveled by radioactive mesotrans, and in consideration of ordinary mass absorption of the air along the path.

Degree Name

Physics

Level of Degree

Masters

Department Name

Physics & Astronomy

First Committee Member (Chair)

Victor H. Regener

Second Committee Member

Robert Reginald Brown

Third Committee Member

Lincoln LaPaz

Language

English

Document Type

Thesis

Recommended Citation

Martens, Frederick Herbert. "A Study of Variations in Cosmic Ray Intensity Due to the Shifting of Isobaric Layers in the Stratosphere." (1948). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/phyc_etds/135