Data · collection · 2014
Database of Ground Level Enhancements data - near-Earth cosmic radiation
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
NOTE: This database has been taken offline, as it was no longer maintained.
Description
A copy of the data that was stored in the database is available for download from the provided URL. The database holds all known cosmic ray data from the worldwide network of observatories that observed Ground Level Enhancements.
The Cosmic Ray program contributes to our understanding of the radiation environment in space near the Earth. Radiation constantly bombards the Earth from space and is measurable at and below the surface of the Earth. The high energy particles are detected at the Mawson cosmic ray laboratory with large detectors located on the surface and in an underground vault.
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This is the only system of its type in polar regions and gives a unique view of the radiation effects. Variations in the radiation are constantly monitored. The sun plays a major role in generating the changes.
The radiation levels are important to spacecraft and crew and to high altitude aircraft flying on polar routes. There is also some evidence that the radiation may influence climate.
Links
Get the data
- data.aad.gov.au /eds/3791/download ↗
Download page for Australian Antarctic Data Centre
download · from NASA CMR
Documentation and papers
- data.aad.gov.au /aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=GLE_Database ↗
Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset
documentation · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214308574-AU_AADC.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214308574-AU_AADC.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- Cosmic Rays · FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS · GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS · GROUND STATIONS · MUON COSMIC RAY DETECTORS · Not provided · Solar Radiation
Provenance · 1 source records, 15 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1214308574-AU_AADC | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[instrument].gcmd_instrument:muon-cosmic-ray-detectors | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/atmosphere/atmospheric-radiation/solar-radiation | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/sun-earth-interactions/solar-activity/cosmic-rays | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:fixed-observation-stations | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:ground-based-observations | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:ground-stations | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:not-provided | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |