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Category Scope
93 Space Radiation
Includes cosmic radiation; and inner and outer Earth radiation
belts. For biological effects of radiation on plants and animals see 51 Life
Sciences; on human beings see 52 Aerospace
Medicine. For theory see 73 Nuclear
Physics.
Definition
Extraterrestrial Radiation – Electromagnetic
or particle radiation emitted from a source beyond the Earth's atmosphere. NASA
Thesaurus, Washington, DC: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
NASA Interest
Exhaustive Interest : All facets of space
radiation.
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Input
Subjects of Specific Interest
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alpha rays (space)
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beta rays (space)
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cosmic radiation
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galactic radiation
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gamma rays (space)
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inner Earth radiation belts
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intergalactic radiation
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interstellar radiation
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outer Earth radiation belts
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radiation belts
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space radiation
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stellar radiation
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ultraviolet radiation (space)
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Van Allen belts
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x-ray radiation (space)
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