The impact of cosmic dust on the Earth’s climate

Ermakov, V. I.; Okhlopkov, V. P.; Stozhkov, Yu. I.

doi:10.3103/s0027134909020234

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“…The top of giant thunderstorm clouds, which are typical for tropical latitudes, can reach 20 km in radius. The lifetime of the cell, from nucleation to decay, is about one hour [4]. This supports the statement that the maximum number of natural disasters occurs in the latitude range from 30° north to 30° south.…”

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“…The highest thunderstorm activity on the globe is observed in three sectors (or clusters): Indonesian (or Asian), African (Africa and Europe) and American (Central America and northern South America) sectors. The latter two sectors feature the most intense thunderstorm activity [4]. A thunderstorm cloud is a localized area of strong convective and electrical activity.…”

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“…"in phase" with changes in the cosmic ray flux. The cosmic ray flux in the atmosphere and thunderstorm activity is maximal during the periods of minimum solar activity and minimal during the periods of maximum solar activity [4,14]. Thus, the frequency of natural disasters is in polar opposition to the rhythms of solar activity, i.e., catastrophic activity is minimal when solar activity is maximal, and vice versa: catastrophic activity is maximal when solar activity is minimal.…”

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The General Mechanism of the Origin of Natural Disasters in the Global Dimension

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Ignateva

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The article presents a possible mechanism for the occurrence of natural disasters on a global scale based on the view of the Earth as an evolving electromagnetic self-oscillating system. The possible future of natural disasters in the global dimension is presented. It has been established that for the period from 1900 to 2020 there was a gradual, and at certain time intervals and a sharp increase in the number of catastrophes on our planet. At the same time, there was an increase in the number of victims of these disasters, the number of victims and material damage. The article emphasizes that catastrophes for our planet are a natural course of development for it as for an evolving electromagnetic self-oscillating system. For this reason, all natural disasters on our planet must be adequately accepted and understood that only for humans they are catastrophes, and in the event of human losses and economic damage, they pass into the stage of emergency situations. The article also shows a close connection between natural disasters and the rhythms of the Sun and solar activity. «The frantic desire for life thrives in the heart of every great calamity» Albert Camus

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The General Mechanism of the Origin of Natural Disasters in the Global Dimension

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Ignateva

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…Although some evidence pointed out that the cosmic-ray ionized particles could be too small for seeding clouds (e.g., Pierce & Adams, 2009), subsequent studies reinforced this hypothesis (e.g., Svensmark et al, 2009Svensmark et al, , 2017. However, space dust could also seed cloud formation and influence the Earth's albedo (e.g., Dorman, 2016;Ermakov et al, 2009aErmakov et al, , 2009bOllila, 2015), but no experimental evidence has been provided until now. We showed that interplanetary dust could really be a plausible multidecadal climate forcing as we find a strong correlation among the periodicities of the climate and those of the asteroid infalls.…”

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A 60‐Year Cycle in the Meteorite Fall Frequency Suggests a Possible Interplanetary Dust Forcing of the Earth's Climate Driven by Planetary Oscillations

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Milani²,

Bianchini

2020

Geophysical Research Letters

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One of the most famous climate oscillations has a period of about 60 years. Although this oscillation might emerge from internal variability, increasing evidence points toward a solar or astronomical origin, as also argued herein. We highlight that the orbital eccentricity of Jupiter presents prominent oscillations with a period of quasi 60 years due to its gravitational coupling with Saturn. This oscillation is found to be well correlated with quite a number of climatic records and also with a 60-year oscillation present in long meteorite fall records relative to the periods 619-1943 CE. Since meteorite falls are the most macroscopic aspect of incoming space dust and their motion is mostly regulated by Jupiter, we propose that the interplanetary dust influx also presents a 60-year cycle and could be forcing the climate to oscillate in a similar manner by modulating the formation of the clouds and, therefore, the Earth's albedo. Plain Language Summary The physical origin of the modulation of the cloud system and of many of the Earth's climate oscillations from the decadal to the millennial timescales is still unclear, despite its importance in climate science. One of the most prominent oscillations has a period of about 60 years and is found in a number of geophysical records such as temperature reconstructions, aurora sights, Indian rainfalls, ocean climatic records, and in many others. These oscillations might emerge from the internal variability of the climate system, but increasing evidence also points toward a solar or astronomical origin. Herein we speculate whether the oscillations of the orbits of the planetary system could modulate the interplanetary dust flux falling on the Earth, then modifying the cloud coverage. We find that the orbital eccentricity of Jupiter presents a strong 60-year oscillation that is well correlated with several climatic records and with the 60-year oscillation found in long meteorite fall records since the 7th century. Since meteorite falls are the most macroscopic aspect of infalling space dust, we conclude that the interplanetary dust should modulate the formation of the clouds and, thus, drive climate changes.

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“…Only after averaging for long periods (from one-ten years up to 100-1000 yr and even million of years) did it become possible to determine much smaller factors that influence the climate, such as cosmic rays, dust, solar irradiation, and so on. For example, Zecca and Chiari (2009) show that the dust from comet 1P/Halley, according to data of about the last 2000 yr, produces periodic variations in planetary surface temperature (an average cooling of about 0.08 • C) with a period 72 ± 5 yr. Cosmic dust of interplanetary and interstellar origin, as well as galactic cosmic rays entering the Earth's atmosphere, have an impact on the Earth's climate (Ermakov et al, 2006(Ermakov et al, , 2007(Ermakov et al, , 2009Kasatkina et al, 2007a, b). Ermakov et al (2006Ermakov et al ( , 2009 hypothesized that the particles of extraterrestrial origin residing in the atmosphere may serve as condensation nuclei and, thereby, may affect the cloud cover.…”

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Cosmic rays and space weather: effects on global climate change

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2012

Ann. Geophys.

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Abstract. We consider possible effects of cosmic rays and some other space factors on the Earth's climate change. It is well known that the system of internal and external factors formatting the climate is very unstable; decreasing planetary temperature leads to an increase of snow surface, and decrease of the total solar energy input into the system decreases the planetary temperature even more, etc. From this it follows that even energetically small factors may have a big influence on climate change. In our opinion, the most important of these factors are cosmic rays and cosmic dust through their influence on clouds, and thus, on climate.

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The impact of cosmic dust on the Earth’s climate

Cited by 7 publications

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The General Mechanism of the Origin of Natural Disasters in the Global Dimension

The General Mechanism of the Origin of Natural Disasters in the Global Dimension

A 60‐Year Cycle in the Meteorite Fall Frequency Suggests a Possible Interplanetary Dust Forcing of the Earth's Climate Driven by Planetary Oscillations

Cosmic rays and space weather: effects on global climate change

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