Analytical Representations for Characterizing the Global Aviation Radiation Environment Based on Model and Measurement Databases.

ABSTRACT: The Nowcast of Atmospheric Ionizing Radiation for Aviation Safety climatological model and the Automated Radiation Measurements for Aerospace Safety (ARMAS) statistical database are presented as polynomial fit equations. Using equations based on altitude, L shell, and geomagnetic conditions an effective dose rate for any location from a galactic cosmic ray (GCR) environment can be calculated. A subset of the ARMAS database is represented by a second polynomial fit equation for the GCR plus probable relativistic energetic particle (REP; Van Allen belt REP) effective dose rates within a narrow band of L shells with altitudinal and geomagnetic dependency. Solar energetic particle events are not considered in this study since our databases do not contain these event

SUBMITTER: Tobiska WK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6333164 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature