Charged particle fluxes in the near-ground atmosphere
In recent decades, interest in the environment has increased. The role of different factors, charged particles included, in the formation of aerosols and atmospheric electricity has been widely considered in the literature. Particle fluxes in atmospheric layers no more than several kilometers above Earth’s surface are especially important factors of weather conditions. These fluxes are due to cosmic rays and natural radioactivity. In this work, the composition of radiation is analyzed using long-term measurements of cosmic rays in the atmosphere, performed at different latitudes by the Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Different components of charged particles fluxes in the near-ground atmosphere are estimated.