Consequences of a Change in the Galactic Environment of the Sun

• Main Authors: Zank, Gary P., Frisch, Priscilla C.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 1999
• Subjects: Astrophysics astro-ph; FOS Physical sciences; Antarctic; Kya; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/9901279; https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9901279

The interaction of the heliosphere with interstellar clouds has attracted interest since the late 1920's, both with a view to explaining apparent quasi-periodic climate "catastrophes" as well as periodic mass extinctions. Until recently, however, models describing the solar wind - loc...