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Tom Brosz — 7/30/2001 5:03:32 PM (archived)

Please do not confuse the ultraviolet radiation that the ozone layer blocks (and is created by) with the charged solar particles that are deflected by a planetary magnetic field. The word "radiation" is used nowadays very broadly, with little regard for accuracy or detail.

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Terraforming Duration - Mark Eby - 7/29/2001 12:24:40 PM
- Mass = Protection From IR and NMOs - Mark Eby - 7/30/2001 11:01:57 AM
  - numbers and stuff for Mark and Ed - Justin Kelly - 7/31/2001 7:15:10 PM
    - Cosmic = Gamma Rays? - Mark Eby - 7/31/2001 12:33:19 PM
      - Re: Cosmic = Gamma Rays? - Tom Brosz - 7/31/2001 12:35:42 PM
        
        Re: Cosmic = Gamma Rays? - gbaikie - 7/31/2001 4:28:55 PM
        
        that explains a few things. . . - Justin Kelly - 7/31/2001 1:17:32 PM
  - Responded to below, but here's more... - E.P. Grondine - 7/30/2001 5:54:03 PM
    - Re: Responded to below, but here's more... - phil - 7/31/2001 12:36:33 PM
      - Wishes and words no substitute for engineering - E.P. Grondine - 7/31/2001 4:41:50 PM
        
        Re: Wishes and words no substitute for engineering - phil - 8/1/2001 12:58:48 PM
        
        Prove me wrong... - E.P. Grondine - 8/1/2001 5:45:10 PM
        
        Re: Prove me wrong... - phil - 8/2/2001 4:40:45 PM
- Re: Terraforming Duration - E.P. Grondine - 7/29/2001 6:12:11 PM
  - Greenhouse gases could also create a ozone layer - Matt - 7/30/2001 1:47:38 PM
    - This is something I do remember from physics. - Jacob Samorodin - 7/30/2001 3:39:17 PM
    - How much radiation would an ozone layer block? - E.P. Grondine - 7/30/2001 2:12:22 PM
      - Depends on what the word - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2001 5:03:32 PM
        
        Yes, different kinds of radiation - Matt - 7/30/2001 6:33:27 PM
        
        Re: Yes, different kinds of radiation - gbaikie - 7/30/2001 9:06:05 AM
        
        ..."Radiation" means. - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2001 5:04:41 PM
        
        Bad news once again, Mark - E.P. Grondine - 7/30/2001 12:15:57 PM
        
        PS - Mark Eby - 7/30/2001 2:37:16 PM
        
        A Little Slow EP - Mark Eby - 7/30/2001 2:33:19 PM
        
        Re: Bad news once again, Mark - Tom Brosz - 7/30/2001 1:01:37 PM
        
        It's now up to you, Mark - E.P. Grondine - 7/30/2001 5:15:40 PM

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