135 citations
2 papers
astro-ph2005★ 135 cited
Gamma-Ray Bursts and the Earth: Exploration of Atmospheric, Biological, Climatic and Biogeochemical Effects
Brian C. Thomas, Adrian L. Melott, Charles H. Jackman +7
Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are likely to have made a number of significant impacts on the Earth during the last billion years. We have used a two-dimensional atmospheric model to inve…
astro-ph2004★ 72 cited
Terrestrial Ozone Depletion Due to a Milky Way Gamma-Ray Burst
Brian C. Thomas, Charles H. Jackman, Adrian L. Melott +5
Based on cosmological rates, it is probable that at least once in the last Gy the Earth has been irradiated by a gamma-ray burst in our Galaxy from within 2 kpc. Using a two-dimens…