English Explanatory Dictionary

Miyake event

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An observed sharp enhancement of the production of cosmogenic isotopes by cosmic rays, which may be marked by a spike in the concentration of radioactive isotopes in tree rings and ice cores.

Word forms

Miyake event Miyake events

Etymology

Named after the Japanese physicist Fusa Miyake, who first identified them.

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