Radioactivity of the Atmosphere

Abstract

The conductivity of the air is a characteristic of the entire atmosphere at all times. It is the result of the most varied ionizing radiation of a corpuscular and electromagnetic nature. In the lower layers of the atmosphere the radiation of the radioactive substances that are contained in the air and in the uppermost is a characteristic of the entire atmosphere at all times. It is the result of the most varied ionizing radiation of a corpuscular and electromagnetic nature. In the lower layers of the atmosphere the radiation of the radioactive substances that are contained in the air and in the uppermost strata of the earth’s crust is the principal source of this ion formation.