Effects of Strong Meteor Shower Maxima on Blood Parameters
Abstract
A.V. Tertyshnikov
According to observations at the Russian Antarctic station Novolazarevskaya, an ordering of variations in solar ultraviolet radiation and an increase in its intensity during the maxima of strong meteor showers were detected. This effect was used in studies of blood tests from the St. Petersburg Clinical Hospital in 2000-2001. The experiment uses: the rate of erythrocyte sedimentation (ESR), the content of leukocytes and lymphocytes.
A change in the morphology of the spectral and temporal characteristics of the analyzed markers relative to the dates of strong meteor showers, with dominant cycles of 3-4 and 6-7 days, was noted.
The reasons for the interaction of solar ultraviolet radiation with meteoric dust are discussed.
