NTL Record

Title CARI-7 Documentation: User's Guide
Record ID 81904
Personal Name
Creator
Copeland, Kyle
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date 20210301
Language English
Abstract This report is a guide to the use and maintenance the CARI-7 programs (CARI-7 and CARI-7A). Primary cosmic radiation from both the Sun and interstellar space enters Earth's atmosphere in varying amounts, As a result, aircrews and passengers are exposed to ionizing radiation in amounts that depend on several variables. Outside of Earth’s atmosphere, cosmic radiation is modulated by solar activity and Earth's magnetic field. Once the radiation enters Earth’s atmosphere, it interacts with Earth’s atmosphere in the same manner regardless of its point of origin (solar or galactic). CARI (Civil Aeromedical Research Institute [this is the acronym for a previous name of what is now known as the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, or CAMI]) software for calculation of doses of ionizing radiation in the atmosphere from cosmic radiation has been in development at CAMI the since the late 1980s. While CARI-7 handles the data in the way most consistent with the Monte Carlo simulations, CARI-7A offers added options for users in the handling of these data.
Rosap ID dot:57225
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57225
TRT Terms Calculation; Computer program documentation; Flight crews; Ionizing radiation; Monte Carlo method; Radiation doses; Simulation; Software; Solar radiation; Cosmic rays
General Subjects Dosimetry; CARI-7; CARI-7A; Cosmic radiation; Aircrews
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
1778908
Report Number DOT/FAA/AM-21/06
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/81000/81900/81904/202106.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository