Hello guys and gals. I am writing a research paper on the protective nature of Earth's atmosphere and magnetosphere (i.e. as a collision deterrent, harmful wavelength filter...), and need to include a combination of book, website, and journal/periodical sources. I have already found a good selection of books and websites to use, however, I am having great difficulty finding the requisite journal/periodical sources. I am only a first year astronomy student, so if you folks know of any relevant articles that would be comprehensible to such a reader, that would be great. Also, I have found Sky & Telescope to be a pleasure to read, and so if anyone is aware of relevant articles in that publication, I would be ecstatic. Thank you VERY much for your time.
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Try the Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth and/or Planetary Sciences, and Geophysical Research Letters. If you can understand those articles, you are well on your way. No, I'm not going to cite any particular article. You should learn how to use your university library online resources, even if you have to ask a reference librarian how to do it. That's what reference librarians are there for. They are paid to teach students how to use the library system. You are paying for that in your tuition. If your university is one of the 24 universities that has a geology library, USE IT. Ask the reference librarian there to help you.