Disturbance of a Glow in the Night Sky in Clear Weather at Middle Latitudes

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (11) ◽  
pp. 1317-1319
Author(s):  
N. S. Khaerdinov ◽  
D. D. Dzhappuev ◽  
K. Kh. Kanonidi ◽  
A. U. Kudzhaev ◽  
A. N. Kurenya ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi Watari ◽  
Satoko Nakamura ◽  
Yusuke Ebihara

AbstractWe need a typical method of directly measuring geomagnetically induced current (GIC) to compare data for estimating a potential risk of power grids caused by GIC. Here, we overview GIC measurement systems that have appeared in published papers, note necessary requirements, report on our equipment, and show several examples of our measurements in substations around Tokyo, Japan. Although they are located at middle latitudes, GICs associated with various geomagnetic disturbances are observed, such as storm sudden commencements (SSCs) or sudden impulses (SIs) caused by interplanetary shocks, geomagnetic storms including a storm caused by abrupt southward turning of strong interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) associated with a magnetic cloud, bay disturbances caused by high-latitude aurora activities, and geomagnetic variation caused by a solar flare called the solar flare effect (SFE). All these results suggest that GIC at middle latitudes is sensitive to the magnetospheric current (the magnetopause current, the ring current, and the field-aligned current) and also the ionospheric current.


Nature ◽  
1955 ◽  
Vol 176 (4478) ◽  
pp. 381-381
Keyword(s):  

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 835
Author(s):  
Onofrio Davide Palmitessa ◽  
Marco Antonio Pantaleo ◽  
Pietro Santamaria

High-tech greenhouses and artificial light applications aim to improve food production, in line with one of the sustainable development goals of the UN Agenda 2030, namely, “zero hunger”. In the past, the incandescent lamps have been used for supplementary lighting (SL) at higher latitudes to increase greenhouse production during the dark season. Light-emitting diodes (LED) have been replacing gas discharge and incandescent lamps, and their development is expanding SL applications in different agricultural scenarios (e.g., urban farming, middle latitudes). In fact, recent research on LED applications in Mediterranean greenhouses have produced encouraging results. Since middle latitudes have a higher daily light integral (DLI) than higher latitudes in the dark season and climate conditions influence the installed power load of greenhouses, LED installation and management in Mediterranean greenhouses should be different and less expensive in terms of investment and energy consumption. Accordingly, the aim of this review is to outline the state of the art in LED applications and development, with a focus on latitude-related requirements. Tomato was used as a representative crop.


Nature ◽  
1961 ◽  
Vol 192 (4803) ◽  
pp. 609-609
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Radiocarbon ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 684-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgette Delibrias

14C measurements were carried out on sea water samples collected in 1973, in the Indian ocean. The results obtained for 9 vertical profiles between 27° S and 48°S are presented. In surface water, the bomb 14C content is maximum at middle latitudes. A time lag relative to the north hemisphere bomb 14C delivery is apparent. In the more southern latitudes, 14C content remains very low.


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