scholarly journals A tethered-balloon PTRMS sampling approach for rapid surveying of landscape-scale biogenic VOC fluxes

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 979-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Greenberg ◽  
A. Guenther ◽  
A. Turnipseed ◽  
X. Jiang ◽  
R. Seco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proton Transfer Reaction ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Emission Factors ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Emission Model ◽  
Tethered Balloon ◽  
Sampling System ◽  
Weather Model ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract. To survey landscape-scale fluxes of biogenic gases, a 100 m Teflon tube was attached to a tethered balloon as a sampling inlet for a fast response Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer (PTRMS). Along with meteorological instruments deployed on the tethered balloon and at 3 m and outputs from a regional weather model, these observations were used to estimate landscape scale biogenic volatile organic compound fluxes with two micrometeorological techniques: mixed layer variance and surface layer gradients. This highly mobile sampling system was deployed at four field sites near Barcelona to estimate landscape-scale BVOC emission factors in a relatively short period (3 weeks). The two micrometeorological techniques agreed within the uncertainty of the flux measurements at all four sites even though the locations had considerable heterogeneity in species distribution and complex terrain. The observed fluxes were significantly different than emissions predicted with an emission model using site-specific emission factors and land-cover characteristics. Considering the wide range in reported BVOC emission factors of VOCs for individual vegetation species (more than an order of magnitude), this flux estimation technique is useful for constraining BVOC emission factors used as model inputs.

scholarly journals A tethered-balloon PTRMS sampling approach for surveying of landscape-scale biogenic VOC fluxes

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2263-2271 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Greenberg ◽  
J. Peñuelas ◽  
A. Guenther ◽  
R. Seco ◽  
A. Turnipseed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compound ◽  
Volatile Organic Compound ◽  
Emission Factors ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Tethered Balloon ◽  
Sampling System ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound

Abstract. Landscape-scale fluxes of biogenic gases were surveyed by deploying a 100 m Teflon tube attached to a tethered balloon as a sampling inlet for a fast-response proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer (PTRMS). Along with meteorological instruments deployed on the tethered balloon and a 3 m tripod and outputs from a regional weather model, these observations were used to estimate landscape-scale biogenic volatile organic compound fluxes with two micrometeorological techniques: mixed layer variance and surface layer gradients. This highly mobile sampling system was deployed at four field sites near Barcelona to estimate landscape-scale biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emission factors in a relatively short period (3 weeks). The two micrometeorological techniques were compared with emissions predicted with a biogenic emission model using site-specific emission factors and land-cover characteristics for all four sites. The methods agreed within the uncertainty of the techniques in most cases, even though the locations had considerable heterogeneity in species distribution and complex terrain. Considering the wide range in reported BVOC emission factors for individual vegetation species (more than an order of magnitude), this temporally short and inexpensive flux estimation technique may be useful for constraining BVOC emission factors used as model inputs.

scholarly journals The Band-Gap Studies of Short-Period CdO/MgO Superlattices

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Przeździecka ◽  
P. Strąk ◽  
A. Wierzbicka ◽  
A. Adhikari ◽  
A. Lysak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Band Gap ◽  
Layer Thickness ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Band Gaps ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Salt Structure ◽  
Short Period Superlattices ◽  
Direct Band ◽  
Sublayer Thickness

AbstractTrends in the behavior of band gaps in short-period superlattices (SLs) composed of CdO and MgO layers were analyzed experimentally and theoretically for several thicknesses of CdO sublayers. The optical properties of the SLs were investigated by means of transmittance measurements at room temperature in the wavelength range 200–700 nm. The direct band gap of {CdO/MgO} SLs were tuned from 2.6 to 6 eV by varying the thickness of CdO from 1 to 12 monolayers while maintaining the same MgO layer thickness of 4 monolayers. Obtained values of direct and indirect band gaps are higher than those theoretically calculated by an ab initio method, but follow the same trend. X-ray measurements confirmed the presence of a rock salt structure in the SLs. Two oriented structures (111 and 100) grown on c- and r-oriented sapphire substrates were obtained. The measured lattice parameters increase with CdO layer thickness, and the experimental data are in agreement with the calculated results. This new kind of SL structure may be suitable for use in visible, UV and deep UV optoelectronics, especially because the energy gap can be precisely controlled over a wide range by modulating the sublayer thickness in the superlattices.

scholarly journals Establishment of wildflower strips in a wide range of environments: a lesson from a landscape‐scale project

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Stroot ◽  
Annika Brinkert ◽  
Norbert Hölzel ◽  
Alina Rüsing ◽  
Anna Bucharova
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Wildflower Strips

Carpatho-Ukraine’s defeat as a precursor of WWII

Rusin ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 201-222
Author(s):  
A.I. Kudriachenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Third Reich ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
International Context ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Territorial Claims ◽  
The Third Reich

The paper analyzes the course of events and the international context of Сarpatho- Ukrainian state’s rise and defeat in terms of role and impact of the leading European actors at the end of the 1930’s. Based on an in-depth study of the wide range of literature, documents and relevant archives, the author highlights the role of Carpatho-Ukraine, which for a short period happened to be at the epicenter of the geopolitical interests of the states whose actions or inaction fueled the warmongers. The revival and strengthening of a number of European countries at that historical period deteriorized international relations. The erosion of the Versailles-Washington bases intensified the contradictions in the foreign policy between the victorious and vanquished states. The defeated countries reinforced their positions, since the victors, who were expanding their military might at the expense of Czechoslovak Republic, including Transcarpathia, were becoming more submissive in accommodating territorial claims. This situation largely updated the approaches to the Ukrainian question. The variability of the ways to solve it largely depended on the situational decisions of the Third Reich political leadership.

scholarly journals In Situ Vapor Polymerization of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) Coated SnO2-Fe2O3 Continuous Electrospun Nanotubes for Rapid Detection of Iodide Ions

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuru Xu ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Bolun Sun ◽  
Xue Zhang ◽  
Rui Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Polymerization ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Electrospinning Technique ◽  
Iodide Ions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Vapor Phase Polymerization ◽  
Fe2o3 Nanotubes

In this work poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) coated SnO2-Fe2O3 continuous nanotubes with a uniform core–shell structure have been demonstrated for rapid sensitive detection of iodide ions. The SnO2-Fe2O3 nanotubes were firstly fabricated via an electrospinning technique and following calcination process. An in situ polymerization approach was then performed to coat a uniform PEDOT shell on the surface of as-prepared SnO2-Fe2O3 nanotubes by vapor phase polymerization, using Fe2O3 on the surface of nanotubes as an oxidant in an acidic condition. The resultant PEDOT@SnO2-Fe2O3 core-shell nanotubes exhibit a fast response time (~4 s) toward iodide ion detection and a linear current response ranging from 10 to 100 μM, with a detection limit of 1.5 μM and sensitivity of 70 μA/mM/cm2. The facile fabrication process and high sensing performance of this study can promote a wide range of potential applications in human health monitoring and biosensing systems.

Glycogenolytic Enzymes of Cod (Gadus callarias) Muscle

1966 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 527-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Burt
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Glycogen ◽  
Maximum Activity ◽  
Chloride Ions ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Optimum Temperature ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Wide Range

Some properties of the enzymes amylase, phosphorylase, and phosphoglucomutase in homogenates of cod muscle have been investigated. Amylase is activated by a short period of autolysis and by chloride ions; hydrolyses cod muscle glycogen at about half the rate it hydrolyses mussel glycogen; has an optimum temperature of 52 C for up to 5 hr incubation; and has a wide range of activity with maxima around pH 5.1 and between pH. 7.0 and 7.5. Using phloridzin, an estimate of the relative importance of hydrolytic and phosphorolytic cleavage of polysaccharide in cod muscle homogenates has been made. Phosphorylase shows two activity maxima at pH 5.5 and 6.7. The properties of phosphoglucomutase, with the exception of its pH activity, in cod muscle are similar to those reported for this enzyme in other tissues. Cod muscle phosphoglucomutase has maximum activity between pH 8 and 9.

Virtual Tissue Cutting With Haptic Feedback Using a Hybrid Actuator With DC Servomotor and Magnetorheological Brake

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Berk Gonenc ◽  
Hakan Gurocak
Keyword(s):  
Haptic Feedback ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Virtual Training ◽  
Tissue Properties ◽  
Tissue Cutting ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Force Profile ◽  
Rat Tissue ◽  
Dc Servomotor ◽  
Hybrid Actuator

Surgical training is an important and recent application where haptic interfaces are used to enhance the realism of virtual training simulators. Tissue cutting with surgical scissors is a common interaction mode in the simulations. The haptic interface needs to render a wide range of tissue properties and resistance forces accurately. In this research, we developed a hybrid haptic device made of a DC servomotor and a magnetorheological (MR) brake. The motor can provide fast dynamic response and compensate for inertia and friction effects of the device. But alone, it cannot supply high force levels and the sensation of stiff interaction with hard tissues such as tendons. On the other hand, the MR-brake can provide very stiff interaction forces yet cannot reflect fast dynamics that are encountered as the virtual scissors go through the tissue. The hybrid actuator developed in this work combines the two based on a control scheme that decomposes the actuator command signal into two branches considering each actuator's capabilities. It is implemented on a compact single degree-of-freedom (DOF) interface to simulate virtual tissue cutting with three different scissor types (Mayo, Metzenbaum, Iris) and four types of rat tissue (liver, muscle, skin, tendon). Results have shown close tracking of the desired force profile in all cases. Compared to just using a DC motor, the hybrid actuator provided a wider range of forces (up to 18 N) with fast response to render quick force variations without any instability for all simulated tissue and scissor types.

The Research of GPRS-Based Remote Fault Monitoring System for CNC Machine Tools

2011 ◽  
Vol 328-330 ◽  
pp. 393-397
Author(s):  
Ming Liang Wu ◽  
Xiao Bing Wang ◽  
Shu Rong Yu
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring System ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Remote Monitoring ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Cnc Machine Tools ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Remote Monitoring System ◽  
Wide Range

Based on GPRS network remote monitoring system which uses its two-way transmission performance, can easily monitor various electrical equipments and get information. Compare with the past remote monitoring systems, the system has the advantage of flexible networking, convenient, wide range of data transmission, high reliability, fast response time, and has great significance and value of research in CNC machine tool system with upgrade GPRS in the mobile communication networks, data services expand and data transfer capabilities.

scholarly journals Validation of farm-scale methane emissions using nocturnal boundary layer budgets

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (15) ◽  
pp. 21765-21802 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Stieger ◽  
I. Bamberger ◽  
N. Buchmann ◽  
W. Eugster
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Nocturnal Boundary Layer ◽  
Methane Emissions ◽  
Emission Factors ◽  
Transport Processes ◽  
Tethered Balloon ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Farm Scale ◽  
Balloon System

Abstract. This study provides the first experimental validation of Swiss agricultural methane emission estimates at the farm scale. We measured CH4 concentrations at a Swiss farmstead during two intensive field campaigns in August 2011 and July 2012 to (1) quantify the source strength of livestock methane emissions using a tethered balloon system, and (2) to validate inventory emission estimates via nocturnal boundary layer (NBL) budgets. Field measurements were performed at a distance of 150 m from the nearest farm buildings with a tethered balloon system in combination with gradient measurements at eight heights on a 10 m tower to better resolve the near-surface concentrations. Vertical profiles of air temperature, relative humidity, CH4 concentration, wind speed and wind direction showed that the NBL was strongly influenced by local transport processes and by the valley wind system. Methane concentrations showed a pronounced time course, with highest concentrations in the second half of the night. NBL budget flux estimates were obtained via a time–space kriging approach. Main uncertainties of NBL budget flux estimates were associated with instationary atmospheric conditions and the estimate of the inversion height zi (top of volume integration). The mean NBL budget fluxes of 1.60 ± 0.31 μg CH4 m-2 s-1 (1.40 ± 0.50 and 1.66 ± 0.20 μg CH4 m-2 s-1 in 2011 and 2012, respectively) were in good agreement with local inventory estimates based on current livestock number and default emission factors, with 1.29 ± 0.47 and 1.74 ± 0.63 μg CH4 m-2 s-1 for 2011 and 2012, respectively. This indicates that emission factors used for the national inventory reports are adequate, and we conclude that the NBL budget approach is a useful tool to validate emission inventory estimates.

scholarly journals Microstructure representation of snow in coupled snowpack and microwave emission models

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melody Sandells ◽  
Richard Essery ◽  
Nick Rutter ◽  
Leanne Wake ◽  
Leena Leppänen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brightness Temperature ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Microwave Emission ◽  
Model Systems ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Emission Model ◽  
Mean Error ◽  
Scale Factors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Emission Models

Abstract. This is the first study to encompass a wide range of coupled snow evolution and microwave emission models in a common modelling framework in order to generalise the link between snowpack microstructure predicted by the snow evolution models and microstructure required to reproduce observations of brightness temperature as simulated by snow emission models. Brightness temperatures at 18.7 and 36.5 GHz were simulated by 1323 ensemble members, formed from 63 Jules Investigation Model snowpack simulations, three microstructure evolution functions and seven microwave emission model configurations. Two years of meteorological data from the Sodankylä Arctic Research Centre, Finland were used to drive the model over the 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 winter periods. Comparisons between simulated snow grain diameters and field measurements with an IceCube instrument showed that the evolution functions from SNTHERM simulated snow grain diameters that were too large (mean error 0.12 to 0.16 mm), whereas MOSES and SNICAR microstructure evolution functions simulated grain diameters that were too small (mean error −0.16 to −0.24 mm for MOSES, and −0.14 to −0.18 mm for SNICAR). No model (HUT, MEMLS or DMRT-ML) provided a consistently good fit across all frequencies and polarizations. The smallest absolute values of mean bias in brightness temperature over a season for a particular frequency and polarization ranged from 0.9 to 7.2 K. Optimal scaling factors for the snow microstructure were presented to compare compatibility between snowpack model microstructure and emission model microstructure. Scale factors ranged between 0.3 for the SNTHERM-Empirical MEMLS model combination (2011–2012), and 5.0 or greater when considering non-sticky particles in DMRT-ML in conjunction with MOSES or SNICAR microstructure (2012–2013). Differences in scale factors between microstructure models were generally greater than the differences between microwave emission models, suggesting that more accurate simulations in coupled snowpack-microwave model systems will be achieved primarily through improvements in the snowpack microstructure representation, followed by improvements in the emission models. Other snowpack parameterisations in the snowpack model, mainly densification, led to a mean brightness temperature difference of 11 K when the JIM ensemble was applied to the MOSES microstructure and empirical MEMLS emission model for the 2011–2012 season. Consistency between snowpack microstructure and microwave emission models, and the choice of snowpack densification algorithms should be considered in the design of snow mass retrieval systems and microwave data assimilation systems.

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