Energy spectra and relative abundances of ions of C,O, and Fe at 1 AU during the quiet sun

The ion composition of fluxes of charged particles in interplanetary space with energies ∼0.03–10 MeV/nucleon are studied during quiet periods in the 23rd solar-activity cycle using data from the ACE spacecraft. Apart from the activity minimum, the Fe/O ratio during such periods corresponds to either the relative abundances of ions in particle fluxes accelerated in solar flares or the mean abundances of elements in the solar corona. At the cycle minimum, this ratio takes on values characteristic for the solar wind. These results indicate that the background fluxes of low-energy particles in the phases of the growth, maximum, and decay of the solar cycle include significant contributions from both coronal particles accelerated to suprathermal energies and particles accelerated in small impulsive solar flares. The particle fluxes from such flares are distinguished by an enhanced abundance of iron ions.     

Octahedral cation ordering in olivine at high temperature. I: in situ neutron single-crystal diffraction studies on natural mantle olivines (Fa12 and Fa10)

Crystallographic determinations on natural olivine single crystals of mantle composition and origin, carried out by in situ neutron diffraction at high temperature, show that the octahedrally co-ordinated Fe²⁺ and Mg cations undergo two successive trends of cation ordering with increasing temperature. An initial slight preference of Fe²⁺ for site M1, up to a temperature of about 850?°C, is followed by a reverse-ordering reaction with a site preference exchange between the two cations. The cross-over between the two regimes of ordering, corresponding to a situation of complete disorder, occurs at about 900?°C. Above this temperature Fe²⁺ progressively and strongly segregates into site M2 up to 1300?°C, the practical limit of the experimental setup utilized in the experiments. Care was taken to ensure that no chemical changes occurred in the crystals (i.e. oxidation), as testified by Mössbauer spectroscopy determinations carried out before and after the heat treatment. The cation-ordering behaviour is reflected in temperature-dependent changes of geometrical and atomic displacement parameters occurring in the octahedral sites M1 and M2. A thermodynamical explanation of this behaviour is proposed in terms of a prevailing vibrational contribution to entropy.     

Simulated precipitation response to SST forcing and potential predictability in the region of the South Atlantic convergence zone

The sensitivity of the precipitation response in the South Atlantic convergence zone (SACZ) to sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly is investigated by an inter-model comparison study of ensembles of multidecadal integrations of two atmospheric general circulation models (AGCMs)—version 1 of the NASA Seasonal-to-Interannual Prediction Project (NSIPP-1) model, and the NCAR community climate model (CCM3) version 3.6.6. Despite the different physical parameterizations, the two models consistently show an SST-forced signal located mainly over the oceanic portion of the SACZ. The signal has interannual-to-decadal timescales, and consists of a shift and strengthening of the SACZ toward anomalous warm waters. A potential predictability analysis reveals that the maximum predictable variance is about 50% of the total SACZ variance over the ocean, but the signal attenuates rapidly toward the South American continent. This result implies that the land portion of the SACZ is primarily dominated by the internal variability, thereby having a limited potential predictability at seasonal timescales.     

Determination of the concentration of chemical main and trace elements (chemical matrix) in the aerosol from 1972 to 1982 at a North-alpine pure air station at 1780 m a.s.l.

Summary Aerosol particles have been separated by filter at a mountain station at 1780 m a.s.l. continuously since 1972. The station (a WMO-BAPMoN station with extended program) is freely exposed to all sides and in no way influenced by local aerosol sources. In the cold seasons it lies almost exclusively above the convection layer (very often over inversions) so that real background data can be acquired in these cases. By means of analytical methods the chemical components are determined on the exposed filters. This includes (apart from crust elements) also cations and anions from man-made and maritime sources as well as some important trace elements (in all, 15 components). Filters are exposed over 1–4 days. Filter exchange is determined by the respective weather situation with due regard to all changes so that the requirements for a reasonable correlation of the measured values with the meteorological conditions are met. Additionally, all meteorological parameters are determined, as well as intensity of the vertical exchange, number density of Aitken nuclei, concentration of natural radioactivity (RaB), and other variables. In the present paper the components of the aerosol chemical matrix are related to the behavior of the parameters below and the results are discussed in detail: Dependence of the individual components on total aerosol mass per volume, type of air mass; representation of two single cases of long-range transport of crust elements (source areas: Sahara, Colorado); vertical exchange coefficient, concentration of natural radioactivity, temperature gradient between valley and mountain station, temperature at the sampling site, relative humidity, precipitation rate, wind direction. occurrence of fog.Zusammenfassung An einer allseitig frei exponierten Bergstation in 1780 m NN werden seit 1982 die Aerosolpartikel auf Filtern gesammelt. Die Station (eine WMO-BAPMoN-Station mit erweitertem Programm) wird nicht durch lokale Aerosolquellen in irgendeiner Weise beeinflußt. Sie liegt in den kalten Jahreszeiten fast ausschließlich über der Konvektionsschicht (sehr oft oberhalb von Inversionen), so daß in diesen Fällen echte Background-Daten erfaßt werden. Mittels analytischer Verfahren werden an den exponierten Filtern alle chemischen Hauptkomponenten (von den Krustenelementen abgesehen auch die Kationen und Anionen sowohl anthropogenen als auch maritimen Ursprungs), sowie einige gewichtige Spurenelemente (insgesamt 15 Komponenten) bestimmt. Die Filter werden 1–4 Tage lang exponiert. Der Filterwechsel wird durch den jeweiligen Wetterzustand bzw. seiner Veränderung gesteuert, so daß eine gute Voraussetzung für eine Zuordnung der Meßwerte zu den meteorologischen Bedingungen gegeben ist. Zusätzlich werden alle meteorologischen Parameter, sowie die Intensität des Vertikalaustausches, Zahl der Aitken-Kerne, Konzentration der natürlichen Radioaktivität (RaB) und andere Größen bestimmt. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden die Komponenten der chemischen Aerosolmatrix zum Verhalten der folgenden Parameter in Beziehung gesetzt und die Ergebnisse eingehend diskutiert:Abhängigkeit der Einzelkomponenten von: Gesamt-Aerosohnasse pro Volumen; Typ der Luftmasse und Darstellung von zwei Einzelfällen eines Ferntransportes von Krustenelementen (Quellgebiete: Sahara, Colorado); vertikaler Austauschkoeffizient; Konzentration der natürlichen Radioaktivität; Temperaturgradient zwischen Tal- und Bergstation; Temperatur an der Probennahmestelle; relative Feuchte; Niederschlagsintensität; Windrichtung; Auftreten von Nebel.

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Bestimmung der Konzentration chemischer Haupt- und Spurenstoffe (chemische Matrix) im Aerosol von 1972 bis 1982 an einer nordalpinen Reinluftstation in 1780 m NN.Teil II: Parametrische Korrelationsanalyse der chemischen Matrix mit Berücksichtigung meteorologischer Größen

     

A canonical theory for short GPS baselines. Part IV: precision versus reliability

This contribution is the last of four parts and deals with the link between baseline precision and ambiguity reliability. It is shown analytically how and to what extent the baseline-ambiguity correlation is related to the gain in baseline precision, to the volume of the ambiguity search space, and to the impact of potential integer ambiguity biases. Also, an ambiguity DOP measure is introduced together with its closed-form formulae for the three different single-baseline models. Received: 16 July 1996 / Accepted: 14 November 1996     

Solar models with strong turbulence

A series of evolutionary models for the Sun were constructed using the strong turbulence model of the variable mixing-length theory (AMLT) of Canuto (1990). The present values of the solar model were obtained by an initial compositionX = 0.754,Z = 0.019, and(x) = 1.1. The physical variables which were obtained by applying the strong turbulence case of AMLT were similar to those of weak turbulence model (Kzlolu and Civelek, 1992) if we focused on the fitting of present solar radius and luminosity.     

Diurnal variability of upper ocean temperature and heat budget in the southern Bay of Bengal during October–November, 1998 (BOBMEX-Pilot)

Time-series data on upper-ocean temperature, Vessel-Mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (VM-ADCP) measured currents and surface meteorological parameters have been obtained for the first time in the southern Bay of Bengal at 7‡N, 10‡N, and 13‡N locations along 87‡E during October–November, 1998 under BOBMEX-Pilot programme. These data have been analysed to examine the diurnal variability of upper oceanic heat budget and to estimate the eddy diffusivity coefficient of heat in the upper layer. Diurnal variation of near-surface temperature is typical at northern location (13‡N) with a range of 0.5‡C while the diurnal range of temperature is enhanced to 0.8‡C at the central location (10‡N) due to intense solar radiation (1050 W/m²), clear skies and low wind speeds. At the southern location (7‡N), the diurnal variation of temperature is atypical with the minimum temperature occurring at 2000 hrs instead of at early morning hours. In general, the diurnal curve of temperature penetrated up to 15 to 20 m with decreasing diurnal range with depth. The VM-ADCP measured horizontal currents in the upper ocean were predominantly easterly/northeasterly at southern location, north/northerly at central location and northwesterly at northern location, thus describing a large-scale cyclonic gyre with the northward meridional flow along 87‡E. The magnitudes of heat loss at the surface due to air-sea heat exchanges and in the upper 50 m layer due to vertical diffusion of heat are highest at the southern location where intense convective activity followed by overcast skies and synoptic disturbance prevailed in the lower atmosphere. This and the estimated higher value (0.0235 m²/s) of eddy diffusivity coefficient of heat in the upper ocean (0–50 m depth) suggest that 1-D processes controlled the upper layer heat budget at the southern location. On the other hand, during the fair weather conditions, at the central and northern locations, the upper layer gained heat energy, while the sea surface lost (gained) heat energy at northern (central) location. This and lower values of eddy diffusivity coefficient of heat (0.0045 and 0.0150 m²/s) and the northward intensification of horizontal currents at these locations suggest the greater role of horizontal heat advection over the 1-D processes in the upper ocean heat budget at these two locations.     

Late Quaternary sea‐level change and evolution of Belfast Lough,Northern Ireland: new offshore evidence and implications for sea‐level reconstruction

The interplay of eustatic and isostatic factors causes complex relative sea‐level (RSL) histories, particularly in paraglacial settings. In this context the past record of RSL is important in understanding ice‐sheet history, earth rheology and resulting glacio‐isostatic adjustment. Field data to develop sea‐level reconstructions are often limited to shallow depths and uncertainty exists as to the veracity of modelled sea‐level curves. We use seismic stratigraphy, 39 vibrocores and 26 radiocarbon dates to investigate the deglacial history of Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland, and reconstruct past RSL. A typical sequence of till, glacimarine and Holocene sediments is preserved. Two sea‐level lowstands (both max. ?40 m) are recorded at c. 13.5 and 11.5k cal a bp . Each is followed by a rapid transgression and subsequent periods of RSL stability. The first transgression coincides temporally with a late stage of Meltwater Pulse 1a and the RSL stability occurred between c. 13.0 and c. 12.2k cal a bp (Younger Dryas). The second still/slowstand occurred between c. 10.3 and c. 11.5k cal a bp . Our data provide constraints on the direction and timing of RSL change during deglaciation. Application of the Depth of Closure concept adds an error term to sea‐level reconstructions based on seismic stratigraphic reconstructions.