On the expanding earth hypothesis

Summary The hypothesis of an expanding Earth is discussed on the basis of lunar laser ranging It is provcd that the given data do not indicate a secular increase in the principal moment of the Earth's inertia which would have to occur if the Earth were really expanding.

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On the accuracy of location of local shocks on the territory of Czechoslovakia and adjacent areas

Summary The calculation procedures for determining epicentre parameters of weak near shocks with foci in Poland are discussed and tested for explosions with known epicentres.

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m m¶rt; ¶rt; n¶rt;u num a uu m num nmua n auauu, u mu a mumuu u, n muu ¶rt;au uu mau. au mam nam (a. 4) nu nuuu na 71 u m ¶rt;u n¶rt; ¶rt; a auu ¶rt;a [11].

     

Numerical modelling of time-harmonic seismic wave fields in simple structures by the Gaussian beam method. Part II

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Magnetic susceptibility anisotropy of deformed rocks

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Prediction of the abiotic degradability of organic compounds in the troposphere

A statistically relevant correlation between the reaction rate coefficient, k _OH, for the OH radical reaction with 161 organic compounds in the gas phase at 300 K, and the corresponding vertical ionisation energies E _i,v, reveals two classes of compounds: aromatics where –log(k _OH/cm³s^-1)3/2E _i,v(eV)–2 and aliphatics where –log(k _OH/cm³s^-1)4/5E _i,v(eV)+3. The prediction of the rate coefficient, k _OH, for the reaction of OH with organic molecules from the above equations has a probability of about 90%. Assuming a global diurnal mean of the OH radical concentration of 5×10⁵ cm³, the upper limit of the tropospheric half-life of organic compounds and their persistence can be estimated.     

Regionally metamorphosed greisens of the Moldanubicum

The orthogneiss bodies of the Moldanubicum in the western part of the Bohemian-Moravian Heights (eskomoravská vrchovina) are apoleucogranites, presumably of Precambrian age and probably of anatectic origin. Most orthogneiss bodies have been shown to contain greisens transformed by regional metamorphism. The greisens have maintained their identity during regional metamorphism below higher almandine-amphibolite facies grade, i.e. over the stability field of muscovite. Massive quartz (metamorphosed vein quartz) is frequent, and mineralization is associated with it in a few localities. Greisens in orthogneisses may serve as evidence of magmatic origin.     

Some possibilities of predicting radio wave absorption in the lower ionosphere

Summary An attempt is made to show possible ways of predicting radio wave absorption in the midlatitude lower ionosphere using relations between absorption and the intensity of solar ionizing radiation and/or common solar activity indices, and between absorption and f₀F2.

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