Hard X-ray and radio emission at the onset of great solar flares     

K. -L. Klein  M. Pick  A. Magun  B. R. Dennis 《Solar physics》1987,111(1):225-233

A study of the onset phase often great hard X-ray bursts is presented. It is shown from hard X-ray and radio observations in different wavelength ranges that the energization of the electrons proceeds on a global time-scale of some tens of seconds. In nine of the bursts two phases of emission can be distinguished during the onset phase: the pre-flash phase, during which emission up to an energy limit ranging from some tens of keV to 200 keV is observed, followed ten to some tens of seconds later by the flash phase, where the count rate in all detector channels rises simultaneously to within some seconds. For two of the events strong -ray line emission is observed and is shown to start close to the onset of the flash phase.Proceedings of the Second CESRA Workshop on Particle Acceleration and Trapping in Solar Flares, held at Aubigny-sur-Nère (France), 23–26 June, 1986.  相似文献   

Enceladus' plume: Compositional evidence for a hot interior     

Dennis L. Matson  Julie C. Castillo  Torrence V. Johnson 《Icarus》2007,187(2):569-573

The combined observations of Saturn's moon Enceladus by the Cassini CAPS, INMS and UVIS instruments detected water vapor geysers in which were present molecular nitrogen (N₂), carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane (CH₄), propane (C₃H₈), acetylene (C₂H₂), and several other species, together with all of the decomposition products of water. We propose that the presence of N₂ in the plume indicates thermal decomposition of ammonia, and hence high temperatures in the interior of the moon (e.g., 500 to 800 K). Such an environment also appears to be suitable for the production of methane (CH₄) from carbon monoxide (CO), or carbon dioxide (CO₂). The presence of C₂H₂ and C₃H₈ strongly suggest that catalytic reactions took place within a very hot environment. The internal environment of Enceladus is inferred to be or have been favorable for aqueous, catalytic chemistry. This permits the synthesis of many complex organic compounds that could be detected in future Cassini observations.  相似文献   

Investigation of different biogeochemical cover configurations for mitigation of landfill gas emissions: laboratory column experiments     

Chetri  Jyoti K.  Reddy  Krishna R.  Grubb  Dennis G. 《Acta Geotechnica》2022,17(12):5481-5498

Acta Geotechnica - Municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills are a major source of anthropogenic methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which are also major greenhouse gases. Apart from...  相似文献   

Impacts of gold mine waste disposal on deepwater fish in a pristine tropical marine system     

Brewer DT  Milton DA  Fry GC  Dennis DM  Heales DS  Venables WN 《Marine pollution bulletin》2007,54(3):309-321

Little is known about the impacts of mine waste disposal, including deep-sea tailings, on tropical marine environments and this study presents the first account of this impact on deepwater fish communities. The Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea has deposited both excavated overburden and processed tailings slurry into the coastal environment since 1997. The abundances of fish species and trace metal concentrations in their tissues were compared between sites adjacent to and away from the mine. In this study (1999-2002), 975 fish of 98 species were caught. Significantly fewer fish were caught close to the mine than in neighbouring regions; the highest numbers were in regions distant from the mine. The catch rates of nine of the 17 most abundant species were lowest, and in three species were highest, close to the mine. There appears to be limited contamination in fish tissues caused by trace metals disposed as mine waste. Although arsenic (several species) and mercury (one species) were found in concentrations above Australian food standards. However, as in the baseline (pre-mine) sampling, it appears they are accumulating these metals mostly from naturally-occurring sources rather than the mine waste.  相似文献   

Production and R&D networks of foreign ventures in China: Implications for technological dynamism and regional development   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Y.H. Dennis Wei  Yu Zhou 《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》2012,32(1):106-118

This paper analyzes the nature of FDI local networks in production and R&D activities in China and discusses their implications for technological dynamism and regional development. We investigate foreign ventures (or foreign-invested enterprises, FIEs) in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry, based on a large-scale survey of ICT firms conducted in three mega-city regions of China: Beijing, Shanghai-Suzhou, and Shenzhen-Dongguan. Our data show that FIEs in China are gradually localizing their production, but the extent of local embeddedness is contingent upon home country effects, local specific contexts and FDI-host region relationships. We have also found significant influence of industrial agglomeration on FDI location and network decisions. Beijing tends to have broader FDI sources and better integrated global-local networks, while in those regions dominated by FDI such as Suzhou and Dongguan, FIEs are thinly embedded with local economies and tend to establish global-local networks among themselves; local embeddedness is limited by a series of technological, institutional, spatial, and structural mismatches. Shanghai and Shenzhen are in between. More efforts are still needed to better integrate FDI with local economies and strengthen China’s local innovative capacities.  相似文献   

Globalization, industrial restructuring, and regional development in China   总被引：6，自引：0，他引：6  

Y.H. Dennis Wei  Ingo Liefner 《Applied geography (Sevenoaks, England)》2012,32(1):102-105

China's rapid growth and structural change since the reform in the late 1970s have generated many intriguing issues for scholarly research. This paper notices the drastic rise of China in foreign investment, export, and ICT production. Through a comprehensive review of the literature on globalization, industrial restructuring and regional development, this paper holds that the research on China is embedded in China's reform process, as well as theoretical development in economic geography. It highlights the important role of institutions and global-local interactions in industrial and regional development.  相似文献   

Evidence of correlations between nuclear decay rates and Earth–Sun distance     

Jere H. Jenkins  Ephraim Fischbach  John B. Buncher  John T. Gruenwald  Dennis E. Krause  Joshua J. Mattes 《Astroparticle Physics》2009,32(1):42-46

Unexplained periodic fluctuations in the decay rates of ³²Si and ²²⁶Ra have been reported by groups at Brookhaven National Laboratory (³²Si), and at the Physikalisch–Technische–Bundesanstalt in Germany (²²⁶Ra). We show from an analysis of the raw data in these experiments that the observed fluctuations are strongly correlated in time, not only with each other, but also with the time of year. We discuss both the possibility that these correlations arise from seasonal influences on the detection system, as well as the suggestion of an annual modulation of the decay rates themselves which vary with Earth–Sun distance.  相似文献   

Large-Eddy Simulation of Flow and Pollutant Dispersion in High-Aspect-Ratio Urban Street Canyons with Wall Model     

Xian-Xiang Li  Chun-Ho Liu  Dennis Y. C. Leung 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2008,129(2):249-268

A large-eddy simulation (LES) with a one-equation subgrid-scale (SGS) model was developed to investigate the flow field and pollutant dispersion inside street canyons of high aspect ratio (AR). A 1/7th power-law wall model was implemented near rigid walls to mitigate the demanding near-wall resolution requirements in LES. This LES model had been extensively validated against experimental results for street canyons of AR = 1 and 2 before it was applied to the cases of AR = 3 and 5. A ground-level passive pollutant line source, located in the middle of the street, was used to simulate vehicular emissions. Three and five vertically aligned primary recirculations were developed in the street canyons of AR 3 and 5, respectively. The ground-level mean wind speed was less than 0.5% of the free stream value, which makes it difficult for the pollutant to be transported upward for removal. High pollutant concentration and variance were found near the buildings where the air flow is upwards. It was found that the velocity fluctuation, pollutant concentration and variance were all closely related to the interactions between the primary recirculations and/or the free surface layer. Several quantities, which are non-linear functions of AR, were introduced to quantify the air quality in street canyons of different configurations.  相似文献   

Color imaging of Mars by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)     

W. Alan Delamere  Livio L. Tornabene  Kris Becker  Nathan T. Bridges  Dennis Gallagher  Laszlo Keszthelyi  Guy K. McArthur  Moses Milazzo  Nicolas Thomas 《Icarus》2010,205(1):38-52

HiRISE has been producing a large number of scientifically useful color products of Mars and other planetary objects. The three broad spectral bands, coupled with the highly sensitive 14 bit detectors and time delay integration, enable detection of subtle color differences. The very high spatial resolution of HiRISE can augment the mineralogic interpretations based on multispectral (THEMIS) and hyperspectral datasets (TES, OMEGA and CRISM) and thereby enable detailed geologic and stratigraphic interpretations at meter scales. In addition to providing some examples of color images and their interpretation, we describe the processing techniques used to produce them and note some of the minor artifacts in the output. We also provide an example of how HiRISE color products can be effectively used to expand mineral and lithologic mapping provided by CRISM data products that are backed by other spectral datasets. The utility of high quality color data for understanding geologic processes on Mars has been one of the major successes of HiRISE.  相似文献   

Bright spectroscopic binaries: III. Binary systems with orbital periods of P > 500 days     

Dennis Jack  Missael Alejandro Hernández Huerta  Faiber Danilo Rosas-Portilla  Klaus-Peter Schröder 《Astronomische Nachrichten》2024,345(1):e230123

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