Ultraviolet spectroscopy of Asteroid (4) Vesta     

Jian-Yang Li  Dennis Bodewits  Lori M. Feaga  Wayne Landsman  Michael F. A’Hearn  Max J. Mutchler  Christopher T. Russell  Lucy A. McFadden  Carol A. Raymond 《Icarus》2011,216(2):640-649

We report a comprehensive review of the UV–visible spectrum and rotational lightcurve of Vesta combining new observations by Hubble Space Telescope and Swift Gamma-ray Burst Observatory with archival International Ultraviolet Explorer observations. The geometric albedos of Vesta from 220 nm to 953 nm are derived by carefully comparing these observations from various instruments at different times and observing geometries. Vesta has a rotationally averaged geometric albedo of 0.09 at 250 nm, 0.14 at 300 nm, 0.26 at 373 nm, 0.38 at 673 nm, and 0.30 at 950 nm. The linear spectral slope as measured between 240 and 320 nm in the ultraviolet displays a sharp minimum near a sub-Earth longitude of 20°, and maximum in the eastern hemisphere. This is consistent with the longitudinal distribution of the spectral slope in the visible wavelength. The photometric uncertainty in the ultraviolet is ∼20%, and in the visible wavelengths it is better than 10%. The amplitude of Vesta’s rotational lightcurves is ∼10% throughout the range of wavelengths we observed, but is smaller at 950 nm (∼6%) near the 1-μm band center. Contrary to earlier reports, we found no evidence for any difference between the phasing of the ultraviolet and visible/near-infrared lightcurves with respect to sub-Earth longitude. Vesta’s average spectrum between 220 and 950 nm can well be described by measured reflectance spectra of fine particle howardite-like materials of basaltic achondrite meteorites. Combining this with the in-phase behavior of the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared lightcurves, and the spectral slopes with respect to the rotational phase, we conclude that there is no global ultraviolet/visible reversal on Vesta. Consequently, this implies a lack of global space weathering on Vesta, as previously inferred from visible–near-infrared data.  相似文献   

Trust in the fisheries scientific community     

Helen Glenn  Diana TingleySonia Sánchez Maroño  Dennis HolmGurpreet Padda  Ingi Runar EdvardssonAlexis Conides  Kostas KapirisMintewab Bezabih  Premachandra WattageSakari Kuikka 《Marine Policy》2012,36(1):54-72

This paper explores the issue of “trust” in the fisheries science community, a key corollary of effective risk communication. It presents the findings of a survey undertaken in Iceland, Greece, Spain, United Kingdom and Faroe Islands during 2008. The findings reveal differing levels of trust and mistrust in the fisheries science community between countries and between stakeholder groups, demonstrating areas for future attention in the interests of improving fisheries science and management. As this paper explores, unfortunately the “trust” necessary for effective stakeholder cooperation and participation within current fisheries science is currently somewhat lacking. The cited reasons behind this lack of trust include: a lack of soundness, credibility, responsiveness, flexibility and stakeholder involvement, flawed data and weak science, poor communications and political and lobby group interference. Notable from the results is a lack of consensus on the existence of a common language and vision. It is evident, however, that certain aspects of fisheries science are strong contributors to trust and that there are opportunities for improvement.  相似文献   

Climate Change Impacts on Flow,Sediment and Nutrient Export in a Great Lakes Watershed Using SWAT          下载免费PDF全文

Siddhartha Verma  Rabin Bhattarai  Nathan S. Bosch  Richard C. Cooke  Prasanta K. Kalita  Momcilo Markus 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2015,43(11):1464-1474

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苏州市区信息通讯企业空间集聚与新企业选址   总被引：21，自引：0，他引：21  

袁丰  魏也华  陈雯  金志丰 《地理学报》2010,65(2):153-163

高科技产业是全球化背景下城市发展与区域竞争的关键,但是高科技产业发展空间极不平衡,空间要素显著影响高科技企业区位选择及空间集聚。针对现有研究主要集中在国家、省等大尺度单元,本文引入空间点模式分析方法,探讨了1996-2006年间苏州市区不同空间尺度上信息通讯企业的时空集聚特征。研究发现:在0~6km的尺度上,信息通讯企业表现出明显的集聚特征,并随着尺度的增加呈现出倒"U"型集聚趋势;随着时间的推移,企业空间集聚的"热点地区"逐渐从老城区向外围推移,但是集聚峰区依然主要分布在老城区及其外围的国家和省级开发区;同时,新企业的选址与原有企业的分布特征表现出很强的相关性。运用计数模型的计量结果也表明企业集聚特征对新企业区位选择具有显著影响,同时起作用的还有地方政府政策影响下的开发区建设、城市内外交通条件、自然环境条件等因素。  相似文献   

The SWOT Mission and Its Capabilities for Land Hydrology   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Sylvain Biancamaria  Dennis P. Lettenmaier  Tamlin M. Pavelsky 《Surveys in Geophysics》2016,37(2):307-337

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Probabilistic Approach to Evaluation of Metal(loid) Fate During Stormwater Aquifer Storage and Recovery          下载免费PDF全文

Joanne L. Vanderzalm  Declan W. Page  Karen E. Barry  Kathleen Scheiderich  Dennis Gonzalez  Peter J. Dillon 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2016,44(12):1672-1684

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An Ex Situ Salinity Restoration Assessment Using Legume,Saltbush, and Grass in Australian Soil          下载免费PDF全文

Mohammad S. I. Bhuiyan  Anantanarayanan Raman  Dennis Hodgkins  David Mitchell  Helen Nicol 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2016,44(7):840-848

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The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Coastal Vegetation of the Weeks Bay Reserve,Alabama from NDVI Data     

John C. RodgersIII  Adam W. Murrah  William H. Cooke 《Estuaries and Coasts》2009,32(3):496-507

Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data were used to investigate vegetation changes after Hurricane Katrina (2005) for the Weeks Bay Reserve and surrounding area of coastal AL. Landsat 5 satellite images were acquired before landfall (March 24, 2005), after landfall (September 16, 2005), and 8 months after landfall (April 28, 2006). The March 2005 to September 2005 image comparison showed that average NDVI values decreased by 49% after landfall. Continuing into the next year, average NDVI values were −44% lower in April 2006 than they were in March 2005. Among habitat types, the estuarine emergent wetland experienced the largest average NDVI value decrease (−64%). The estuarine emergent wetland NDVI values continued to decrease by −27% from September 2005 to April 2006, whereas other habitats increased in NDVI. This continued suppression of NDVI values was attributed to increased salinity from the storm surge and to regional drought conditions that occurred after landfall. These results provide insight into the sensitivity of coastal vegetation from the interactions of both tropical cyclones and long-term environmental conditions.  相似文献   

The Spatial–Temporal Hierarchy of Inequality in Urban China: A Prefectural City–Level Study     

Hao Huang  Yehua Dennis Wei 《The Professional geographer》2013,65(3):391-407

Inequality has been the subject of intense debates in China, but inequality across cities remains less studied. This article investigates economic inequality based on prefectural-level cities during the period from 1990 to 2010. Statistical analyses indicate that interregional inequality among cities has increased, which is mostly attributable to widening intraregional inequality, especially within the western region. The high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita clusters emerged in the Pearl River Delta in the 1990s, spread to the Yangtze River Delta in the 2000s, and then reached north China in the 2010s. In contrast, the number of low GDP per capita clusters significantly increased in the central and western regions in the 2010s. In addition, the significance of national development zones and foreign direct investment indicates the greatest effect of globalization on the increasing intercity inequality. Decentralization also contributes to the intercity inequality of China. We suggest that in addition to national programs aimed at reducing the inequality between the eastern region and the rest of China, efforts are needed to reduce inequality within each region through provincial and local government policies, especially in western China. Key Words: China, cluster, decentralization, globalization, regional inequality, urban inequality.  相似文献   

Metropolitan growth and the mobility and immobility of skilled and creative couples across the life course     

Thomas J. Cooke 《Urban geography》2013,34(2):219-235

The human capital and creative class hypotheses argue that the agglomeration of skilled and creative people is key to economic growth. Migration is assumed to play an important role in forming these agglomerations. However, the results of this study indicate that while younger cohorts of skilled and creative individuals are highly mobile, skilled and creative couples are highly immobile. This research hypothesizes that it is these relatively immobile skilled and creative couples that are behind the link between urban growth and concentrations of skill and creativity. Indeed, this analysis finds a strong empirical link between concentrations of skilled couples, but not creative class couples, and economic growth. Public policies designed to increase the size of the skilled population should be directed at retaining younger cohorts long enough for them to develop the local networks upon which spillover effects rely.  相似文献