Towards an operational aqueous phase chemistry mechanism for regional chemistry-transport models: CAPRAM-RED and its application to the COSMO-MUSCAT model     

Laurent Deguillaume  Andreas Tilgner  Roland Schrödner  Ralf Wolke  Nadine Chaumerliac  Hartmut Herrmann 《Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry》2009,64(1):1-35

Mechanism reductions of the detailed aqueous phase chemistry mechanism CAPRAM 3.0i are performed. Manual methods and automatic techniques are both applied in order to provide a less computationally intensive mechanism which is operational in regional chemistry transport models (CTMs). The finally reduced mechanism contains less than 200 reactions (4 times smaller than the detailed CAPRAM 3.0i) and describes the main characteristics of inorganic and organic aqueous phase processes occurring in tropospheric warm clouds. Most of the chemical reduction potential is realized in the CAPRAM 3.0i organic chemistry. The number of aqueous phase species decreases from 380 in the full mechanism to 130 in the final reduced version. The calculated percentage deviations between the full and reduced mechanism are on average below 5% for the most important organic and inorganic target compounds such as oxidants, inorganic and organic acids, carbonyls and alcohols. Comparisons of the required CPU times between the full and reduced mechanisms show reductions of approximately 40%. 2-D test simulations with the CTM MUSCAT were performed using prescribed meteorological conditions in order to examine the applicability of the reduced mechanism at regional scale. Simulations with the reduced CAPRAM 3.0i mechanism and a much less complex mechanism with only limited inorganic chemistry (INORG) were compared to evaluate the effects of more detailed chemistry. The model results show large differences in the level of oxidants and the inorganic and organic mass processing. Prospectively, the reduced mechanism represents the basis for studying aerosol cloud processing effects at regional scale with future CTMs and will allow more adequate interpretation of field data.  相似文献   

Sample return of interstellar matter (SARIM)     

Ralf Srama  Thomas Stephan  Eberhard Grün  Norbert Pailer  Anton Kearsley  Amara Graps  Rene Laufer  Pascale Ehrenfreund  Nicolas Altobelli  Kathrin Altwegg  Siegfried Auer  Jack Baggaley  Mark J. Burchell  James Carpenter  Luigi Colangeli  Francesca Esposito  Simon F. Green  Hartmut Henkel  Mihaly Horanyi  Annette Jäckel  Sascha Kempf  Neil McBride  Georg Moragas-Klostermeyer  Harald Krüger  Pasquale Palumbo  Andre Srowig  Mario Trieloff  Peter Tsou  Zoltan Sternovsky  Oliver Zeile  Hans-Peter Röser 《Experimental Astronomy》2009,23(1):303-328

The scientific community has expressed strong interest to re-fly Stardust-like missions with improved instrumentation. We propose a new mission concept, SARIM, that collects interstellar and interplanetary dust particles and returns them to Earth. SARIM is optimised for the collection and discrimination of interstellar dust grains. Improved active dust collectors on-board allow us to perform in-situ determination of individual dust impacts and their impact location. This will provide important constraints for subsequent laboratory analysis. The SARIM spacecraft will be placed at the L2 libration point of the Sun–Earth system, outside the Earth’s debris belts and inside the solar-wind charging environment. SARIM is three-axes stabilised and collects interstellar grains between July and October when the relative encounter speeds with interstellar dust grains are lowest (4 to 20 km/s). During a 3-year dust collection period several hundred interstellar and several thousand interplanetary grains will be collected by a total sensitive area of 1 m². At the end of the collection phase seven collector modules are stored and sealed in a MIRKA-type sample return capsule. SARIM will return the capsule containing the stardust to Earth to allow for an extraction and investigation of interstellar samples by latest laboratory technologies.  相似文献   

DuneXpress     

Eberhard Grün  Ralf Srama  Nicolas Altobelli  Kathrin Altwegg  James Carpenter  Luigi Colangeli  Karl-Heinz Glassmeier  Stefan Helfert  Hartmut Henkel  Mihaly Horanyi  Annette Jäckel  Sascha Kempf  Markus Landgraf  Neil McBride  Georg Moragas-Klostermeyer  Pasquale Palumbo  Han Scholten  Andre Srowig  Zoltan Sternovsky  Xavier Vo 《Experimental Astronomy》2009,23(3):981-999

The DuneXpress observatory will characterize interstellar and interplanetary dust in-situ, in order to provide crucial information not achievable with remote sensing astronomical methods. Galactic interstellar dust constitutes the solid phase of matter from which stars and planetary systems form. Interplanetary dust, from comets and asteroids, represents remnant material from bodies at different stages of early solar system evolution. Thus, studies of interstellar and interplanetary dust with DuneXpress in Earth orbit will provide a comparison between the composition of the interstellar medium and primitive planetary objects. Hence DuneXpress will provide insights into the physical conditions during planetary system formation. This comparison of interstellar and interplanetary dust addresses directly themes of highest priority in astrophysics and solar system science, which are described in ESA’s Cosmic Vision. The discoveries of interstellar dust in the outer and inner solar system during the last decade suggest an innovative approach to the characterization of cosmic dust. DuneXpress establishes the next logical step beyond NASA’s Stardust mission, with four major advancements in cosmic dust research: (1) analysis of the elemental and isotopic composition of individual interstellar grains passing through the solar system, (2) determination of the size distribution of interstellar dust at 1 AU from 10^− 14 to 10^− 9 g, (3) characterization of the interstellar dust flow through the planetary system, (4) establish the interrelation of interplanetary dust with comets and asteroids. Additionally, in supporting the dust science objectives, DuneXpress will characterize dust charging in the solar wind and in the Earth’s magnetotail. The science payload consists of two dust telescopes of a total of 0.1 m² sensitive area, three dust cameras totaling 0.4 m² sensitive area, and a nano-dust detector. The dust telescopes measure high-resolution mass spectra of both positive and negative ions released upon impact of dust particles. The dust cameras employ different detection methods and are optimized for (1) large area impact detection and trajectory analysis of submicron sized and larger dust grains, (2) the determination of physical properties, such as flux, mass, speed, and electrical charge. A nano-dust detector searches for nanometer-sized dust particles in interplanetary space. A plasma monitor supports the dust charge measurements, thereby, providing additional information on the dust particles. About 1,000 grains are expected to be recorded by this payload every year, with 20% of these grains providing elemental composition. During the mission submicron to micron-sized interstellar grains are expected to be recorded in statistically significant numbers. DuneXpress will open a new window to dusty universe that will provide unprecedented information on cosmic dust and on the objects from which it is derived.  相似文献   

Distribution of Crenarchaeota tetraether membrane lipids in surface sediments from the Red Sea     

Gabriele Trommer  Michael Siccha  Marcel T.J. van der Meer  Stefan Schouten  Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté  Hartmut Schulz  Christoph Hemleben  Michal Kucera 《Organic Geochemistry》2009,40(6):724-731

The Red Sea represents an extreme marine environment, with high salinity, high temperature and low level of nutrients, complicating the application of standard geochemical palaeotemperature proxies. In order to investigate the applicability of the TEX₈₆ (TetraEther indeX of GDGTs with 86 carbons) proxy for sea surface temperature (SST) in the Red Sea, the distribution of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether membrane lipids (GDGTs) in sediments from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden were examined. Against expectations, TEX₈₆ values for the Red Sea do not show a simple linear relationship with SST and deviate from the global core top calibration. In the northern Red Sea, at temperatures between 25 and 28 °C, the values increase linearly with SST, whereas in the southern Red Sea, at temperatures above 28 °C, TEX₈₆ decreases with increasing temperature. Factors like seasonality and depth of production, salinity and nutrient availability, as well as diagenetic overprint or influence of allochtonous terrestrial lipids, cannot explain this pattern. However, the observed TEX₈₆ relationship with SST could be explained by the presence of a hypothetical endemic Crenarchaeota population in the Red Sea with a specific TEX₈₆ vs. SST relationship. In the Southern Red Sea, a two-component mixing model implies an exponential decrease in the endemic population towards the Gulf of Aden. Thus, the application of the TEX₈₆ as a palaeotemperature proxy in the Red Sea is likely only possible for the northern Red Sea area with the specific SST vs. TEX₈₆ relationship determined in this study and potentially for the whole Red Sea basin during glacials, when water exchange with the Indian Ocean was more restricted than today and the endemic archaeal lipid distribution was not affected by transport from the Indian Ocean. Our results suggest that distinct populations of Crenarchaeota in extreme environments such as evaporitic basins may have different membrane composition, necessitating application of another calibration than the global core top calibration for TEX₈₆ palaeothermometry.  相似文献   

Tantalite-(Mn) from the Borborema Pegmatite Province,northeastern Brazil: conditions of formation and melt- and fluid-inclusion constraints on experimental studies     

Rainer Thomas  Paul Davidson  Hartmut Beurlen 《Mineralium Deposita》2011,46(7):749-759

Carbon dioxide-rich fluid and carbonate-rich aluminosilicate melt inclusions in tantalite-(Mn) from the Alto do Giz pegmatite in the Borborema Pegmatite Province, northeastern Brazil were investigated to constrain the formation of the host crystals. The results demonstrate that in the Alto do Giz pegmatite, water- and alkaline carbonate-rich fluids and melts are responsible for the transport and deposition of tantalite-(Mn) at temperatures around 600°C and about 4 kbar. Moreover, evidence is presented to show that during crystallization of the tantalite-(Mn), three different components coexisted, which are now trapped as separate inclusions: two immiscible silicate melts (types A and B melt inclusions) and a CO₂-rich aqueous fluid. We hypothesize that immiscible fluid separation may have been a critical factor in producing the water- and alkaline carbonate-rich fluids and melts necessary for Ta and Nb transport. Since the tantalite-(Mn) crystallized during pegmatite formation, this mechanism must also have implications for pegmatite genesis in general.  相似文献   

From magnitudes and redshifts of supernovae,their light-curves,and angular sizes of galaxies to a tenable cosmology     

Hartmut Traunmüller 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2014,350(2):755-767

Early physical cosmologies were based on interpretations of the cosmic redshift for which there was insufficient evidence and on theories of gravitation that appear to be falsified by galactic dynamics. Eventually, the big bang paradigm came to be guarded against refutation by ad hoc hypotheses (dark matter, cosmic inflation, dark energy) and free parameters. Presently available data allow a more satisfactory phenomenological approach. Using data on magnitude and redshift from 892 type Ia supernovae, it is first shown that these suggest that the redshift factor (1+z) is simply an exponential function of distance and that, for “standard candles”, magnitude m=5log[(1+z)ln(1+z)]+const. While these functions are incompatible with a big bang, they characterize certain tired light models as well as exponential expansion models. However, the former are falsified by the stretched light curves of distant supernovae and the latter by the absence of a predicted 1+z increase in the angular sizes of galaxies. Instead, the observations suggest that physical processes speed up and objects contract uniformly as an exponential function of time, standards of measurement not excluded, and only free waves being excepted. Distant events proceed, then, more slowly, while angular sizes remain unaffected, approximately as observed. Since all objects contract in proportion, the Universe retains a static appearance. A corresponding physical theory, which should also explain galactic dynamics, remains yet to be derived from first principles. A way to do this, satisfying also Mach’s principle, is vaguely suggested.  相似文献   

Nitrate reduction potential of a fractured Middle Triassic carbonate aquifer in Southwest Germany     

Osenbr&#;ck  Karsten  Blendinger  Eva  Leven  Carsten  R&#;gner  Hermann  Finkel  Michael  Jakus  Natalia  Schulz  Hartmut  Grathwohl  Peter 《Hydrogeology Journal》2022,30(1):163-180

Hydrogeology Journal - Nitrate reduction constitutes an important natural mechanism to mitigate the widespread and persistent nitrate contamination of groundwater resources. In fractured aquifers,...  相似文献   

Five-minute oscillations of solar equivalent widths     

Hartmut Holweger  Larry Testerman 《Solar physics》1975,43(2):271-284

Equivalent widths of weak and moderately strong Fraunhofer lines observed in an area roughly 3500 × 10000 km in extent are found to show small variations of the order of 1 mÅ, on a time scale of minutes. The dependence of amplitude on line strength and excitation closely fits that predicted for a compressional disturbance associated with temperature variations that manifest themselves in the equivalent widths. The rms amplitude is about 20K near τ₅₀₀₀ = 10^-2. These equivalent width variations frequently exhibit a 5-min periodicity and are accompanied by prominent oscillations of velocity. Power spectra of both quantities closely resemble each other and demonstrate that most of the equivalent width variations in the range 200 to 500 s are due to the thermal response of the atmosphere to 5-min oscillations. A systematic phase lag between velocity and equivalent width is observed, in the sense that temperature leads velocity by an average angle of 120°. This deviates significantly from 90° valid for standing adiabatic waves, showing that in the line-forming layers, τ₅₀₀₀ ≈ 10^-2, the 5-min oscillations are markedly affected by radiative exchange. The observed phase lag implies a radiative decay time of ≈40 s, a value which agrees with modelatmosphere predictions for the line-forming layers. Since the observed wave trains frequently show constant amplitude over a much longer time, a continuous feed-back of energy seems to occur.  相似文献   

A New Large Dynamic Rockmechanical Direct Shear Box Device     

Heinz Konietzky  Thomas Frühwirt  Hartmut Luge 《Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering》2012,45(3):427-432

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Topographic characteristics of laboratory induced shear fractures     

Ganglin Chen  Hartmut Spetzler 《Pure and Applied Geophysics》1993,140(1):123-135

The topography of laboratory induced shear fracture surfaces of Westerly granite was studied. Three types of fracture surfaces were examined: (1) a fresh fracture from the shear failure of an intact sample under polyaxial loading (₂ = 40 MPa > ₃ = 15 MPa); (2) a shear fracture subjected to frictional sliding of 100 m under polyaxial loading; (3) a shear fracture subjected to frictional sliding of 800 m under conventional triaxial loading (₁ > ₂ = ₃ = 40 MPa). Both sliding distances are within the range of the grain size of Westerly granite. The results are represented by a power spectral method.Similar to the power spectra from natural rock surfaces, the power spectra of the induced shear fracture surfaces fall off about 2 orders of magnitude per decade increase in spatial frequency. No corner frequency exists in the power spectra over a spatial frequency range from that corresponding to the profile length to the Nyquist frequency. A slope break in the power spectrum was identified, however. It separates a steeper low frequency segment from a less steep high frequency segment. The spatial frequency at the slope break corresponds to a wavelength of several hundred microns which is on the scale of the microcracking and contact breaking on the fractures. Upon re-examining power spectra of natural fault traces and fault surfaces obtained in previous studies, we noted similar slope breaks. We suggest that this slope break may have significant implications in the scaling problem. Both the induced fracture surfaces and natural faults exhibit topographic characteristics different from those of sawcut surfaces, which have been widely used in laboratory rock friction experiments. In the present study, we observed that even a small amount of sliding (less than a grain size) already results in significant mismatches between the paired sliding surfaces in the direction normal to sliding.  相似文献