Occultation of ε Geminorum by Mars: IV. Oblateness of the martian upper atmosphere     

Richard G. French  Gordon E. Taylor 《Icarus》1981,45(3):577-585

The oblateness of the Martian upper atmosphere was determined from analysis of photoelectric observations of the 8 April 1976 occultation of ε Geminorum by Mars at seven stations. The oblatness is 0.0096 ± 0.0023, consistent with a mean equator-to-pole temperature difference in excess of ～ 50°K, vertically averaged from the surface to the occulation altitude of ～70 km. The astrometric solution provides precise determination of the occultation path relative to the Martian shadow, and absolute vertical alignment of upper atmospheric temperature profiles obtained by inversion of occultation light curves. The observations can be compared directly with models of atmospheric tides computed for the conditions at the suboccultation regions on Mars.  相似文献   

Spatially resolved methane band photometry of Saturn: I. Absolute reflectivity and center-to-limb variations in the 6190-, 7250-, and 8900-Å bands     

Robert A. West  Martin G. Tomasko  Bradford A. Smith  Mahendra P. Wijesinghe  Lyn R. Doose  Harold J. Reitsema  Stephen M. Larson 《Icarus》1982,51(1):51-64

We present spatially resolved measurements of Saturn's absolute reflectivity in methane bands at 6190, 7250, and 8900 Å and in nearby continuum regions. Images were obtained through narrow-band interference filters with a 500 × 500-pixel charge-coupled device. Band/continuum ratios were measured to high accuracy by referencing to the ring brightness in each image. Several data processing techniques enhanced the quality of the observations. These are the use of the ring symmetry to find center position and orientation, accurate subtraction of ring light, and constrained image deconvolution. Uncertainty in the continuum absolute reflectivity is ±10%. Uncertainties in band/continuum ratios are from one to several percent. The Equatorial Zone was much brighter than any other latitude in the strong 8900 band image. Northern mid-latitudes were brighter than southern mid-latitudes. The latter observation indicates fewer high-altitude aerosols in the south, a possible result of atmospheric dynamics or seasonal sublimation of NH₃ crystals. The data are tabulated and presented in a form suitable for quantitative scattering model analyses.  相似文献   

The period and Q of the Chandler wobble   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Martin L. Smith  F. A. Dahlen 《Geophysical Journal International》1981,64(1):223-281

Summary. We have extended our calculation of the theoretical period of the Chandler wobble to account for the non-hydrostatic portion of the Earth's equatorial bulge and the effect of the fluid core upon the lengthening of the period due to the pole tide. We find the theoretical period of a realistic perfectly elastic Earth with an equilibrium pole tide to be 426.7 sidereal days, which is 8.5 day shorter than the observed period of 435.2 day. Using Rayleigh's principle for a rotating Earth, we exploit this discrepancy together with the observed Chandler Q to place constraints on the frequency dependence of mantle anelasticity. If Qμ in the mantle varies with frequency σ as σα between 30 s and 14 months and if Qμ in the lower mantle is of order 225 at 30 s, we find that 0.04 ρ^α≤ 0.11; if instead Qμ in the lower mantle is of order 350 near 200 s, we find that 0.11 ≤α≤ 0.19. In all cases these limits arise from exceeding the 68 per cent confidence limits of ± 2.6 day in the observed period. Since slight departures from an equilibrium pole tide affect the Q much more strongly than the period we believe these limits to be robust.  相似文献   

Ion-ion mutual neutralization and ion-neutral switching reactions of some stratospheric ions     

D. Smith  N.G. Adams  E. Alge 《Planetary and Space Science》1981,29(4):449-454

Following the recent mass spectrometric observations of the ambient stratospheric positive and negative ions we have carried out co-ordinated laboratory experiments using a selected ion flow tube apparatus and a flowing afterglow apparatus for the following purposes: (i) to consider whether CH₃CN is a viable candidate molecule for the species X in the observed stratospheric ion series H⁺ (H₂O_n (X)_m and (ii) to determine the binary mutual neutralization rate coefficients α_i for the reactions ofH⁺ (H₂O₄ and H⁺(H₂O)(CH₃CN)₃ with several of the negative ion species observed in the stratosphere. We conclude from (i) that CH₃CN is indeed a viable candidate for X and from (ii) that the α_i for stratospheric ions are within the limited range (5–6) × 10^?8 cm³ s^?1.  相似文献   

CHILDREN'S PERCEPTION OF A DOWNTOWN SHOPPING CENTER     

Geoffrey C. Smith  Denis J. B. Shaw  Peter R. Huckle 《The Professional geographer》1979,31(2):157-164

This paper offers an exploratory investigation of the effects of a child's age on three behavioral constructs (awareness space, activity space, and attitude) concerning a downtown shopping center in Bristol, England. The data are elicited from three samples of Bristol school children defined according to age and are analyzed using statistical inferential procedures. The results disclose that awareness space and activity space consistently increase with age. In addition, attitudinal responses to specific features of the shopping center exhibit a gradual change over a long-term period.  相似文献   

Acceleration of isolated atoms by radiation pressure     

Richard H. Gordon 《Astrophysics and Space Science》1975,35(1):197-202

If isolated atoms are accelerated by a point source of radiation with a power law spectrum and an intensity sufficiently large that radiation pressure dominates other forces, and if both acceleration and photoionization of the ions are considered, the resulting spectrum of escape velocities is independent of the intensity of the radiation, depending only on the power law index. For power-law indices typical of astrophysical objects, relativistic velocities are not possible.  相似文献   

The recognition of glacial retreat from palynological data: A review of recent work in the British Isles     

Richard M. Tipping 《第四纪科学杂志》1988,3(2):171-182

Recent publications have presented palynological data from the early postglacial period in the British Isles, which have been interpreted as reflecting sequential glacial retreat following the Loch Lomond Stadial, The methodologies and results of these studies were examined and were concluded to be insufficient to demonstrate glacial retreat. A more cautious methodology was adopted and tested at several pollen sites in the Awe valley, Scotland. The results differed from previous studies in not demonstrating the sequence of palynological changes predicted from the hypothesis. These results need to be replicated at other localities, however, before the deglacial chronology hypothesis can be dismissed. Proposals to test the hypothesis further are suggested.  相似文献   

Magnetic Anomalies, Bathymetry and the Tectonic Evolution of the South Pacific since the Late Cretaceous   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

Peter Molnar  Tanya Atwater  Jacqueline Mammerickx  Stuart M. Smith 《Geophysical Journal International》1975,40(3):383-420

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Some consequences of applying lognormal theory to pseudolognormal distributions     

Richard F. Link  George S. Koch Jr. 《Mathematical Geology》1975,7(2):117-128

A logarithmic transformation may be used to improve the efficiency of estimates of the mean when observations follow the lognormal distribution. But if this transformation is applied to observations that follow another distribution, bias may be introduced. We consider some consequences of erroneously applying lognormal estimation theory and demonstrate that biased estimates may be obtained for certain classes of distributions. Illustrations of bias obtained in gold sampling are given.  相似文献   

Measurement of Airgun Waveforms     

S. G. Smith 《Geophysical Journal International》1975,42(1):273-280

Summary. Airgun waveforms in the deep sea were measured from 160 in³ and 300 in³ guns with known firing pressure and depth, known geometry of source and receiver, and a recording system with known impulse response. The waveforms were compared with waveforms predicted from bubble oscillation theory and were found to be similar.  相似文献