Boundary-Layer Similarity Under an Axisymmetric,Gradient Wind Vortex     

Ralph C. Foster 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》2009,131(3):321-344

We present similarity solutions for the mean boundary-layer profiles under an axisymmetric vortex that is in gradient wind balance; the similarity model includes the nonlinear momentum advection and curvature terms. These solutions are a generalization of the Ekman layer mean flow, which is the canonical boundary-layer basic state under a uniform, geostrophically-balanced flow. Near-surface properties such as inflow angle, surface wind factor, diffusive transport of kinetic energy into the surface layer and dissipational heating are calculated and shown to be sensitive to the choice of turbulence parameterization.  相似文献   

Climatic Change Letters inaugural editorial     

Stephen H. Schneider  Michael Oppenheimer 《Climatic change》2009,97(1-2):1-2

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Chemical evolution with radial mixing     

Ralph Schönrich  James Binney 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,396(1):203-222

Models of the chemical evolution of our Galaxy are extended to include radial migration of stars and flow of gas through the disc. The models track the production of both iron and α-elements. A model is chosen that provides an excellent fit to the metallicity distribution of stars in the Geneva–Copenhagen survey (GCS) of the solar neighbourhood and a good fit to the local Hess diagram. The model provides a good fit to the distribution of GCS stars in the age–metallicity plane, although this plane was not used in the fitting process. Although this model's star formation rate is monotonically declining, its disc naturally splits into an α-enhanced thick disc and a normal thin disc. In particular, the model's distribution of stars in the ([O/Fe], [Fe/H]) plane resembles that of Galactic stars in displaying a ridge line for each disc. The thin-disc's ridge line is entirely due to stellar migration, and there is the characteristic variation of stellar angular momentum along it that has been noted by Haywood in survey data. Radial mixing of stellar populations with high  σ _z   from inner regions of the disc to the solar neighbourhood provides a natural explanation of why measurements yield a steeper increase of  σ _z   with age than predicted by theory. The metallicity gradient in the interstellar medium is predicted to be steeper than in earlier models, but appears to be in good agreement with data for both our Galaxy and external galaxies. The models are inconsistent with a cut-off in the star formation rate at low gas surface densities. The absolute magnitude of the disc is given as a function of time in several photometric bands, and radial colour profiles are plotted for representative times.  相似文献   

Stellar sources of dust in the high-redshift Universe     

Rosa Valiante  Raffaella Schneider  Simone Bianchi  Anja C. Andersen 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,397(3):1661-1671

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Relative clustering and the joint halo occupation distribution of red sequence and blue-cloud galaxies in COMBO-17     

P. Simon  M. Hetterscheidt  C. Wolf  K. Meisenheimer  H. Hildebrandt  P. Schneider  M. Schirmer  T. Erben 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,398(2):807-831

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Gravitational wave backgrounds and the cosmic transition from Population III to Population II stars     

Stefania Marassi  Raffaella Schneider  Valeria Ferrari 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,398(1):293-302

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The 2dF–SDSS LRG and QSO survey: the QSO luminosity function at 0.4 < z < 2.6     

Scott M. Croom  Gordon T. Richards  Tom Shanks  Brian J. Boyle  Michael A. Strauss  Adam D. Myers  Robert C. Nichol  Kevin A. Pimbblet  Nicholas P. Ross  Donald P. Schneider  Robert G. Sharp  David A. Wake 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2009,399(4):1755-1772

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Super earth explorer: a coronagraphic off-axis space telescope     

J. Schneider  A. Boccaletti  D. Mawet  P. Baudoz  J.-L. Beuzit  R. Doyon  M. Marley  D. Stam  G. Tinetti  W. Traub  J. Trauger  A. Aylward  J. Y-K. Cho  C.-U. Keller  S. Udry 《Experimental Astronomy》2009,23(1):357-377

The Super-Earth Explorer is an Off-Axis Space Telescope (SEE-COAST) designed for high contrast imaging. Its scientific objective is to make the physico-chemical characterization of exoplanets possibly down to 2 Earth radii. For that purpose it will analyze the spectral and polarimetric properties of the parent starlight reflected by the planets, in the wavelength range 400–1,250 nm.  相似文献   

GETEMME—a mission to explore the Martian satellites and the fundamentals of solar system physics     

Jürgen Oberst  Valéry Lainey  Christophe Le Poncin-Lafitte  Veronique Dehant  Pascal Rosenblatt  Stephan Ulamec  Jens Biele  J?rn Spurmann  Ralph Kahle  Volker Klein  Ulrich Schreiber  Anja Schlicht  Nicolas Rambaux  Philippe Laurent  Beno?t Noyelles  Bernard Foulon  Alexander Zakharov  Leonid Gurvits  Denis Uchaev  Scott Murchie  Cheryl Reed  Slava G. Turyshev  Jesus Gil  Mariella Graziano  Konrad Willner  Kai Wickhusen  Andreas Pasewaldt  Marita W?hlisch  Harald Hoffmann 《Experimental Astronomy》2012,34(2):243-271

GETEMME (Gravity, Einstein??s Theory, and Exploration of the Martian Moons?? Environment), a mission which is being proposed in ESA??s Cosmic Vision program, shall be launched for Mars on a Soyuz Fregat in 2020. The spacecraft will initially rendezvous with Phobos and Deimos in order to carry out a comprehensive mapping and characterization of the two satellites and to deploy passive Laser retro-reflectors on their surfaces. In the second stage of the mission, the spacecraft will be transferred into a lower 1500-km Mars orbit, to carry out routine Laser range measurements to the reflectors on Phobos and Deimos. Also, asynchronous two-way Laser ranging measurements between the spacecraft and stations of the ILRS (International Laser Ranging Service) on Earth are foreseen. An onboard accelerometer will ensure a high accuracy for the spacecraft orbit determination. The inversion of all range and accelerometer data will allow us to determine or improve dramatically on a host of dynamic parameters of the Martian satellite system. From the complex motion and rotation of Phobos and Deimos we will obtain clues on internal structures and the origins of the satellites. Also, crucial data on the time-varying gravity field of Mars related to climate variation and internal structure will be obtained. Ranging measurements will also be essential to improve on several parameters in fundamental physics, such as the Post-Newtonian parameter ?? as well as time-rate changes of the gravitational constant and the Lense-Thirring effect. Measurements by GETEMME will firmly embed Mars and its satellites into the Solar System reference frame.  相似文献   

Detectable signatures of cosmic radiative feedback     

R. Schneider  R. Salvaterra  T. Roy Choudhury  A. Ferrara  C. Burigana  L. A. Popa 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2008,384(4):1525-1532

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