Line formation in a magnetic field     

David E. Rees 《Solar physics》1969,10(2):268-282

The effect of noncoherent scattering is examined for an absorption line formed in a uniform magnetic field. It is shown that the Stokes parameters of the line radiation may be computed by using the line source function in the absence of a magnetic field as a first approximation for that in the presence of a magnetic field.  相似文献   

The sulphur isotopic composition of ocean water sulphate   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

C.E. Rees  W.J. Jenkins  Jan Monster 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1978,42(4):377-381

The sulphur isotopic composition of ocean water sulphate was determined, using the SF₆ method, for samples from various depths of the Geosecs Stations II and 3 and for a single Pacific Ocean surface sample. The total spread in values obtained is less than that found in previous studies and is consistent with the experimental precision except for one Geosecs II sample which has an unusually low δ³⁴S value. The mean value, + 20.99%., is markedly different from the hitherto accepted value of +20.0%.. The difference is attributed to the greater accuracy obtained when SF₆ rather than SO₂ is used as the sample gas for sulphur isotope analysis.  相似文献   

Sulphur isotope measurements using SO2 and SF6     

C.E. Rees 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1978,42(4):383-389

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Estimating ethnic change in London, 1981-91, using a variety of census data     

Peloe A  Rees P 《International journal of population geography : IJPG》1999,5(3):179-194

"This paper provides estimates of ethnic minority populations in 1981 in Greater London so that spatial population change can be measured. The estimation method involves the application of conditional probabilities of ethnicity given the country of birth. Several different data sources from the census of population have been used to compute the conditional probabilities. Each of these sources has deficiencies; the new method proposed here employs data on 1981-91 survivors in the ONS Longitudinal Study (LS). The estimated ethnic minority populations for 1981 are smaller than those generated using 1991 Census data, and hence the estimate of change is larger. Careful pairwise comparisons are made between alternative estimates. A set of very different maps of change, based on the LS method, are presented and interpreted for the ethnic groups of London at the borough scale."  相似文献   

An assessment of the pollution of cornish coastal waters     

R.E.N. Bradfield  R.W.S.M. Kingsbury  C.P. Rees 《Marine pollution bulletin》1976,7(10):187-193

A detailed survey of pollution was undertaken in five areas around the Cornwall coast in south-west England, at St. Austell and Mevagissey Bays, Falmouth Bay, Mounts Bay, St. Ives Bay and Portreath. The aim of the study was to establish baseline values against which subsequent changes could be detected and their importance evaluated. Three major investigations were undertaken in each area involving seawater sampling and analysis, heavy metal analysis of seaweed specimens and quantitative surveys of intertidal fauna and flora. In general, the areas studied showed few signs of being exposed to significant levels of industrial or sewage pollution.  相似文献   

Indicator species—A case for caution     

R.A. Eagle  E.I.S. Rees 《Marine pollution bulletin》1973,4(2):25

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The generation of vertical thermospheric winds and gravity waves at auroral latitudes—I. Observations of vertical winds     

D. Rees  R.W. Smith  P.J. Charleton  F.G. McCormac  N. Lloyd  Åke Steen 《Planetary and Space Science》1984,32(6):667-684

Observations of vertical and horizontal thermospheric winds, using the OI (3P-1D) 630 nm emission line, by ground-based Fabry-Perot interferometers in Northern Scandinavia and in Svalbard (Spitzbergen) have identified sources of strong vertical winds in the high latitude thermosphere. Observations from Svalbard (78.2N 15.6E) indicate a systematic diurnal pattern of strong downward winds in the period 06.00 U.T. to about 18.00 U.T., with strong upward winds between 20.00 U.T. and 05.00 U.T. Typical velocities of 30 m s^?1 downward and 50 m s^?1 upward occur, and there is day to day variability in the magnitude (30–80 m s^?1) and phase (+/- 3 h) in the basically diurnal variation. Strong and persistent downward winds may also occur for periods of several hours in the afternoon and evening parts of the auroral oval, associated with the eastward auroral electrojet (northward electric fields and westward ion drifts and winds), during periods of strong geomagnetic disturbances. Average downward values of 30–50 m s^?1 have been observed for periods of 4–6 h at times of large and long-lasting positive bay disturbances in this region. It would appear that the strong vertical winds of the polar cap and disturbed dusk auroral oval are not in the main associated with propagating wave-like features of the wind field. A further identified source is strongly time-dependent and generates very rapid upward vertical motions for periods of 15–30 min as a result of intense local heating in the magnetic midnight region of the auroral oval during the expansion phase of geomagnetic disturbances, and accompanying intense magnetic and auroral disturbances. In the last events, the height-integrated vertical wind (associated with a mean altitude of about 240 km) may exceed 100–150 m s^?1. These disturbances also invariably cause major time-dependent changes of the horizontal wind field with, for example, horizontal wind changes exceeding 500 m s^?1 within 30 min. The changes of vertical winds and the horizontal wind field are highly correlated, and respond directly to the local geomagnetic energy input. In contrast to the behaviour observed in the polar cap or in the disturbed afternoon auroral oval, the ‘expansion phase’ source, which corresponds to the classical ‘auroral substorm’, generates strong time-dependent wind features which may propagate globally. This source thus directly generates one class of thermospheric gravity waves. In this first paper we will consider the experimental evidence for vertical winds. In a second paper we will use a three-dimensional time-dependent model to identify the respective roles of geomagnetic energy and momentum in the creation of both classes of vertical wind sources, and consider their propagation and effects on global thermospheric dynamics.  相似文献   

Observations of an internal gravity wave in the lower troposphere at Halley,Antarctica     

J. C. King  S. D. Mobbs  M. S. Darby  J. M. Rees 《Boundary-Layer Meteorology》1987,39(1-2):1-13

Observations of internal gravity waves in the stably-stratified atmospheric boundary layer at Halley, Antarctica are presented. These were made on 1 February, 1986 and take the form of temperature measurements from a 30 m mast and a Sodar record. The temperature record shows a clearly defined, dominant wave period of around 11 min. A high-resolution radiosonde ascent made during the period of wave activity exhibits thin layers of low Richardson number and it is suggested that these are regions of dynamic instability where the waves are generated. A linear stability analysis of the radiosonde data supports this idea. It is argued from simple theoretical ideas and by means of a numerical model that only waves with a wavelength greater than a certain critical value are likely to be observed at the surface. The observations are shown to be consistent with this hypothesis.  相似文献   

Sulphur isotope effects in the high temperature oxidation of troilite     

C.E McEwing  C.E Rees  H.G Thode 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》1983,47(11):2059-2061

Troilite oxidation in air at 1200°C gives sulphur dioxide which is slightly enriched (~0.3%.) in ³⁴S. No systematic variations were seen of the isotopic compositions of product sulphur dioxide or residual troilite with extent of conversion. We speculate that the oxidation reaction takes place at the surface of the molten troilite in such a way as to inhibit mixing between the reacting outer layers and the unreacted liquid substrate so that Rayleigh behaviour with extent of reaction is not observed.  相似文献   

Modelling of thermospheric composition changes caused by a severe magnetic storm     

H. Rishbeth  R. Gordon  D. Rees  T.J. Fuller-Rowell 《Planetary and Space Science》1985,33(11):1283-1301

The UCL 3-dimensional time-dependent thermospheric model, with atomic and molecular components, is used to study composition changes in the neutral gas at F-layer heights produced by a severe magnetic storm. The computations give the mean molecular weight (MW), temperature and winds as functions of latitude, longitude, height and time for a period of 30 h.Starting from quiet-day conditions, the simulation starts with a 6-h “substorm” period in which strong electric fields are imposed in the auroral ovals, accompanied by particle input. Weaker electric fields are imposed for the remaining 24 h of the simulation. The energy input causes upwelling of air in the northern and southern auroral ovals, accompanied by localized composition changes (increases of MW), which spread no more than a few hundred kilometres from the energy sources. There is a corresponding downward settling of air at winter midlatitudes and low latitudes, producing widespread decreases of MW at a fixed pressure-level. These storm effects are superimposed on the quiet-day summer-to-winter circulation, in which upwelling occurs in the summer hemisphere and down welling in the winter hemisphere. The composition changes seen at a fixed height differ somewhat from those at a fixed pressure-level, because of the expansion resulting from the storm heating.The results can be related to the well-known prevalence of “negative” F-layer storms (with decreases of F2-layer electron density) in summer, and “positive” F-layer storms in winter and at low latitudes. However, the modelled composition changes are not propagated far enough to account for the observed occurrence of negative storms at some distance from the auroral ovals. This difficulty might be overcome if particle heating occurs well equatorward of the auroral ovals during magnetic storms, producing composition changes and negative storm effects at midlatitudes. Winds do not seem a likely cause of negative storm effects, but other factors (such as increases of vibrationally-excited N₂) are possibly important.  相似文献