Patterns and processes in the California Current System     

David M. Checkley  John A. Barth 《Progress in Oceanography》2009,83(1-4):49-64

The California Current System (CCS) is forced by the distribution of atmospheric pressure and associated winds in relation to the west coast of North America. In this paper, we begin with a simplified case of winds and a linear coast, then consider variability characteristic of the CCS, and conclude by considering future change. The CCS extends from the North Pacific Current (～50°N) to off Baja California, Mexico (～15–25°N) with a major discontinuity at Point Conception (34.5°N). Variation in atmospheric pressure affects winds and thus upwelling. Coastal, wind-driven upwelling results in nutrification and biological production and a southward coastal jet. Offshore, curl-driven upwelling results in a spatially large, productive habitat. The California Current flows equatorward and derives from the North Pacific Current and the coastal jet. Dominant modes of spatial and temporal variability in physical processes and biological responses are discussed. High surface production results in deep and bottom waters depleted in oxygen and enriched in carbon dioxide. Fishing has depleted demersal stocks more than pelagic stocks, and marine mammals, including whales, are recovering. Krill, squid, and micronekton are poorly known and merit study. Future climate change will differ from past change and thus prediction of the CCS requires an understanding of its dynamics. Of particular concern are changes in winds, stratification, and ocean chemistry.  相似文献   

Ralph Lorenz and Jacqueline Mitton (eds.): Lifting Titan's Veil: Exploring the Giant Moon of Saturn     

Zarnecki  John 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》2002,91(2):121-121

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Atmospheric variations and meteorite production on Mars     

John E. Chappelow  Virgil L. Sharpton 《Icarus》2006,184(2):424-435

Through a combination of aerobraking (drag deceleration) and ablation, meteoroids which enter planetary atmospheres may be slowed sufficiently to soft-land as meteorites. Results of an earlier study suggest that the current 6 mbar atmosphere of Mars is sufficient to aerobrake significant numbers of small (<10 kg) asteroidal-type meteoroids into survivable, low-velocity (<500 m s⁻¹) impacts with the planet's surface. Since rates of meteorite production depend upon the density of Mars's atmosphere, they must also change as the martian climate changes. However, to date, martian meteorite production has received relatively little attention in the literature Here we expand upon our previous work to study martian meteorite production rates and how they depend upon variations of the martian atmosphere, and to estimate the ranges of mass, velocity and entry-angle that produce meteorites. We find that even the current atmosphere of Mars is sufficient to soft-land significant fractions of incident stony and iron objects, and that these fractions increase dramatically for denser martian atmospheres. Therefore, like impact cratering, meteorite populations may preserve evidence of past martian climates.  相似文献   

Ska Correlator Advances     

John D. Bunton 《Experimental Astronomy》2004,17(1-3):251-259

When the SKA was proposed, a major technical obstacle to its feasibility was the cost of the correlator. Significant advances made in correlator design since then are described. These advances have made SKA correlator possible within reasonable cost constrains. At the same time performance issues with the proposed FX architecture have been addressed.  相似文献   

Benchmarking a Light-Curve Model at Low-z     

Frederick J. Mayer  John R. Reitz 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2004,294(3-4):241-253

A set of well-measured, {low-z}, type Ia supernovae from the Calán/Tololo SNe data sets is used to determine benchmark parameters in our hydrodynamics-based, light-curve model. The light-curve data fit fairly well in B, V, and R passbands but not as well in the I passband. The fitting procedure, extracted best-fit model parameters, and their connection to type Ia SN parameters are presented. Our benchmarked light-curve model represents an alternative to empirical template methods for the analysis of light-curve data.  相似文献   

Instructions for Authors     

John Dyson  Willem Wamsteker 《Astrophysics and Space Science》2004,294(3-4):255-261

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Jovian magnetospheric environment science     

John F. Cooper 《Icarus》2005,178(2):295-296

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Accurate orbital parameters for the bright southern spectroscopic binary ζ Trianguli Australis – an interesting case of a near-circular orbit     

Jovan Skuljan  David J. Ramm  John B. Hearnshaw 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2004,352(3):975-983

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On the origin of fluorine in the Milky Way     

Agostino Renda  Yeshe Fenner  Brad K. Gibson  Amanda I. Karakas  John C. Lattanzio  Simon Campbell  Alessandro Chieffi  Katia Cunha  Verne V. Smith 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2004,354(2):575-580

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The 6dF Galaxy Survey: samples, observational techniques and the first data release     

D. Heath Jones  Will Saunders  Matthew Colless  Mike A. Read  Quentin A. Parker  Fred G. Watson  Lachlan A. Campbell  Daniel Burkey  Thomas Mauch  Lesa Moore  Malcolm Hartley  Paul Cass  Dionne James  Ken Russell  Kristin Fiegert  John Dawe  John Huchra  Tom Jarrett  Ofer Lahav  John Lucey  Gary A. Mamon  Dominique Proust  Elaine M. Sadler  Ken-ichi Wakamatsu 《Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society》2004,355(3):747-763

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