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Effects Of Sesame Consumption On Inflammatory Biomarkers In Humans: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials, Shabnam Rafiee, Roghaye Faryabi, Mohammad Ali Zareian, Jessie Hawkins, Nitin Shivappa Mbbs, Mph, Ph.D., Laila Shirbeigi Nov 2021

Effects Of Sesame Consumption On Inflammatory Biomarkers In Humans: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials, Shabnam Rafiee, Roghaye Faryabi, Mohammad Ali Zareian, Jessie Hawkins, Nitin Shivappa Mbbs, Mph, Ph.D., Laila Shirbeigi

Faculty Publications

Objectives. Existing evidence produces conflicting findings regarding the effect of sesame intake on inflammatory biomarkers; thisknowledge gap has yet to be met through systematic review and meta-analysis. )is meta-analysis of randomized, controlledclinical trials (RCTs) was conducted to evaluate the effects of sesame consumption on markers of inflammation in humans. Methods. PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched through August 2020 to identify relevant papers for inclusion. Using the random-effects model, data were evaluated as weighted mean differences (WMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Cochrane’s Q and I-squared (I2) tests were used to …


The Effects Of Materials And Profiles Of Gratings On Diffraction Spectra, Brock Halling May 2021

The Effects Of Materials And Profiles Of Gratings On Diffraction Spectra, Brock Halling

Physics Capstone Projects

Diffraction patterns can be made either by transmitting or reflecting light from a grating which is an array of parallel lines (rulings) with a fixed periodicity. Elementary optical treatment of diffraction gratings only describes diffraction angles as a function of periodicity of the grating. However, we have observed that the profile and materials of the grating do affect the diffraction pattern. In this study, I investigated the correlation between the grating profiles obtained by scanning electron microscopy and the materials of the grating (polymer and silicon dioxide) and the spectra as a function of the diffraction angle. An optical spectrometer …


Asymmetric Shapes Of Radio Recombination Lines From Ionized Stellar Winds, Richard Ignace Jan 2019

Asymmetric Shapes Of Radio Recombination Lines From Ionized Stellar Winds, Richard Ignace

ETSU Faculty Works

Recombination line profile shapes are derived for ionized spherical stellar winds at radio wavelengths. It is assumed that the wind is optically thick owing to free-free opacity. Emission lines of arbitrary optical depth are obtained assuming that the free-free photosphere forms in the outer, constant expansion portion of the wind. Previous works have derived analytic results for isothermal winds when the line and continuum source functions are equal. Here, semi-analytic results are derived for unequal source functions to reveal that line shapes can be asymmetric about line center. A parameter study is presented and applications discussed.


Continuum And Spectral Line Radiation From A Random Clumpy Medium, John E. Conway, Moshe Elitzur, Rodrigo Para Sep 2018

Continuum And Spectral Line Radiation From A Random Clumpy Medium, John E. Conway, Moshe Elitzur, Rodrigo Para

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Publications

We present a formalism for continuum and line emission from random clumpy media together with its application to problems of current interest, including CO spectral lines from ensembles of clouds and radio emission from H ii regions, supernovae, and star-forming regions. For line emission, we find that the effects of clump opacity on observed line ratios can be indistinguishable from variations of intrinsic line strengths, adding to the difficulties in determining abundances from line observations. Our formalism is applicable to arbitrary distributions of cloud properties, provided the cloud volume filling factor is small; numerical simulations show it to hold up …


Mipas Imk/Iaa Carbon Tetrachloride (Ccl4) Retrieval And First Comparison With Other Instruments, Ellen Eckert, Thomas Von Clarmann, Alexandra Laeng, Gabriele P. Stiller, Bernd Funke, Norbert Glatthor, Udo Grabowski, Sylvia Kellmann, Michael Kiefer, Andrea Linden, Peter F. Bernath Jul 2017

Mipas Imk/Iaa Carbon Tetrachloride (Ccl4) Retrieval And First Comparison With Other Instruments, Ellen Eckert, Thomas Von Clarmann, Alexandra Laeng, Gabriele P. Stiller, Bernd Funke, Norbert Glatthor, Udo Grabowski, Sylvia Kellmann, Michael Kiefer, Andrea Linden, Peter F. Bernath

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

MIPAS thermal limb emission measurements were used to derive vertically resolved profiles of carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). Level-1b data versions MIPAS/5.02 to MIPAS/5.06 were converted into volume mixing ratio profiles using the level-2 processor developed at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK) and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (IAA). Consideration of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) as an interfering species, which is jointly retrieved, and CO2 line mixing is crucial for reliable retrievals. Parts of the CO2 Q-branch region that overlap with the CCl4 signature were …


Water Vapour Variability In The High-Latitude Upper Troposphere- Part 2: Impact Of Volcanic Eruptions, Christopher E. Sioris, Jason Zou, C. Thomas Mcelroy, Chris D. Boone, Patrick E. Sheese, Peter F. Bernath Jan 2016

Water Vapour Variability In The High-Latitude Upper Troposphere- Part 2: Impact Of Volcanic Eruptions, Christopher E. Sioris, Jason Zou, C. Thomas Mcelroy, Chris D. Boone, Patrick E. Sheese, Peter F. Bernath

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

The impact of volcanic eruptions on water vapour in the high-latitude upper troposphere is studied using deseasonalized time series based on observations by the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) water vapour sensors, namely MAESTRO (Measurements of Aerosol Extinction in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Retrieved by Occultation) and the Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS). The two eruptions with the greatest impact on the high-latitude upper troposphere during the time frame of this satellitebased remote sensing mission are chosen. The Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic eruption in June 2011 was the most explosive in the past 24 years and is shown to be able to account …


Drift Corrected Trends And Periodic Variations In Mipas Imk/Iaa Ozone Measurements, E. Eckert, T. Von Clarmann, M. Kiefer, G. P. Stiller, S. Lossow, N. Glatthor, D. A. Degenstein, L. Froidevaux, S. Godin-Beekmann, T. Leblanc, S. Mcdermid, M. Pastel, W. Steinbrcht, D.P.J. Swart, K. A. Walker, P. F. Bernath Jan 2014

Drift Corrected Trends And Periodic Variations In Mipas Imk/Iaa Ozone Measurements, E. Eckert, T. Von Clarmann, M. Kiefer, G. P. Stiller, S. Lossow, N. Glatthor, D. A. Degenstein, L. Froidevaux, S. Godin-Beekmann, T. Leblanc, S. Mcdermid, M. Pastel, W. Steinbrcht, D.P.J. Swart, K. A. Walker, P. F. Bernath

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Drifts, trends and periodic variations were calculated from monthly zonally averaged ozone profiles. The ozone profiles were derived from level-1b data of the Michelson Interferometer for Passive Atmospheric Sounding (MIPAS) by means of the scientific level-2 processor run by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK). All trend and drift analyses were performed using a multilinear parametric trend model which includes a linear term, several harmonics with period lengths from 3 to 24 months and the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO). Drifts at 2-sigma significance level were mainly negative for ozone relative to Aura MLS and …


Soil Peels: Their Preparation And Presentation, Tim D. Overheu Jul 2013

Soil Peels: Their Preparation And Presentation, Tim D. Overheu

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Soil peels are an exciting and inexpensive technique for collecting an exact reproduction of soil profiles. They are an excellent product for displays and soil extension activities. Introduced in the mid-1960s, the soil peel (lackfilm) technique was initially developed using a flexible glue product in combination with a cloth base, and was used to preserve soil stratigraphy at geo-archaeological excavations (Voight & Gittins 1977). The method described in this update introduces refinements to the technique for heavy and consolidated clay or duplex soils in Western Australia. Applying and removingtechnique was initially developed using a flexible glue product in combination with …


Evidence Of Light-Bending Effects And Its Implication For Spectral State Transitions, R. C. Reis, J. M. Miller, M. T. Reynolds, A. C. Fabian, D. J. Walton, E. Cackett, J. F. Steiner Jan 2013

Evidence Of Light-Bending Effects And Its Implication For Spectral State Transitions, R. C. Reis, J. M. Miller, M. T. Reynolds, A. C. Fabian, D. J. Walton, E. Cackett, J. F. Steiner

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Research Publications

It has long been speculated that the nature of the hard X-ray corona may be an important second driver of black hole state transitions, in addition to the mass accretion rate through the disk. However, a clear physical picture of coronal changes has not yet emerged. We present results from a systematic analysis of Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer observations of the stellar-mass black hole binary XTE J1650-500. All spectra with significant hard X-ray detections were fit using a self-consistent, relativistically blurred disk reflection model suited to high ionization regimes. Importantly, we find evidence that both the spectral and timing properties …


Validation Of Stratospheric And Mesospheric Ozone Observed By Smiles From International Space Station, Y. Kasai, H. Sagawa, D. Kreyling, E. Dupuy, P. Baron, J. Mendrok, K Suzuki, T. O. Sato, T. Nishibori, S. Mizobuchi, P. F. Bernath Jan 2013

Validation Of Stratospheric And Mesospheric Ozone Observed By Smiles From International Space Station, Y. Kasai, H. Sagawa, D. Kreyling, E. Dupuy, P. Baron, J. Mendrok, K Suzuki, T. O. Sato, T. Nishibori, S. Mizobuchi, P. F. Bernath

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

We observed ozone O3 in the vertical region between 250 and 0.0005 hPa (~ 12-96 km) using the Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder (SMILES) on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) of the International Space Station (ISS) between 12 October 2009 and 21 April 2010. The new 4K superconducting heterodyne receiver technology of SMILES allowed us to obtain a one order of magnitude better signal-to-noise ratio for the O3 line observation compared to past spaceborne microwave instruments. The non-sun-synchronous orbit of the ISS allowed us to observe O3 at various local times. We assessed the quality of the vertical …


Ace-Fts Version 3.0 Data Set: Validation And Data Processing Update, Claire Waymark, Kaley A. Walker, Chris D. Boone, Peter F. Bernath Jan 2013

Ace-Fts Version 3.0 Data Set: Validation And Data Processing Update, Claire Waymark, Kaley A. Walker, Chris D. Boone, Peter F. Bernath

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


On The Determination Of The Spin Of The Black Hole In Cyg X-1 From X-Ray Reflection Spectra, A. C. Fabian, D. R. Wilkins, J. M. Miller, R. C. Reis, C. S. Reynolds, E. M. Cackett, M. A. Nowak, G. G. Pooley, K. Pottschmidt, J. S. Sanders, R. R. Ross, J. Wilms Jul 2012

On The Determination Of The Spin Of The Black Hole In Cyg X-1 From X-Ray Reflection Spectra, A. C. Fabian, D. R. Wilkins, J. M. Miller, R. C. Reis, C. S. Reynolds, E. M. Cackett, M. A. Nowak, G. G. Pooley, K. Pottschmidt, J. S. Sanders, R. R. Ross, J. Wilms

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Research Publications

The spin of Cygnus X-1 is measured by fitting reflection models to Suzaku data covering the energy band 0.9-400 keV. The inner radius of the accretion disc is found to lie within 2 gravitational radii (rg=GM/c2), and a value of ? is obtained for the dimensionless black hole spin. This agrees with recent measurements using the continuum fitting method by Gou et al. and of the broad iron line by Duro et al. The disc inclination is measured at ?, which is consistent with the recent optical measurement of the binary system inclination by Orosz et …


Multistate Observations Of The Galactic Black Hole Xte J1752-223: Evidence For An Intermediate Black Hole Spin, R. C. Reis, J. M. Miller, A. C. Fabian, E. M. Cackett, D. Maitra, C. S. Reynolds, M. Rupen, D. T. H. Steeghs, R. Wijnands Feb 2011

Multistate Observations Of The Galactic Black Hole Xte J1752-223: Evidence For An Intermediate Black Hole Spin, R. C. Reis, J. M. Miller, A. C. Fabian, E. M. Cackett, D. Maitra, C. S. Reynolds, M. Rupen, D. T. H. Steeghs, R. Wijnands

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Research Publications

The Galactic black hole candidate XTE J1752-223 was observed during the decay of its 2009 outburst with the Suzaku and XMM-Newton observatories. The observed spectra are consistent with the source being in the ‘intermediate’ and ‘low-hard’ states, respectively. The presence of a strong, relativistic iron emission line is clearly detected in both observations and the line profiles are found to be remarkably consistent and robust to a variety of continuum models. This strongly points to the compact object in XTE J1752-223 being a stellar mass black hole accretor and not a neutron star. Physically motivated and self-consistent reflection models for …


Tambellup-Borden Land Resources Survey, Angela Stuart-Street, Rohan Marold Jan 2009

Tambellup-Borden Land Resources Survey, Angela Stuart-Street, Rohan Marold

Land resources series

No abstract provided.


Validation Of Ace-Fts V2.2 Methane Profiles From The Upper Troposphere To Lower Mesosphere, M De Maziere, C Vigouroux, P F. Bernath, P Baron, T Blumenstock, C Boone, C Brogniez, V Catoire, M Coffey, P Duchatelet, David W. Griffith, J Hannigan, Y Kasai, I Kramer, Nicholas B. Jones, E Mahieu, G L. Manney, C Piccolo, C Randall, C Robert, C Senten, K Strong, J R. Taylor, C Tetard, K A. Walker, S Wood Jan 2008

Validation Of Ace-Fts V2.2 Methane Profiles From The Upper Troposphere To Lower Mesosphere, M De Maziere, C Vigouroux, P F. Bernath, P Baron, T Blumenstock, C Boone, C Brogniez, V Catoire, M Coffey, P Duchatelet, David W. Griffith, J Hannigan, Y Kasai, I Kramer, Nicholas B. Jones, E Mahieu, G L. Manney, C Piccolo, C Randall, C Robert, C Senten, K Strong, J R. Taylor, C Tetard, K A. Walker, S Wood

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

The ACE-FTS (Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer) solar occultation instrument that was launched onboard the Canadian SCISAT-1 satellite in August 2003 is measuring vertical profiles from the upper troposphere to the lower mesosphere for a large number of atmospheric constituents. Methane is one of the key species. The version v2.2 data of the ACE-FTS CH4 data have been compared to correlative satellite, balloon-borne and ground-based Fourier transform infrared remote sensing data to assess their quality. The comparison results indicate that the accuracy of the data is within 10% in the upper troposphere lower stratosphere, and within 25% in the …


Validation And Data Characteristics Of Methane And Nitrous Oxide Profiles Observed By Mipas And Processed With Version 4.61 Algorithm, S Payan, C Camy-Peyret, H Oelhaf, G Wetzel, G Maucher, Nicholas B. Jones, S Wood, M De Maziere, T Blumenstock, P Duchatelet, D Smale, G Bianchini, G Redaelli, F Mencaraglia, M Pirre, N Huret, C Piccolo, U Cortesi, C Keim, N Glatthor, S Mikuteit, G P. Stiller, C Vigouroux, A Engel, M C. Volk, J Kuttippurath, H Kuellmann, P Raspollini, M Mahieu, V Payne, A Bracher, K Grunow, P Jeseck, Y Te, K Pfeilsticker, A Butz, Justus Notholt, Voltaire A. Velazco Jan 2007

Validation And Data Characteristics Of Methane And Nitrous Oxide Profiles Observed By Mipas And Processed With Version 4.61 Algorithm, S Payan, C Camy-Peyret, H Oelhaf, G Wetzel, G Maucher, Nicholas B. Jones, S Wood, M De Maziere, T Blumenstock, P Duchatelet, D Smale, G Bianchini, G Redaelli, F Mencaraglia, M Pirre, N Huret, C Piccolo, U Cortesi, C Keim, N Glatthor, S Mikuteit, G P. Stiller, C Vigouroux, A Engel, M C. Volk, J Kuttippurath, H Kuellmann, P Raspollini, M Mahieu, V Payne, A Bracher, K Grunow, P Jeseck, Y Te, K Pfeilsticker, A Butz, Justus Notholt, Voltaire A. Velazco

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

The ENVISAT validation programme for the atmospheric instruments MIPAS, SCIAMACHY and GOMOS is based on a number of balloon-bone, aircraft and ground-based correlative measurements. In particular the activities of validation scientists were coordinated by ESA within the ENVISAT Stratospheric Aircraft and Balloon Campaign of ESABC. As part of a series of similar papers on other species [this issue] and in parallel to the contribution of the individual validation teams, the present paper provides a synthesis of comparisons performed between MIPAS CH4 and N2O profiles produced by the current ESA operational software (Instrument Processing Facility version 4.61 or IPF v4.61) and …


Comparisons Between Groundbased Ftir And Mipas N2o And Hno3 Profiles Before And After Assimilation In Bascoe, C Vigouroux, M De Maziere, C Errera, S Chabrillat, E Mahieu, P Duchatelet, S. W. Wood, D Smale, S Mikuteit, T Blumenstock, F Hase, Nicholas B. Jones Jan 2007

Comparisons Between Groundbased Ftir And Mipas N2o And Hno3 Profiles Before And After Assimilation In Bascoe, C Vigouroux, M De Maziere, C Errera, S Chabrillat, E Mahieu, P Duchatelet, S. W. Wood, D Smale, S Mikuteit, T Blumenstock, F Hase, Nicholas B. Jones

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

Within the framework of the Network for Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC), regular ground-based Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) measurements of many species are performed at several locations. Inversion schemes provide vertical profile information and characterization of the retrieved products which are therefore relevant for contributing to the validation of MIPAS profiles in the stratosphere and upper troposphere. We have focused on the species HNO3 and N2O at 5 NDACC-sites distributed in both hemispheres, i.e., Jungfraujoch (46.5 degrees N) and Kiruna (68 degrees N) for the northern hemisphere, and Wollongong (34 degrees S), Lauder (45 degrees S) and Arrival Heights …


Comparison Of Virulence Gene Profiles Between Escherichia Coli Strains Isolated From Healthy And Diarrheic Swine, Mark R. Wilson, Xi Yang Wu, Idris Barchia, Karl A Bettelheim, Steven Driesen, Darren J. Trott, Toni A. Chapman, James J C Chin Jan 2006

Comparison Of Virulence Gene Profiles Between Escherichia Coli Strains Isolated From Healthy And Diarrheic Swine, Mark R. Wilson, Xi Yang Wu, Idris Barchia, Karl A Bettelheim, Steven Driesen, Darren J. Trott, Toni A. Chapman, James J C Chin

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

A combination of uni- and multiplex PCR assays targeting 58 virulence genes (VGs) associated with Escherichia coli strains causing intestinal and extraintestinal disease in humans and other mammals was used to analyze the VG repertoire of 23 commensal E. coli isolates from healthy pigs and 52 clinical isolates associated with porcine neonatal diarrhea (ND) and postweaning diarrhea (PWD). The relationship between the presence and absence of VGs was interrogated using three statistical methods. According to the generalized linear model, 17 of 58 VGs were found to be significant (P < 0.05) in distinguishing between commensal and clinical isolates. Nine of the 17 genes represented by iha, hlyA, aidA, east1, aah, fimH, iroN(E. coli), traT, and saa have not been previously identified as important VGs in clinical porcine isolates in Australia. The remaining eight VGs code for fimbriae (F4, F5, F18, and F41) and toxins (STa, STb, LT, and Stx2), normally associated with porcine enterotoxigenic E. coli. Agglomerative hierarchical algorithm analysis grouped E. coli strains into subclusters based primarily on their serogroup. Multivariate analyses of clonal relationships based on the 17 VGs were collapsed into two-dimensional space by principal coordinate analysis. PWD clones were distributed in two quadrants, separated from ND and commensal clones, which tended to cluster within one quadrant. Clonal subclusters within quadrants were highly correlated with serogroups. These methods of analysis provide different perspectives in our attempts to understand how commensal and clinical porcine enterotoxigenic E. coli strains have evolved and are engaged in the dynamic process of losing or acquiring VGs within the pig population.


Comparison Of Virulence Gene Profiles Between Escherichia Coli Strains Isolated From Healthy And Diarrheic Swine, Mark Wilson, Karl A Bettelheim, X Y Wu, S Driesen, James Chin, Toni Chapman, I Barchia, D Trott Dec 2005

Comparison Of Virulence Gene Profiles Between Escherichia Coli Strains Isolated From Healthy And Diarrheic Swine, Mark Wilson, Karl A Bettelheim, X Y Wu, S Driesen, James Chin, Toni Chapman, I Barchia, D Trott

Mark R Wilson

No abstract provided.


Major Eastern Wheatbelt Soils To Characterise Soil Moisture Availability, Jeffrey Jon Russell Jun 2005

Major Eastern Wheatbelt Soils To Characterise Soil Moisture Availability, Jeffrey Jon Russell

Resource management technical reports

In the Eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia, there are seven major soil groups (acid sands, good soilplain soils, gravelly sands, duplex soils, medium-heavy soils, heavy non-friable soils and heavy friable soils. This report considers the ability of various soils to store or retain water in an attempt to partially determine the yield potential of crops.


Intercomparison Of O3 Profiles Observed By Sciamachy And Ground Based Microwave Instruments, M Palm, C V. Savigny, T Warneke, Voltaire A. Velazco, J Notholt, K Kunzi, J Burrows, O Schrems Jan 2005

Intercomparison Of O3 Profiles Observed By Sciamachy And Ground Based Microwave Instruments, M Palm, C V. Savigny, T Warneke, Voltaire A. Velazco, J Notholt, K Kunzi, J Burrows, O Schrems

Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)

Ozone profiles retrieved from limb scattering measurements of the SCIAMACHY instrument based on the satellite ENVISAT are compared to ground-based low altitude resolution remote sensors. All profiles are retrieved using optimal estimation. Following the work of Rodgers and Connor (2003) the retrievals of the ground-based instruments are simulated using the SCIAMACHY retrieval. The SCIAMACHY results and the results of the ground-based microwave radiometer in Bremen and Ny A° lesund agree within the expected covariance of the intercomparison.


Tonebridge-Frankland Area Land Resources Survey, Angela Stuart-Street, National Landcare Program (Australia), Natural Heritage Trust (Australia) Jan 2005

Tonebridge-Frankland Area Land Resources Survey, Angela Stuart-Street, National Landcare Program (Australia), Natural Heritage Trust (Australia)

Land resources series

This report presents the results from soil and landform mapping at a scale of 1:100,000 in the Tonebridge-Frankland area of Western Australia. One map representing the Tonebridge (2229) and Frankland (2329) map sheet areas, covering approximately 511,000 hectares accompanies the report on a CD-ROM. The Tonebridge-Frankland survey area covers major parts of the Warren-Tone and Frankland-Gordon River catchments. It also covers the upper catchments of the Kent and Deep Rivers, a small part of the Blackwood River catchment in the north western corner, as well as the Lake Muir-Unicup sub-catchments. The Tonebridge-Frankland survey falls within the Manjimup, Katanning and Albany …


Corrigin Area Land Resources Survey, W H. Verboom, P D. Galloway, National Landcare Program (Australia), Natural Heritage Trust (Australia) Jan 2004

Corrigin Area Land Resources Survey, W H. Verboom, P D. Galloway, National Landcare Program (Australia), Natural Heritage Trust (Australia)

Land resources series

This land resource survey of the Corrigin area covers some 1.8 million hectares of the central wheatbelt over the shires of Beverley, Brookton, Bruce Rock, Corrigin, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dumbleyung, Kellerberrin, Kondinin, Kulin, Lake Grace, Merredin, Narembeen, Narrogin, Pingelly, Quairading, Tammin, Wandering and Wickepin. The survey is part of a regional scale soil-landscape mapping program designed to deliver seamless soil information for the agricultural area of south western Australia. The information provided will assist planners, researchers and land managers make decisions affecting sustainable land use and is designed for use at regional and catchment scales. This report and accompanying CD-ROM summarizes …


Ionospheric Assimilation Techniques For Argos Low-Resolution Airglow And Aurora Spectrograph (Loraas) Tomographically Reconstructed Equatorial Electron Density Profiles, Jan Josef Sojka, J. V. Eccles, Robert W. Schunk, S. Mcdonald, S. Thonnard, K. Dymond, R. P. Mccoy Jan 2004

Ionospheric Assimilation Techniques For Argos Low-Resolution Airglow And Aurora Spectrograph (Loraas) Tomographically Reconstructed Equatorial Electron Density Profiles, Jan Josef Sojka, J. V. Eccles, Robert W. Schunk, S. Mcdonald, S. Thonnard, K. Dymond, R. P. Mccoy

All Physics Faculty Publications

The LORAAS instrument aboard the ARGOS satellite observes line-of-sight ultraviolet limb intensities from ionosphere and thermosphere airglow. This study uses tomographically reconstructed electron density profiles (EDPs) from the nightside emissions. The ionospheric reconstruction is performed using a two-dimensional O+ 1356Å radiative recombination forward model and discrete inverse theory. The forward model assumes a Chapman layer for the vertical electron density distribution from which h m F 2, N m F 2, and topside scale height are derived for every 90 s limb scan, which is equivalent to 5° resolution in latitude. Since ARGOS is in a near Sun-synchronous orbit, these …


Astrophysical Plasma Diagnostics Through Analysis Of Ar Iine Shape Characteristics, Vladimir Milosavljevic, Stevan Djenize Jul 2003

Astrophysical Plasma Diagnostics Through Analysis Of Ar Iine Shape Characteristics, Vladimir Milosavljevic, Stevan Djenize

Articles

On the basis of five accurately recorded neutral argon ( ) line shapes (in the 4s-5p transition) we have recovered the basic plasma parameters i.e. electron temperature ( T) and electron density ( N) using our new line deconvolution procedure in the case of three different plasmas created in a linear, low-pressure, pulsed arc discharge. The mentioned plasma parameters have also been measured using independent experimental diagnostic techniques. An excellent agreement has been found among the two sets of obtained parameters. This recommends our deconvolution procedure for plasma diagnostic purposes, especially in astrophysics where direct measurements of the …


Nyabing-Kukerin Area Land Resources Survey, H M. Percy, Dennis Van Gool, Geoff Allan Moore, Noel R. Schoknecht, National Landcare Program (Australia), Natural Heritage Trust (Australia) Jan 2003

Nyabing-Kukerin Area Land Resources Survey, H M. Percy, Dennis Van Gool, Geoff Allan Moore, Noel R. Schoknecht, National Landcare Program (Australia), Natural Heritage Trust (Australia)

Land resources series

This report presents the results from soil and landform mapping at a scale of 1:500,000 in the Kukerin, Lake Grace and Nyabing areas of Western Australia. This land resource information has been collected to help improve the decisions made by planners, researchers and land managers. The information can be used at the regional scale, catchment scale and farm level. By improving knowledge of our land resources, more sustainable land uses can be developed within the region. The soil-landscape map of the area covers approximately 515,000 hectares and is included on the accompanying interactive CD-ROM. The map extends from Lake Grace …


Lower Gascoyne Land Resources Survey, Peter J. Tille, Henry J. Smolinski, M R. Wells, J A. Bessell-Browne, C D M Keating, Veronica P M Oma, A Mcr Holm Jan 2003

Lower Gascoyne Land Resources Survey, Peter J. Tille, Henry J. Smolinski, M R. Wells, J A. Bessell-Browne, C D M Keating, Veronica P M Oma, A Mcr Holm

Land resources series

No abstract provided.


Blackwood Catchment : Katanning Zone (Zone 6) Appendices : Catchment Appraisal 2001, Henry Brockman, Blackwood Rapid Catchment Appraisal Team (Wa) Feb 2002

Blackwood Catchment : Katanning Zone (Zone 6) Appendices : Catchment Appraisal 2001, Henry Brockman, Blackwood Rapid Catchment Appraisal Team (Wa)

Resource management technical reports

Contents: Appendix 1 Climate : risk of frost -- Appendix 2. Hydrology -- Appendix 3. Soils : soil landscape units in the Katanning zone ; soil information sheets for upper Blackwood -- Appendix 4. Evaluation of Landcare techniques : a catchment approach -- Appendix 5. Earthworks and engineering options for surface and groundwater control -- Appendix 6. Native plants of the Katanning Zone useful for revegetation -- Appendix 7. List of contacts.


Detection Of Co And Dust Emission In Near-Infrared Spectra Of Sn 1998s, Christopher L. Gerardy, Robert A. Fesen, Peter Höflich, J. Craig Wheeler Jan 2000

Detection Of Co And Dust Emission In Near-Infrared Spectra Of Sn 1998s, Christopher L. Gerardy, Robert A. Fesen, Peter Höflich, J. Craig Wheeler

Dartmouth Scholarship

Near-infrared spectra (0.95 – 2.4 μ m) of the peculiar Type IIn supernova 1998S in NGC 3877 from 95 to 355 days after maximum light are presented. K -band data taken at days 95 and 225 show the presence of the first overtone of CO emission near 2.3 μ m, which is gone by day 355. An apparent extended blue wing on the CO profile in the day 95 spectrum could indicate a large CO expansion velocity (≈ 2000 – 3000 km s − 1). This is the third detection of infrared CO emission in nearly as many Type II …


Katanning Area Land Resources Survey, Heather M. Percy, G M. Wilson, Ted A. Griffin Jan 2000

Katanning Area Land Resources Survey, Heather M. Percy, G M. Wilson, Ted A. Griffin

Land resources series

This report presents results from soil and landform mapping at a scale of 1:150,000 in the Katanning area of Western Australia. It is accompanied by two soil-landscape maps covering 1.45 million hectares in the Kojonup and Darkan area (map 1) and the Katanning and Dumbleyung area (map 2). Most of the Katanning survey occurs within the Blackwood River catchment but also covers the upper catchments of the Pallinup, Frankland-Gordon and Tone-Warren Rivers. The Katanning survey falls within the Narrogin and Katanning advisory districts for Agriculture Western Australia. Twenty one soil-landscape systems have been identified and are represented on the accompanying …