Horizontal and vertical thermospheric cross-wind from GOCE linear and angular accelerations

Thermospheric wind measurements obtained from linear non-gravitational accelerations of the Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) satellite show discrepancies when compared to ground-based measurements. In this paper the cross-wind is derived from both the linear and the angular accelerations using a newly developed iterative algorithm. The two resulting data sets are compared to test the validity of wind derived from angular accelerations and quantify the uncertainty in accelerometer-derived wind data. In general the difference is found to be less than 50?m/s vertically after high-pass filtering, and 100?m/s horizontally. A sensitivity analysis reveals that continuous thrusting is a major source of uncertainty in the torque-derived wind, as are the magnetic properties of the satellite. The energy accommodation coefficient is identified as a particularly promising parameter for improving the consistency of thermospheric cross-wind data sets in the future. The algorithm may be applied to obtain density and cross-wind from other satellite missions that lack accelerometer data, provided the attitude and orbit are known with sufficient accuracy.     

Decomposition of sodium formate and L- and D-alanine in the Pampas de La Joya soils: Implications as a new geochemical analogue to Martian regolith

The organic compounds on the Martian surface are still undetectable by the previous Viking mission that has been sent to Mars even though they are expected to be there by exogenous and/or endogenous synthesis. The high abiotic reactivity has been the most acceptable explanation for the apparently absence of organic matter in the regolith.     

C. C. Petersen and J. C. Brandt,Hubble Vision,Early Adventures with the Hubble Space Telescope

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稀土对硼铝共渗扩散机制的影响

建立了硼原子和铝原子的扩散模型 ,讨论了稀土对硼原子和铝原子扩散机制的影响。分析认为 :硼原子的扩散速度受 Fe2 B前沿硼原子向基体扩散速度的影响 ,也受硼原子通过 Fe2 B晶胞向基体扩散速度的控制 ;铝原子是在硼化物覆盖表面之前渗入的 ,当硼化物完全覆盖表面后 ,阻碍了铝原子的扩散 ,故铝在渗层次表面形成了化合物 ;稀土的渗入增加了空位数 ,使空位复合体的数量增加 ,也就加速了硼原子的扩散速度 ,增加了铝原子的渗入量