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Feeding manipulation elicits different proliferative responses in the gastrointestinal tract of suckling and weanling rats
The invertebrate's community in adjacent Alto Iguaçu's anthropic lakes of different environmental factors
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Surface Potential Gradients and NEXRAD Radar Reflectivities Before the Onset of Lightning at the KSC-ER
Measurements provided by Next Generation Weather Radar and operational thunderstorm monitoring instruments at the Kennedy Space Center and the Air Force Eastern Range have been examined to determine the initial electrical development of 13 isolated, air mass thunderstorms. The same instruments were used to examine the surface potential gradient prior to and following 13 long, horizontal discharges that propagated into the area. The motivation and primary objective for this work was to evaluate the safety of the existing lightning-related launch constraints associated with surface potential gradient and precipitation radar measurements. The onset of cloud electrification as seen by a large-area surface electric field mill network was detected 3.7â14.6 min before the first lightning discharge, with lead-times that depended on proximity to the storm. In 11 of 13 cases, the first detectable field change was a positive excursion in potential gradient close to the storm, likely indicating initial development of lower positive charge. Lead-times for the radar-derived cloud tops (0 dBZ) reaching â20°C were longer than those for early electrification in all but two cases. Surface potential gradients above +500 V/m or below â100 V/m âwarning thresholdsâ were exceeded before the first lightning flash in all cases. Radar reflectivities >35 dBZ above the â10°C level provided 3â14 min of lead time for lightning. Potential gradients just prior to and near long horizontal discharges exceeded 3 kV/m at most sites and were typically positive. Measurements at a single field mill site would not have provided adequate warning. Š 2022 The Authors.Open access articleThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Monitoring of forest ecosystems in Ireland FOREM3 Project; final report
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