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Radar scatterometer data analysis - Sea state. NASA/MSC Mission 20 and Mission 34
Analysis of sea state radar scatterometer data from NASA/MSC missions 20 and 3
From Microscales to Macroscales in 3D: Selfconsistent Equation of State for Supernova and Neutron Star Models
First results from a fully self-consistent, temperature-dependent equation of
state that spans the whole density range of neutron stars and supernova cores
are presented. The equation of state (EoS) is calculated using a mean-field
Hartree-Fock method in three dimensions (3D). The nuclear interaction is
represented by the phenomenological Skyrme model in this work, but the EoS can
be obtained in our framework for any suitable form of the nucleon-nucleon
effective interaction. The scheme we employ naturally allows effects such as
(i) neutron drip, which results in an external neutron gas, (ii) the variety of
exotic nuclear shapes expected for extremely neutron heavy nuclei, and (iii)
the subsequent dissolution of these nuclei into nuclear matter. In this way,
the equation of state is calculated across phase transitions without recourse
to interpolation techniques between density regimes described by different
physical models. EoS tables are calculated in the wide range of densities,
temperature and proton/neutron ratios on the ORNL NCCS XT3, using up to 2000
processors simultaneously.Comment: 6 pages, 11 figures. Published in conference proceedings Journal of
Physics: Conference Series 46 (2006) 408. Extended version to be submitted to
Phys. Rev.
Atmospheric densities from Explorer 17 density gauges and a comparison with satellite drag data
Atmospheric density data from Explorer XVII GAUGES and satellite drag dat
The Harold C. Ernst Collection of Portable Sundials
A catalog of sundials from the Harold C. Ernst Collection of Portable Sundials, and a handy reference book on the subject of portable sundials.
The sundial is the most ancient scientific instrument to come down to us unchanged. As such it is deserving of a better position in life than that of an ornament. It has played a vital part in the life of man for many thousands of years, and even today it serves us well where the mechanical watch fails. The authors particularly draw attention to the system of classifying, labeling, and cataloging sundials, described in Chapter II. This is the first attempt to bring order out of confusion in sundials
Study of ice accretion on icing wind tunnel components
In a closed loop icing wind tunnel the icing cloud is simulated by introducing tiny water droplets through an array of nozzles upstream of the test section. This cloud will form ice on all tunnel components (e.g., turning vanes, inlet guide vanes, fan blades, and the heat exchanger) as the cloud flows around the tunnel. These components must have the capacity to handle their icing loads without causing significant tunnel performance degradation during the course of an evening's run. To aid in the design of these components for the proposed Altitude Wind Tunnel (AWT) at NASA Lewis Research Center the existing Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) is used to measure icing characteristics of the IRT's components. The results from the IRT are scaled to the AWT to account for the AWT's larger components and higher velocities. The results show that from 90 to 45 percent of the total spray cloud froze out on the heat exchanger. Furthermore, the first set of turning vanes downstream of the test section, the FOD screen and the fan blades show significant ice formation. The scaling shows that the same results would occur in the AWT
Development and evaluation of scatterometer data processing algorithms
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Efficacy of crustal superfluid neutrons in pulsar glitch models
In order to assess the ability of purely crust-driven glitch models to match
the observed glitch activity in the Vela pulsar, we conduct a systematic
analysis of the dependence of the fractional moment of inertia of the inner
crustal neutrons on the stiffness of the nuclear symmetry energy at saturation
density . We take into account both crustal entrainment and the fact that
only a fraction of the core neutrons may couple to the crust on the
glitch-rise timescale. We use a set of consistently-generated crust and core
compositions and equations-of-state which are fit to results of low-density
pure neutron matter calculations. When entrainment is included at the level
suggested by recent microscopic calculations and the core is fully coupled to
the crust, the model is only able to account for the Vela glitch activity for a
1.4 star if the equation of state is particularly stiff MeV.
However, an uncertainty of about 10\% in the crust-core transition density and
pressure allows for the Vela glitch activity to be marginally accounted for in
the range MeV consistent with a range of experimental results.
Alternatively, only a small amount of core neutrons need be involved. If less
than 50\% of the core neutrons are coupled to the crust during the glitch, we
can also account for the Vela glitch activity using crustal neutrons alone for
EOSs consistent with the inferred range of . We also explore the possibility
of Vela being a high-mass neutron star, and of crustal entrainment being
reduced or enhanced relative to its currently predicted values.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
Rangeland biomass estimation demonstration
Because of their sensitivity to chlorophyll density, green leaf density, and leaf water density, two hand-held radiometers which have sensor bands coinciding with thematic mapper bands 3, 4, and 5 were used to calibrate green biomass to LANDSAT spectral ratios as a step towards using portable radiometers to speed up ground data acquisition. Two field reflectance panels monitored incoming radiation concurrently with sampling. Software routines were developed and used to extract data from uncorrected tapes of MSS data provided in NASA LANDSAT universal format. A LANDSAT biomass calibration curve estimated the range biomass over a four scene area and displayed this information spatially as a product in a format of use to ranchers. The regional biomass contour map is discussed
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