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Resonance testing of space shuttle thermoacoustic structural specimen
The resonance testing of a structural specimen related to the space shuttle vehicle is described. The specimen consisted of a thin aluminum skin reinforced by hat-section stringers and supported by two ribs or bulkheads of corrugated web. A representative section of the space shuttle thermal protection system was bonded to the outer surface of the skin. The tests were completed by using miniature accelerometers to collect vibration data from locations forming a predetermined mesh over the tiles and base structure. The signals were recorded on FM magnetic tape and subsequently analyzed on a modal analysis system
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Microbial preservation in sulfates in the Haughton impact structure suggests target in search for life on Mars
Microbes occur within transparent gypsum crystals in the Haughton crater. The crystals transmit light for photosynthesis, but protect from dehydration and wind. Sulfates on the Martian surface should be a priority target in the search for life
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Simple devices for concentration of microbial life: Experiments in Haughton impact structure
Simple devices that create environments with high levels of light and moisture could attract extant microbial life on a planetary surface and hence enhance the detection of it. Experience in the Haughton crater shows that this can occur readily
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Surface mineral crusts: A priority target in search for life on Mars
Mineral crusts are strong candidates in the search for evidence of life during planetary exploration, and should be an important target for examination in impact craters. Crusts in the Haughton crater readily yield a biological signature
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Hopane biomarkers traced from bedrock to recent sediments and ice at the Haughton Impact Structure, Devon Island: Implications for the search for biomarkers on Mars
Hopanoid biomarkers have been traced from bedrock to ice in the Haughton Impact Structure, suggesting that they represent a promising strategy in the search for life in ice deposits on Mars and other icy bodies
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Iron-binding fragments from the N-Terminal and C-Terminal regions of human lactoferrin
Digestion of lactoferrin with pepsin at pH 3.0 gave an iron-binding half-molecule that
represents the C-terminal part of the native protein. Tryptic or chymotryptic digestion
of 30%/-iron-saturated lactoferrin yielded the N- and C-terminal half molecules, which
could be separated by DEAE-Sephadex chromatography. The N- and C-terminal fragments
did not show any immunological cross-reaction. The carbohydrate of lactoferrin
was distributed equally between the two fragments
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The Stac Fada “impact ejecta” layer: not what it seems
The Stac Fada Member (SFM) forms part of the Stoer Group of the Torridonian of NW Scotland. The SFM is unique in the Torridonian, being characterized by the presence of greenish altered glass clasts. Its origin has been debated for decades with several hypotheses being proposed but all invoking some connection with volcanic activity in the region. More recently, Amor et al. suggested that the SFM represents “a chord section through the continuous ejecta blanket surrounding an impact crater”. Here, we confirm the presence of shocked material within the SFM and then discuss its origin
A Spatial Evaluation of Arctic Sea Ice and Regional Limitations in CMIP6 Historical Simulations
17 USC 105 interim-entered record; under review.The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0491.1The Arctic sea ice response to a warming climate is assessed in a subset of models participating in phase 6 of
the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6), using several metrics in comparison with satellite observations and
results from the Pan-Arctic Ice Ocean Modeling and Assimilation System and the Regional Arctic System Model. Our study
examines the historical representation of sea ice extent, volume, and thickness using spatial analysis metrics, such as the
integrated ice edge error, Brier score, and spatial probability score. We find that the CMIP6 multimodel mean captures the
mean annual cycle and 1979–2014 sea ice trends remarkably well. However, individual models experience a wide range of
uncertainty in the spatial distribution of sea ice when compared against satellite measurements and reanalysis data. Our
metrics expose common and individual regional model biases, which sea ice temporal analyses alone do not capture. We
identify large ice edge and ice thickness errors in Arctic subregions, implying possible model specific limitations in or lack of
representation of some key physical processes. We postulate that many of them could be related to the oceanic forcing,
especially in the marginal and shelf seas, where seasonal sea ice changes are not adequately simulated. We therefore
conclude that an individual model’s ability to represent the observed/reanalysis spatial distribution still remains a challenge.
We propose the spatial analysis metrics as useful tools to diagnose model limitations, narrow down possible processes
affecting them, and guide future model improvements critical to the representation and projections of Arctic
climate change.U.S. NavyDepartment of Energy (DOE)Regional and Global Model Analysis (RGMA)Office of Naval Research (ONR)Arctic and Global Prediction (AGP)National Science Foundation (NSF)Arctic System Science (ARCSS)Ministry of Science and Higher Education in PolandDOE: 89243019SSC0036DESC0014117ONR: N0001418WX00364NSF: IAA1417888IAA160360
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