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Climate research Netherlands : research highlights
In the Netherlands the temperature has risen, on average, by 1.6°C since 1900. Regional climate scenarios for the 21st century developed by the Dutch Royal Meteorological Institute [1] show that temperature in the Netherlands will continue to rise and mild winters and hot summers will become more common. On average winters will become wetter and extreme precipitation amounts will increase. The intensity of extreme rain showers in summer will increase and the sea level will continue to rise. Changing climate will affect all segments and sectors of the society and the economy of the Netherlands, but it also brings new opportunities for major innovation
Heavy particle concentration in turbulence at dissipative and inertial scales
Spatial distributions of heavy particles suspended in an incompressible
isotropic and homogeneous turbulent flow are investigated by means of high
resolution direct numerical simulations. In the dissipative range, it is shown
that particles form fractal clusters with properties independent of the
Reynolds number. Clustering is there optimal when the particle response time is
of the order of the Kolmogorov time scale . In the inertial range,
the particle distribution is no longer scale-invariant. It is however shown
that deviations from uniformity depend on a rescaled contraction rate, which is
different from the local Stokes number given by dimensional analysis. Particle
distribution is characterized by voids spanning all scales of the turbulent
flow; their signature in the coarse-grained mass probability distribution is an
algebraic behavior at small densities.Comment: 4 RevTeX pgs + 4 color Figures included, 1 figure eliminated second
part of the paper completely revise
A new 1.6-micron map of Titan’s surface
We present a new map of Titan's surface obtained in the spectral 'window' at ∼1.6 μm between strong methane absorption. This pre-Cassini view of Titan's surface was created from images obtained using adaptive optics on the W.M. Keck II telescope and is the highest resolution map yet made of Titan's surface. Numerous surface features down to the limits of the spatial resolution (∼200–300 km) are apparent. No features are easily identifiable in terms of their geologic origin, although several are likely craters
Superdiffusion of massive particles induced by multi-scale velocity fields
We study drag-induced diffusion of massive particles in scale-free velocity
fields, where superdiffusive behavior emerges due to the scale-free size
distribution of the vortices of the underlying velocity field. The results show
qualitative resemblance to what is observed in fluid systems, namely the
diffusive exponent for the mean square separation of pairs of particles and the
preferential concentration of the particles, both as a function of the response
time.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figures. Accepted for publication in EP
Observational detection of eclipses of J5 Amalthea by the Galilean satellites
We carried out observations of the small jovian satellite Amalthea (J5) as it
was being eclipsed by the Galilean satellites near the 2009 equinox of Jupiter
in order to apply the technique of mutual event photometry to the astrometric
determination of this satellite's position. The observations were carried out
during the period 06/2009-09/2009 from the island of Maui, Hawaii and Siding
Spring, Australia with the 2m Faulkes Telescopes North and South respectively.
We observed in the near-infrared part of the spectrum using a PanStarrs-Z
filter with Jupiter near the edge of the field in order to mitigate against the
glare from the planet. Frames were acquired at rates >1/min during eclipse
times predicted using recent JPL ephemerides for the satellites. Following
subtraction of the sky background from these frames, differential aperture
photometry was carried out on Amalthea and a nearby field star. We have
obtained three lightcurves which show a clear drop in the flux from Amalthea,
indicating that an eclipse took place as predicted. These were model-fitted to
yield best estimates of the time of maximum flux drop and the impact parameter.
These are consistent with Amalthea's ephemeris but indicate that Amalthea is
slightly ahead of, and closer to Jupiter than, its predicted position by
approximately half the ephemeris uncertainty in these directions. We argue that
a ground-based campaign of higher-cadence photometry accurate at the 5% level
or better during the next season of eclipses in 2014-15 should yield positions
to within 0".5 and affect a corresponding improvement in Amalthea's ephemeris.Comment: Published in A&A in 2010; 6 pages, 2 figures, 3 table
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Triplicity and Physical Characteristics of Asteroid (216) Kleopatra
To take full advantage of the September 2008 opposition passage of the M-type
asteroid (216) Kleopatra, we have used near-infrared adaptive optics (AO)
imaging with the W.M. Keck II telescope to capture unprecedented high
resolution images of this unusual asteroid. Our AO observations with the W.M.
Keck II telescope, combined with Spitzer/IRS spectroscopic observations and
past stellar occultations, confirm the value of its IRAS radiometric radius of
67.5 km as well as its dog-bone shape suggested by earlier radar observations.
Our Keck AO observations revealed the presence of two small satellites in orbit
about Kleopatra (see Marchis et al., 2008). Accurate measurements of the
satellite orbits over a full month enabled us to determine the total mass of
the system to be 4.64+/-0.02 10^18 Kg. This translates into a bulk density of
3.6 +/-0.4 g/cm3, which implies a macroscopic porosity for Kleopatra of ~
30-50%, typical of a rubble-pile asteroid. From these physical characteristics
we measured its specific angular momentum, very close to that of a spinning
equilibrium dumbbell.Comment: 35 pages, 3 Tables, 9 Figures. In press to Icaru
Гипотензивный эффект факоэмульсификации катаракты у больных с некомпенсированной первичной открытоугольной глаукомой
Нами було досліджено вплив факоемульсифікації катаракти з імплантацією інтраокулярної лінзи
на внутришньоочний тиск (ВОТ). Обстежено та прооперовано 44 ока (36 людей) хворих на катаракту
зпідвищеннимвнутриочним тиском, який тримався на тлі прийому двох чи більше гіпотензивних препаратах, та з відкритим кутом передньої камери.Очі були поділені на дві групи: у першу групу
увійшли очі з псевдоесфоліативним синдромом, друга – без псевдо ексфоліацій. Більш виражене
зниження внутрішньоочного тиску спостерігалося на очах з псевдоексфоліативним синдромом (32,4%) ніж на очах без нього (27,6%). В результаті проведеного лікування крім нормалізації офтальмотонуса
вдалося зменшити кількість застосовуваних гіпотензивних препаратів або повністю відійти від них на оперованих очах.Факоемульсифікація катаракти є ефективною методикою нормалізації ВОТ у
хворих з ПВКГ і катарактою та може рекомендуватися як метод першого вибору в тактиці лікування даної групи пацієнтів.We have investigated the effect of phacoemulsification of cataract with implantation of intraocular
lenses on intraocular pressure (IOP). Examined and operated 44 eyes (36 patients) with cataract and high
intraocular pressure, which was kept in the background taking two or more antihypertensive medications, and
an open anterior chamber angle. Eyes were divided into two groups: first group included eyes with
psevdoesfoliation syndrome, the second – with out pseudoeksfoliation. A marked reduction of intraocular pressure was observed in eyes with PEX syndrome (32.4%) thanineyeswithout (27.6%). As a result of
treatment but normalization of IOP managed to reduce the number of antihypertensive drugs used or completely away from them on the operated eyes. Phacoemulsification of the cataract is an effective method of normalization
of IOP in patients with POAG and cataract and be recommended as a method of first choice in tactics of
treatment of this patient group
A Bima Array Survey of Molecules in Comets Linear (C/2002 T7) and Neat (C/2001 Q4)
We present an interferometric search for large molecules, including methanol,
methyl cyanide, ethyl cyanide, ethanol, and methyl formate in comets LINEAR
(C/2002 T7) and NEAT (C/2001 Q4) with the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland
Association (BIMA) array. In addition, we also searched for transitions of the
simpler molecules CS, SiO, HNC, HN13C and 13CO . We detected transitions of
methanol and CS around Comet LINEAR and one transition of methanol around Comet
NEAT within a synthesized beam of ~20''. We calculated the total column density
and production rate of each molecular species using the variable temperature
and outflow velocity (VTOV) model described by Friedel et al.(2005).Considering
the molecular production rate ratios with respect to water, Comet T7 LINEAR is
more similar to Comet Hale-Bopp while Comet Q4 NEAT is more similar to Comet
Hyakutake. It is unclear, however, due to such a small sample size, whether
there is a clear distinction between a Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake class of comet
or whether comets have a continuous range of molecular production rate ratios.Comment: Accepted for Publication in the Astrophysical Journa
The TAOS Project: Statistical Analysis of Multi-Telescope Time Series Data
The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey (TAOS) monitors fields of up to
~1000 stars at 5 Hz simultaneously with four small telescopes to detect
occultation events from small (~1 km) Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs). The survey
presents a number of challenges, in particular the fact that the occultation
events we are searching for are extremely rare and are typically manifested as
slight flux drops for only one or two consecutive time series measurements. We
have developed a statistical analysis technique to search the multi-telescope
data set for simultaneous flux drops which provides a robust false positive
rejection and calculation of event significance. In this paper, we describe in
detail this statistical technique and its application to the TAOS data set.Comment: 15 pages, 14 figures. Submitted to PAS
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