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A Review of Global Precipitation Data Sets: Data Sources, Estimation, and Intercomparisons
In this paper, we present a comprehensive review of the data sources and estimation methods of 30 currently available global precipitation data sets, including gauge-based, satellite-related, and reanalysis data sets. We analyzed the discrepancies between the data sets from daily to annual timescales and found large differences in both the magnitude and the variability of precipitation estimates. The magnitude of annual precipitation estimates over global land deviated by as much as 300 mm/yr among the products. Reanalysis data sets had a larger degree of variability than the other types of data sets. The degree of variability in precipitation estimates also varied by region. Large differences in annual and seasonal estimates were found in tropical oceans, complex mountain areas, northern Africa, and some high-latitude regions. Overall, the variability associated with extreme precipitation estimates was slightly greater at lower latitudes than at higher latitudes. The reliability of precipitation data sets is mainly limited by the number and spatial coverage of surface stations, the satellite algorithms, and the data assimilation models. The inconsistencies described limit the capability of the products for climate monitoring, attribution, and model validation
Electric Field Enhanced Hydrogen Storage on BN Sheet
Using density functional theory we show that an applied electric field
substantially improves the hydrogen storage properties of a BN sheet by
polarizing the hydrogen molecules as well as the substrate. The adsorption
energy of a single H2 molecule in the presence of an electric field of 0.05
a.u. is 0.48 eV compared to 0.07 eV in its absence. When one layer of H2
molecules is adsorbed, the binding energy per H2 molecule increases from 0.03
eV in the field-free case to 0.14 eV/H2 in the presence of an electric field of
0.045 a.u. The corresponding gravimetric density of 7.5 wt % is consistent with
the 6 wt % system target set by DOE for 2010. Once the applied electric field
is removed, the stored H2 molecules can be easily released, thus making the
storage reversible.Comment: submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett. 15 pages with 6 figure
Geochemistry of reduced inorganic sulfur, reactive iron, and organic carbon in fluvial and marine surface sediment in the Laizhou Bay region, China
Understanding the geochemical cycling of sulfur in sediments is important because it can have implications for both modern environments (e.g., deterioration of water quality) and interpretation of the ancient past (e.g., sediment C/S ratios can be used as indicators of palaeodepositional environment). This study investigates the geochemical characteristics of sulfur, iron, and organic carbon in fluvial and coastal surface sediments of the Laizhou Bay region, China. A total of 63 sediment samples were taken across the whole Laizhou Bay marine region and the 14 major tidal rivers draining into it. Acid volatile sulfur, chromium (II)-reducible sulfur and elemental sulfur, total organic carbon, and total nitrogen were present in higher concentrations in the fluvial sediment than in the marine sediment of Laizhou Bay. The composition of reduced inorganic sulfur in surface sediments was dominated by acid volatile sulfur and chromium (II)-reducible sulfur. In fluvial sediments, sulfate reduction and formation of reduced inorganic sulfur were controlled by TOC and reactive iron synchronously. High C/S ratios in the marine sediments indicate that the diagenetic processes in Laizhou Bay have been affected by rapid deposition of sediment from the Yellow River in recent decades
Green's function method for single-particle resonant states in relativistic mean field theory
Relativistic mean field theory is formulated with the Green's function method
in coordinate space to investigate the single-particle bound states and
resonant states on the same footing. Taking the density of states for free
particle as a reference, the energies and widths of single-particle resonant
states are extracted from the density of states without any ambiguity. As an
example, the energies and widths for single-neutron resonant states in
Sn are compared with those obtained by the scattering phase-shift
method, the analytic continuation in the coupling constant approach, the real
stabilization method and the complex scaling method. Excellent agreements are
found for the energies and widths of single-neutron resonant states.Comment: 20 pages, 7 figure
Temperature dependence of electron-spin relaxation in a single InAs quantum dot at zero applied magnetic field
The temperature-dependent electron spin relaxation of positively charged
excitons in a single InAs quantum dot (QD) was measured by time-resolved
photoluminescence spectroscopy at zero applied magnetic fields. The
experimental results show that the electron-spin relaxation is clearly divided
into two different temperature regimes: (i) T < 50 K, spin relaxation depends
on the dynamical nuclear spin polarization (DNSP) and is approximately
temperature-independent, as predicted by Merkulov et al. (ii) T > about 50 K,
spin relaxation speeds up with increasing temperature. A model of two LO phonon
scattering process coupled with hyperfine interaction is proposed to account
for the accelerated electron spin relaxation at higher temperatures.Comment: 10 pages, 4 figure
Convergence of low-frequency EFIE-based systems with weighted right-hand-side effect
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