A team of scientists has conducted an analysis of directly driven gold sphere experiments to test heat transport models used in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and high energy density (HED) modeling. It was found that overly ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 16, 2021
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Dust is the most vital organ in galaxies. It absorbs and scatters stellar light, a phenomenon that is referred to as dust attenuation. On the other hand, dust emits this absorbed radiation thermally in the infrared. Normally, ...
Astronomy
Nov 6, 2023
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The doors are open on NASA's Suomi NPP satellite and the newest version of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is scanning Earth for the first time, helping to assure continued ...
Space Exploration
Feb 2, 2012
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The doubly labeled water (DLW) method can be used to measure the energy expenditure of individuals. It is based on the differential elimination of oxygen and hydrogen isotopes. Individuals drink some dose water and then they ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 19, 2021
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The reflectivity of Arctic sea ice, or albedo, regulates the solar radiation balance. A diminishing albedo affects the melt rate of Arctic sea ice.
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2013
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Working and producing less to reduce humanity's carbon footprint is part of a growing movement towards a "degrowth" economy.
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2023
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Women still face significant barriers in forging successful and influential careers in UK energy research, a new high-level report has revealed.
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2019
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(Phys.org) —A cloud's class and status matters to the climate. That's what researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found when they separated tropical clouds into seven categories. Clouds with low bases are ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 29, 2013
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Glacier mass balance is one of the most important parameters characterizing glacier changes. However, the scarcity of glacier mass balance and meteorological data in the glacier area limits our understanding of glacier changes ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 9, 2022
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The annual surface temperature of 160 lakes across the Tibetan Plateau has increased significantly in the period of 1978–2017, according to a study on large-scale dynamic monitoring and simulation of lake water temperature.
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2022
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