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- Janhunen, P., et al.
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Invited Article: Electric solar wind sail : Toward test missions
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Ingår i: Review of Scientific Instruments. - : AIP Publishing. - 0034-6748 .- 1089-7623. ; 81:11, s. 111301-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The electric solar wind sail (E-sail) is a space propulsion concept that uses the natural solar wind dynamic pressure for producing spacecraft thrust. In its baseline form, the E-sail consists of a number of long, thin, conducting, and centrifugally stretched tethers, which are kept in a high positive potential by an onboard electron gun. The concept gains its efficiency from the fact that the effective sail area, i.e., the potential structure of the tethers, can be millions of times larger than the physical area of the thin tethers wires, which offsets the fact that the dynamic pressure of the solar wind is very weak. Indeed, according to the most recent published estimates, an E-sail of 1 N thrust and 100 kg mass could be built in the rather near future, providing a revolutionary level of propulsive performance (specific acceleration) for travel in the solar system. Here we give a review of the ongoing technical development work of the E-sail, covering tether construction, overall mechanical design alternatives, guidance and navigation strategies, and dynamical and orbital simulations.
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- Ciavola, G., et al.
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Status report of the MS-ECRIS construction
- 2007
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Ingår i: High Energy Physics & Nuclear Physics - Chinese Edition. - 0254-3052. ; 31, s. 13-17
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The design of each component of the Multipurpose Superconducting ECR Ion Source (MS-ECRIS) has been completed and some items are ready. The magnets and the cryostat are under construction at ACCEL and the commissioning is scheduled for March 2007. The mechanical have been optimized and their construction is under way, the microwave system is under refurbishment and the 65kV power supply is available and upgraded for afterglow operations. Pumping and extraction system were adapted to the EIS testbench of GSI Darmstadt. The description of,each part will be given in the paper along with a schedule of the forthcoming development and experiments.
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- De Kauwe, M. G., et al.
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A test of the ‘one-point method’ for estimating maximum carboxylation capacity from field-measured, light-saturated photosynthesis
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Ingår i: New Phytologist. - : Wiley. - 0028-646X .- 1469-8137. ; 210:3, s. 1130-1144
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Simulations of photosynthesis by terrestrial biosphere models typically need a specification of the maximum carboxylation rate (Vcmax). Estimating this parameter using A–Ci curves (net photosynthesis, A, vs intercellular CO2 concentration, Ci) is laborious, which limits availability of Vcmax data. However, many multispecies field datasets include net photosynthetic rate at saturating irradiance and at ambient atmospheric CO2 concentration (Asat) measurements, from which Vcmax can be extracted using a ‘one-point method’. We used a global dataset of A–Ci curves (564 species from 46 field sites, covering a range of plant functional types) to test the validity of an alternative approach to estimate Vcmax from Asat via this ‘one-point method’. If leaf respiration during the day (Rday) is known exactly, Vcmax can be estimated with an r2 value of 0.98 and a root-mean-squared error (RMSE) of 8.19 μmol m−2 s−1. However, Rday typically must be estimated. Estimating Rday as 1.5% of Vcmax, we found that Vcmax could be estimated with an r2 of 0.95 and an RMSE of 17.1 μmol m−2 s−1. The one-point method provides a robust means to expand current databases of field-measured Vcmax, giving new potential to improve vegetation models and quantify the environmental drivers of Vcmax variation.
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- Markkola, A.M., et al.
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Estimates of fungal biomass in Scots pine stands on an urban pollution gradient
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Ingår i: New Phytologist. - : Wiley. - 0028-646X .- 1469-8137. ; 131:1, s. 139-147
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Biomasses of ectomycorrhizal and saprotrophic fungal communities partitioned into sporophores and non‐reproductive structures were estimated in mature Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands along an urban nitrogen and sulphur pollution gradient in northern Finland. The average total biomass of fungi varied in the four pollution zones from 14.6 to 20.2 g d. Wt kg−1 soil d. wt and from 73.3 to 108.0 g d. Wt m−2, the mycelia of both mycorrhizai and saprotrophic fungi in the soil comprising 72–80% of the total. The annual carbon allocation to the fungal communities was calculated to vary between 9 and 26% of the estimated annual carbon assimilation at the Scots pine sites. The size of the mean fungal biomass fractions decreased in the following sequence: mycelia in the soil > fungal biomass in fine roots estimated in terms of chitin > sclerotia > fungal biomass in fine roots estimated in terms of ergosterol > sporopbores of mycorrhizal fungi > sporophores of saprotrophie fungi. A positive correlation was obtained between the number of Scots pine mycorrhiza and the average sporophore yield of mvcorrhiaal fungi for three successive years. Tbe sporophore biomass of the mycorrhizal fungi was smaller at the most polluted than at the least polluted sites. The total fungal biomass allocation was not affected by urban pollution.
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- Markkola, A. M, et al.
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Urban polluted forest soils induce elevated root peroxidase activity in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings
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Ingår i: Environmental Pollution. - 0269-7491 .- 1873-6424. ; 116:2, s. 273-278
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Plant biomass, mycorrhizal status and root peroxidase activity were measured in ectomycorrhizal Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings grown in urban polluted and native, non-polluted forest soils with added ammonium or potassium sulphates simulating N and S deposition of urban areas. Peroxidase activity in the fine roots of seedlings planted in polluted forest soils was higher than in those planted in non-polluted soils and correlated positively with the activities measured in an earlier study in the roots of mature Scots pines growing at the sites from where the soils were collected. Growth of seedlings and mycorrhizal status were not affected by the origin of soil. Exposing the seedlings to winter acclimation conditions for 6 weeks elevated peroxidase activity in the roots. The addition of ammonium or potassium sulphate to non-polluted soils did not induce elevated root peroxidase activity, although at the levels of 0.5 and 1.0 g of ammonium sulphate a slight increasing trend was observed. We suggest, that indirect biotic factors, i.e. changes in the community structure of soil fungi, early stages of recognition, and defence reactions of pine roots against saprophytic and pathogenic fungi may be participating in the elicitation of peroxidase (POD) activity, although the possible role of heavy metals cannot be excluded.
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- Tarvainen, O, et al.
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Changes in Ectomycorrhizal Colonization and Root Peroxidase Activity in Pinus sylvestris Nursery Seedlings Planted in Forest Humus
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0282-7581 .- 1651-1891. ; 19:5, s. 400-408
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Plant biomass, root colonization by ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi and root peroxidase (POD) activity were monitored in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) nursery seedlings during the first growing season after planting (after 4, 8 and 16 weeks, in July, August and October, respectively) in forest humus in outdoor open-top chambers with gaseous atmospheric pollutants (combinations of low levels of ozone, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides). The number of ECM morphotypes as well as root biomass increased towards the end of the growing season, while root POD activity decreased. Fungal biomass estimated as ergosterol concentration peaked in August, 8 weeks after planting. The seedling growth, mycorrhizal status and POD activity in the roots were not affected by the gaseous pollutants.
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