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- Arndt, D. S., et al.
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State of the Climate in 2016
- 2017
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Ingår i: Bulletin of The American Meteorological Society - (BAMS). - 0003-0007 .- 1520-0477. ; 98:8, s. S1-S280
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In 2016, the dominant greenhouse gases released into Earth's atmosphere-carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide-continued to increase and reach new record highs. The 3.5 +/- 0.1 ppm rise in global annual mean carbon dioxide from 2015 to 2016 was the largest annual increase observed in the 58-year measurement record. The annual global average carbon dioxide concentration at Earth's surface surpassed 400 ppm (402.9 +/- 0.1 ppm) for the first time in the modern atmospheric measurement record and in ice core records dating back as far as 800000 years. One of the strongest El Nino events since at least 1950 dissipated in spring, and a weak La Nina evolved later in the year. Owing at least in part to the combination of El Nino conditions early in the year and a long-term upward trend, Earth's surface observed record warmth for a third consecutive year, albeit by a much slimmer margin than by which that record was set in 2015. Above Earth's surface, the annual lower troposphere temperature was record high according to all datasets analyzed, while the lower stratospheric temperature was record low according to most of the in situ and satellite datasets. Several countries, including Mexico and India, reported record high annual temperatures while many others observed near-record highs. A week-long heat wave at the end of April over the northern and eastern Indian peninsula, with temperatures surpassing 44 degrees C, contributed to a water crisis for 330 million people and to 300 fatalities. In the Arctic the 2016 land surface temperature was 2.0 degrees C above the 1981-2010 average, breaking the previous record of 2007, 2011, and 2015 by 0.8 degrees C, representing a 3.5 degrees C increase since the record began in 1900. The increasing temperatures have led to decreasing Arctic sea ice extent and thickness. On 24 March, the sea ice extent at the end of the growth season saw its lowest maximum in the 37-year satellite record, tying with 2015 at 7.2% below the 1981-2010 average. The September 2016 Arctic sea ice minimum extent tied with 2007 for the second lowest value on record, 33% lower than the 1981-2010 average. Arctic sea ice cover remains relatively young and thin, making it vulnerable to continued extensive melt. The mass of the Greenland Ice Sheet, which has the capacity to contribute similar to 7 m to sea level rise, reached a record low value. The onset of its surface melt was the second earliest, after 2012, in the 37-year satellite record. Sea surface temperature was record high at the global scale, surpassing the previous record of 2015 by about 0.01 degrees C. The global sea surface temperature trend for the 21st century-to-date of +0.162 degrees C decade(-1) is much higher than the longer term 1950-2016 trend of +0.100 degrees C decade(-1). Global annual mean sea level also reached a new record high, marking the sixth consecutive year of increase. Global annual ocean heat content saw a slight drop compared to the record high in 2015. Alpine glacier retreat continued around the globe, and preliminary data indicate that 2016 is the 37th consecutive year of negative annual mass balance. Across the Northern Hemisphere, snow cover for each month from February to June was among its four least extensive in the 47-year satellite record. Continuing a pattern below the surface, record high temperatures at 20-m depth were measured at all permafrost observatories on the North Slope of Alaska and at the Canadian observatory on northernmost Ellesmere Island. In the Antarctic, record low monthly surface pressures were broken at many stations, with the southern annular mode setting record high index values in March and June. Monthly high surface pressure records for August and November were set at several stations. During this period, record low daily and monthly sea ice extents were observed, with the November mean sea ice extent more than 5 standard deviations below the 1981-2010 average. These record low sea ice values contrast sharply with the record high values observed during 2012-14. Over the region, springtime Antarctic stratospheric ozone depletion was less severe relative to the 1991-2006 average, but ozone levels were still low compared to pre-1990 levels. Closer to the equator, 93 named tropical storms were observed during 2016, above the 1981-2010 average of 82, but fewer than the 101 storms recorded in 2015. Three basins-the North Atlantic, and eastern and western North Pacific-experienced above-normal activity in 2016. The Australian basin recorded its least active season since the beginning of the satellite era in 1970. Overall, four tropical cyclones reached the Saffir-Simpson category 5 intensity level. The strong El Nino at the beginning of the year that transitioned to a weak La Nina contributed to enhanced precipitation variability around the world. Wet conditions were observed throughout the year across southern South America, causing repeated heavy flooding in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wetter-than-usual conditions were also observed for eastern Europe and central Asia, alleviating the drought conditions of 2014 and 2015 in southern Russia. In the United States, California had its first wetter-than-average year since 2012, after being plagued by drought for several years. Even so, the area covered by drought in 2016 at the global scale was among the largest in the post-1950 record. For each month, at least 12% of land surfaces experienced severe drought conditions or worse, the longest such stretch in the record. In northeastern Brazil, drought conditions were observed for the fifth consecutive year, making this the longest drought on record in the region. Dry conditions were also observed in western Bolivia and Peru; it was Bolivia's worst drought in the past 25 years. In May, with abnormally warm and dry conditions already prevailing over western Canada for about a year, the human-induced Fort McMurray wildfire burned nearly 590000 hectares and became the costliest disaster in Canadian history, with $3 billion (U.S. dollars) in insured losses.
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- Khodorkovskii, M. A., et al.
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Electronic spectra of ArXe molecules in the region of Xe* (5d, 7s, 7p, 6p '), 80 300-89 500 cm(-1), using resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization
- 2010
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics B. - : IOP Publishing. - 0953-4075 .- 1361-6455. ; 43:23, s. 235101-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The electronic spectra of ArXe molecules in the 80 300-89 500 cm(-1) region were recorded by (2 + n) and (3 + n) REMPI methods. The vibrational progressions attributed to transitions of molecules from the ground state to the bounded excited state and wide unstructured bands related to transitions to the continuous upper state were obtained. The molecular constants of ArXe* were calculated for all the observed progressions in the 80 300-87 000 cm(-1) region as an approximation of an anharmonic oscillator and the Morse potential. For different excited states the energy of harmonic oscillator and the dissociation energy are changed from 10 to 100 cm(-1) and from 70 to 750 cm(-1), respectively.
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- Khodorkovskii, M. A., et al.
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Electronic spectra of ArXe molecules in the region of Xe* (6s ', 6p, 5d), 77 000-80 200 cm(-1), using resonantly enhanced multiphoton ionization
- 2010
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Ingår i: Journal of Physics B. - : IOP Publishing. - 0953-4075 .- 1361-6455. ; 43:15, s. 155101-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The excited electronic states of ArXe molecules in the region 77 000-80 200 cm(-1) were studied using the (2+1) and (3+1) resonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization methods. The use of different methods of multi-photon excitation and Ar+ ion registration allowed us to obtain some new data. Molecular constants were obtained for previously unknown excited states of molecules with the following dissociation limits: ArXe* -> (ArS0)-S-1+Xe*6p[5/2](3) with Omega = 2, 3 symmetry; (ArS0)-S-1+Xe*6p[3/2](2) with Omega = 1, 2 symmetry; (XeS1)-S-0 -> Xe*6s'[1/2](1)(0) with Omega = 0(+) symmetry.
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- Khodorkovskii, M. A., et al.
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Electronic spectra of XeNe molecules in the range 77100-90100 cm(-1) near Xe* (6p, 5d, 6p', 7s, 7p, 6d) obtained by the (3+1) REMPI and (2+1) REMPI methods
- 2010
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Ingår i: Optics and Spectroscopy. - 0030-400X .- 1562-6911. ; 108:6, s. 899-914
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The electronic spectra of XeNe molecules in the range of 77100-90100 cm(-1) are measured by the method of laser resonance multiphoton ionization in a supersonic jet. The photoionization spectra are obtained upon two- and three-photon excitations of molecules and their ionization by the next photon. In the range of 80300-90100 cm(-1) near Xe*(5d, 6p', 6d, 7s, and 7p), the spectra are obtained for the first time. A whole number of vibrational systems are measured in this range. The majority of vibrational systems near Xe* (5d, 6d, 7p, and 7s) are located in the red range with respect to their dissociation limits. In the blue range with respect to the dissociation limits, continua corresponding to transitions of molecules from the ground state to repulsive potential curves of excited states are detected. For a number of excited states of XeNe molecules, the vibrational analysis is performed and molecular constants are estimated.
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- Khodorkovskii, M. A., et al.
(författare)
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Multiphoton mass spectra of XeKr molecules in the range of excited Xe*6p[5/2](2,3) atoms
- 2007
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Ingår i: Optics and Spectroscopy. - 0030-400X .- 1562-6911. ; 102:6, s. 834-841
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Data on excited states of XeKr molecules in the energy range 78280-77600 cm(-1) are obtained. Using the method of multiphoton laser photoionization of molecules in a supersonic jet, five vibrational progressions of XeKr molecules are obtained, which are attributed to five electronic-vibrational transitions from the ground state of the XeKr molecule of the symmetry 0(+) to excited states of the symmetry Omega = 0(+), 1, 2 with the dissociation limit (KrS0)-S-1 + Xe*6p[5/2](2) and of the symmetry Omega = 1, 2 with the dissociation limit Kr + Xe*6p[5/2](3). The molecular constants of the corresponding excited states of the XeKr molecule are estimated.
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- Khodorkovskii, M. A., et al.
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Study of the lowest electronic states of Xe-2, XeKr, and XeAr molecules by the method of multiphoton resonance ionization
- 2008
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Ingår i: Optics and Spectroscopy. - 0030-400X .- 1562-6911. ; 104:5, s. 674-685
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The spectra of Xe-2, XeKr, and XeAr molecules in the range 66 500-68 800 cm(-1) are obtained by the methods of (2 + n) and (3 + n) (n = 1, 2, 3) resonance multiphoton ionization during the registration of molecular and atomic ions. The combining of two-and three-photon resonance excitations of Xe-2 molecules makes it possible to obtain the spectra caused by transitions from the ground state X0(g)(+) to the excited states of Xe*6s[3/2](1,2)degrees(XeS0)-S-1 molecules both of the even (0(g)(+), 1(g) ) and of the odd (B0(u)(+), B'1(u) , 2(u) ) symmetries. The data on the Omega = 2(u) state of the Xe-2 molecule with the dissociation limit Xe*6s[3/2](2)degrees + (XeS0)-S-1 and on the Omega = 1 state of the XeAr molecule with the dissociation limit Xe*6s[3/2](1)degrees (ArS0)-S-1 are obtained for the first time. The potential curve of the excited 2(u) state of the Xe*6s[3/2](2)degrees (XeS0)-S-1 molecule is repulsive and intersects the potential curve of the B0(u) + state of the Xe*6s[3/2](1)degrees (XeS0)-S-1 molecule. In the case of the three-photon excitation, it is observed that all the bands in the spectra of XeKr and XeAr molecules are broadened and are shifted, which indicates that, in an intense light field, the influence of the dynamic Stark effect is significant.
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- Hutchinson, Peter J, et al.
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Consensus statement from the 2014 International Microdialysis Forum
- 2015
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Ingår i: Intensive Care Medicine. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0342-4642 .- 1432-1238. ; 41:9, s. 1517-1528
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Microdialysis enables the chemistry of the extracellular interstitial space to be monitored. Use of this technique in patients with acute brain injury has increased our understanding of the pathophysiology of several acute neurological disorders. In 2004, a consensus document on the clinical application of cerebral microdialysis was published. Since then, there have been significant advances in the clinical use of microdialysis in neurocritical care. The objective of this review is to report on the International Microdialysis Forum held in Cambridge, UK, in April 2014 and to produce a revised and updated consensus statement about its clinical use including technique, data interpretation, relationship with outcome, role in guiding therapy in neurocritical care and research applications.
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