Orientador: Anne Helene Fostier / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T07:09:00Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Magarelli_Gabriella_D.pdf: 1269237 bytes, checksum: d5caf3e28fdbea3e4b6060161d3437f4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: Foi objetivo principal deste trabalho de tese a quantificação dos fluxos de mercúrio gasoso (Hg0) na interface solo-atmosfera na Bacia do rio Negro utilizando câmaras dinâmicas de fluxo. O estudo metodológico realizado permitiu verificar que as câmaras de fluxo foram eficientes para comparar os fluxos dos diferentes sítios. No entanto, a umidade dentro da câmara e a baixa vazão de bombeamento podem ter subestimado os valores dos fluxos. Os fluxos encontrados nas áreas de floresta tanto de terra firme quanto inundável foram baixos, em concordância com dados da literatura. Nas áreas de floresta, os fluxos evasivos diurnos (média de 1,3 ± 1,3 pmol m-2 h-1) foram equivalentes aos fluxos invasivos noturnos (média de -1,3 ± 1,2 pmol m-2 h-1) e concluiu-se que os solos de floresta da Bacia não exportam Hg para a atmosfera. O que ocorre é uma ciclagem de cerca de 0,7 t ano-1 de Hg dentro das florestas. A deposição de Hg nos solos das florestas via serapilheira demonstrou ser a via de entrada de Hg mais significativa, cujo valor foi de 26,6 t ano-1. As áreas desmatadas da Bacia do Rio Negro apresentaram valores de fluxos de Hg na interface solo/atmosfera bem maiores que as áreas de floresta (média de 12,3 ± 9,9 pmol m-2 h-1). Isto levou à importante conclusão que a ausência de vegetação aumenta significativamente os fluxos de emissão, tanto em áreas de terra firme quanto em áreas inundáveis. Na bacia do rio Negro, considerando 1% de desmatamento, a massa de Hg exportada para a atmosfera pelos solos desmatados seria de 0,13 t ano-1. Além da importância de se estimar os fluxos de Hg0 na interface solo/atmosfera para o estudo do ciclo biogeoquímico do Hg na Bacia do rio Negro, o entendimento dos fatores que influenciam estes fluxos é de extrema importância. Dentre os fatores ambientais estudados, os que apresentaram uma correlação mais efetiva com os fluxos foram: a temperatura do solo, radiação solar e o teor de matéria orgânica no solo / Abstract: The aim of this thesis was to quantify the soil/air exchange of mercury in the Negro River Basin by using a Dynamic Flux Chamber. The methodological study showed that the flux chamber was efficient to compare the Hg fluxes in the different sites. However, the humidity inside the chamber and the low flushing flow rate could have subestimated the Hg fluxes. Hg fluxes found at the flooding forest and at the non-flooding forest were low but they are in agreement with literature reports. At the forest sites, the evasive diurnal Hg fluxes (mean of 1.3 ± 1.3 pmol m-2 h-1) were equivalent to the nocturnal fluxes (mean of -1.3 ± 1.2 pmol m-2h-1), concluding that the forest soils of the Negro River Basin do not export Hg to the atmosphere.What occurs is a Hg cycling of about 0.7 t y-1 inside the forest. The deposition of Hg to the forests soils from litterfall showed to be the most significative Hg input to the forest, whose value was 26.6 t y-1. The deforested sites of the Negro River Basin presented Hg fluxes in the soil/air exchange higher than the forest sites (12.3 ± 9.9 pmol m-2 h-1). This led to an important conclusion that the absence of vegetal covering significantly enhances Hg soil emissions, both in areas of flooding and in nonflooding soils. At the Negro River Basin, considering 1% of desforestation, the Hg mass exported to the atmosphere from the deforested soils would be 0.13 t ano-1. Besides the importance to estimating the Hg0 fluxes at the air/soil interface for a Hg biogeochemistry study of the Negro River Basin, the understanding of the factors that could affect these Hg fuxes is very important. Among the environmental paramethers studied, the soil temperature, the solar radiation and the soil organic matter were the paramethers which showed the highest correlations with the Hg fluxes. Key-words: mercury fluxes, soil/air exchange, flux chamber, Amazon, soil temperature / Doutorado / Quimica Analitica / Doutor em Ciências

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Weather data is important for almost everyone today. Thedaily weather report, home thermometers, and a lot of otherthings affect our every day life. In order to develop betterand more efficient equipment, tools and algorithms, thepeople working with this data need to be able to access it inan easily accessible and easy to read format. In thisresearch, methods of visualizing data on mobile platformsare evaluated based on what researchers in the field wants,since their respective fields might want to use very specificvisualizations. The implementability of these visualizationsare then evaluated, based on the implementations madethroughout this paper. The results show that the researchersknow what they want, and that what they want isimplementable on mobile platforms given some limitationscaused by performance.

Mit Hilfe numerischer Simulationen wird gezeigt, dass manche Änderungen des klimatologischen Hintergrundwindfeldes zu instabilem mittleren Zonalwind in der mittleren Atmosphäre Sommerhemisphäre führen. Diese Instabilität treibt Oszillationen mit einer Periode um 2 Tage an, welche eine zonale Wellenzahl von s = 3 oder 4 aufweisen. Beobachtete Variationen des mittleren Windes stehen in Verbindung mit diesen numerisch gefundenen Schwingungen. Starke 2-Tage-Wellen wiederum sind instabil und können daher Wellen längerer Periodendauer und kleinerer Wellanzahl anregen. Dieser Effekt ist jedoch nur für sehr starke 2-Tage-Wellen signifikant. Effektiver ist ein Prozess, bei dem nichtlineare Wechselwirkung zwischen einer 10-14-Tage-Welle und der 2-Tage-Welle der zonalen Wellenzahl 4 eine neue quasi-2-Tage-Welle mit einer Periodendauer von 55-60 Stunden anregt. Diese Welle generiert sekundäre Wellen effektiver als die ursprüngliche 2-Tage-Wellen; die sekundären Wellen können beobachtet werden. / Basing on numerical calculations we have demonstrated that some changing of the climatological background atmosphere could lead to an unstable mean zonal wind distribution in the summer middle atmosphere. This instability forces oscillations propagating westward with a period of about 2 days and zonal wavenumbers s = 3 and/or 4. There are variations in the mean zonal wind distribution due to the excitation and transient propagation of these waves and numerical results correspond to features of these changes obtained in experimental studies. Strong 2-day waves in turn are unstable and can generate secondary waves with longer periods and lower zonal wavenumbers. This effect is significant only for very strong 2-day waves. It is shown that the 2-day wave with s=3 forced by non-linear interaction between 10-14 day planetary waves and the 2-day wave of zonal wave number 4 is unstable. This wave generates secondary waves of lower zonal wavenumbers more easily than the primary 2-day waves and these secondary waves may be observed.

A mesoscale non-hydrostatic atmospheric model was extended by including both a chemical transport module (CTM) for the chemical triade NO, N02, and 0 3, and an explicit surface-subgrid module (ESSM) for a subscale resolution of the topographical surface. CTEM: The simulated time-dependent concentration fields result from the following processes involved: anthropogenic emission at different heights, biogenic emission, dry deposition on the receptive surface, chemical reactions, turbulent diffusion, and passive transport according to the model dynamics. The calculations in the lowest model layer, usually treated as a constant-flux layer, are now performed on a vertical subgrid that was inserted to better resolve the often observed high concentration gradients within the surface layer. ESSM: Moreover, an equidistant horizontal-subgrid is introduced for finer resolving the topography. The surface fluxes of momentum, sensible and latent heat, long-wave radiation, soil heat flux and wetness as well as the surf ace-energy balance are calculated in the usual approximations, however, employing the individual surface and soil properties of the subgrid cells. The averaged subgrid quantities serve as boundary values required for the model-grid calculations. Within the CTM the ESSM method leads to an intersection of the horizontal ESSM subgrid and the vertical CTM subgrid. Preliminary results representing an interim realization state of the ESSM demonstrate partially strong changes of the dry deposition rates caused by subgrid-resolved surface properties. / Ein mesoskaliges nicht-hydrostatisches Atmosphärenmodell ist um ein Chemie-TransportModul (CTM) zur Berücksichtigung der Triaden-Komponenten NO, N02 und 03 sowie um ein Verfahren zur verfeinerten Auflösung der topographischen Unterlage (explicit surface-subgrid modul ESSM) erweitert worden. CTM: Die simulierten zeitabhängigen Konzentrationsfelder sind das Resultat folgender modellierter Prozesse: Anthropogene Emission in verschiedenen Höhenschichten, biogene Emission, trockene Deposition (Rezeption), die speziellen chemischen Umwandlungen, turbulente Diffusion und passiver Transport. Da der Schwerpunkt der Prozesse und die höchsten Konzentrationsgradienten innerhalb der bodennahen ersten Modellschicht vorliegen, werden die Berechnungen in dieser Schicht auf einem verfeinerten vertikalen Untergitter durchgeführt. ESSM: Unabhängig von den Eigenheiten des CTM wird für alle untergrundbezogenen meteorologischen Größen ein regelmäßiges horizontales Untergitter zwecks Berücksichtigung des subskalig aufgelösten topographischen Untergrundes eingeführt. Auf diesem Untergitter werden in den bisherigen Näherungen alle Oberflächenflüsse für Impuls, fühlbare und latente Wärme, langwellige Strahlung, der Bodenwärmefluß, die Bodenfeuchte sowie die Energiebilanz am Boden berechnet. Die über die Untergitterzellen gemittelten Werte dienen den weiteren Berechnungen im normalen Modellgitter als die erforderlichen Randwerte. Innerhalb des CTM führt die ESSM-Methode zu einer Überlagerung des vertikalen CTM-Untergitters mit dem horizontalen Untergitter des ESSM. Erste Simulationsergebnisse, die dem derzeitigen Stand in der Realisierung des ESSM entsprechen, erbringen teilweise stark veränderte Depositionsraten infolge der Berücksichtigung der horizontal feiner aufgelösten Topographie.

In the middle and upper atmosphere, dynamics of scales from tens of meters to thousands of kilometers primary arise due to the influence of gravity waves propagating from lower altitudes. In order to understand the structure and variability of these regions of our planet's atmosphere, we must understand the propagation, influences, and dissipation of gravity waves. However, gravity waves and their influences are difficult to measure. Their largest and most observable effects occur in the remote mesosphere and lower thermosphere and the relevant spatial scales extend across many orders of magnitude. The EBEX group discovered a novel method to observe polar mesospheric clouds, which are a sensitive tracer of gravity waves and their associated dynamics. This discovery motivated the Polar Mesospheric Cloud Turbulence (PMC Turbo) experiment. Polar mesospheric clouds form an extremely thin but bright layer at roughly 80 kilometer altitude in which we can observe brightness fluctuations created by gravity wave dynamics and the resulting instabilities. PMC Turbo included seven pressure vessels, each of which contained an optical camera, hard drives, and computers that controlled the image capture, flight control, and communication with ground stations. The cameras captured spatial scales from gravity waves with wavelengths of roughly 10-100 kilometers, instability dynamics at scales from about 1-10 kilometers, and the fine structure at the inner scale of turbulence down to 20 meters. PMC Turbo flew at 38 kilometer altitude and remained afloat for nearly six days. During this time, it travelled from Esrange Space Center in Sweden to the Northwest Passage in Canada. Complementary data from other instruments provides additional atmospheric context to the PMC Turbo measurements. During flight, the PMC Turbo cameras captured images of polar mesospheric clouds tracing Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities with a high signal-to-noise ratio. Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities play major roles in energy dissipation and structure of geophysical fluids, and they have a close relationship with gravity waves. The PMC Turbo images include complicated interactions and secondary instabilities leading to turbulence. These dynamics provide insight into the atmospheric conditions and rate of energy dissipation in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere.

The research focuses on solutions to problems experienced in distinguishing between tragedy and pathos. The tragic is always characterised by emotions, and 'narrative can only be regarded as tragic through its tragic theme' (Steiner, 1961:16). Aristotle was the first to define tragedy he regards dramas/narratives as tragic if the protagonists die at the end, and the emotions of pity and fear are aroused. The tragedies Aristotle refers to all display emotional intensity, but are quite dissimilar. In some, the central emotions are evoked by the death of the protagonist, but in others there are events that are more intensely emotive than the death itself. In this study, the researcher provides an in-depth definition of the key concept 'tragedy', the different tragic emotions experienced and related concepts. Phatudi'sTladi wa Dikgati (1958) and Rammala's Lukas Mot helet hele (1963) prove clearly that there are two different types of tragedies, one of which contains pathos and the other contains tragedy. The research emphasises that these Sepedi narratives contain tragedy rather than mere pathos. The focus of this study is Sepedi tragic narratives, which have not previously been investigated in depth (Mohatlane, 2002:17). Only M.L. Bopape, P.M. Makgamatha and P.S.M. Mokgobu concentrated on tragic narratives, and P.M. Kgatla and P.S. Groenewald commented briefly on tragic narratives. The adopted narratological model employed in this research focuses plot and language usage, which are only briefly touched on in this research, as they have already been dealt with by prior theorists whose explanations of these narrative levels assist in understading the arrangement of the plot in tragic narratives. The research methodologies employed in analysing the structure of Sepedi tragic narratives/pathos to distinguish tragedy from pathos are descriptive, discussive and comperative. The researcher found few narratives containing pathos and tragedy in African languages, especially in Sepedi. The discussion of tragedy focuses on an analysis of the foundations, description, types and main characters (protagonists) of tragedy. Sepedi tragic narratives and pathos were influenced by Western culture; for example, Serudu's drama aka la peloga le tlale (1990) and G.H. Frans's Maaberone (1940) were influenced by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In this study, pathos is defined as related to societal sympathy. Holman (1936:166) explains that the 'emotional events in pathos affect the main character, his/her family and relatives, and they are left alone in those miseries and are expected to solve those problems without help from society'. In texts containing pathos, the main character is neither a villain nor a model of perfection, but basically good and decent. Even though the protagonist is great, he dies, but not because of moral blindness or error. He receives empathy because of his good character. The research concludes that in a text containing pathos, the protagonist is portrayed as simple and perfect. The events are so tragic that they induce pity and fear, more than death itself. Concerning tragic narratives, the investigation focuses on narratives of morality and ethics. Groenewald (1993:37) lists seven types of moral narratives, including tragedy and pathos. The two books that were the focus for this study were Rammala's Lukas Mot helet hele and Phatudi's Tladi wa Dikgati. The discussion of Lukas Mot helet hele focuses on the concepts of the (a) topic, (b) characters, (c) protagonists/antagonists as the most distinctive elements in tragic narratives and pathos. Authors organise their work in line with themes, which also control the main ideas and supporting ideas of the plot from beginning to end, and the protagonist, who dies at the end. This character is a great person who dies because of flaws (pride, jealousy and failure to take advice from others). The mistake is not easily recognised, it is hidden; it arouses emotions of pity and fear in the spectators. The analysis of Lukas Mot helet hele looks at (a) love, (b) segregation and hatred, (c) the hooliganism of Lukas Junior, (d) the emotional pain of the wife of Lukas (senior), and (e) the character Albi. The literary style (writing techniques) is analysed. Phala (1999:78) describes technique as 'the elements of writing and other concerns of the development of the plot, message and narrative' which are noted after the theme/message. Phatudi's novella Tladi wa Dikgati is analysed focusing on the protagonists and events that make it a tragic novella. The summary exposes the theme, characters, events, and place. The emphasis is on characters and events as central to tragic narrative. Analysis of Tladi wa Dikgati focuses on the theme, techniques, plot and writing style. The arrangement of events depends on the aim of the author and his objectives. It was found that this type of narrative reveals the emotions of fear, and depicts tragedy, and that the protagonist arouses pain or pity in the reader through attraction and suspense as the main techniques. Events are arranged and language is used to evoke a sense of tragedy and pity. / Thesis (DLitt)--University of Pretoria, 2016. / African Languages / DLitt / Unrestricted

Although the use of nuclear power has several advantages over the burning of fossil fuels, it has several disadvantages also. The inherent danger of a nuclear accident at a power plant is one of these disadvantages. Although the probability of an accident is very low in comparison to other risks we normally encounter, the consequences are significant. Thousands of local citizens could be exposed to radiation levels more than the normal background levels. It is the responsibility of the State to make the necessary decisions regarding the evacuation of its citizens. To make the best decision possible, it is necessary to obtain a large amount of information regarding the concentration of radionuclides being released and to quickly make projections of the exposure to ionizing radiation of the neighbors of the plant. / Master of Science

A methodology is presented for creating tomographic reconstructions from various projection data, and the relevance of the results to applications in atmospheric science and biomedical imaging is analyzed. The fundamental differences between transform and iterative methods are described and the properties of the imaging configurations are addressed. The presented results are particularly suited for highly ill-conditioned inverse problems in which the imaging data are restricted as a result of poor angular coverage, limited detector arrays, or insufficient access to an imaging region. The class of reconstruction algorithms commonly used in sparse tomography, the algebraic reconstruction techniques, is presented, analyzed, and compared. These algorithms are iterative in nature and their accuracy depends significantly on the initialization of the algorithm, the so-called initial guess. A considerable amount of research was conducted into novel initialization techniques as a means of improving the accuracy. The main body of this paper is comprised of three smaller papers, which describe the application of the presented methods to atmospheric and medical imaging modalities. The first paper details the measurement of mesospheric airglow emissions at two camera sites operated by Utah State University. Reconstructions of vertical airglow emission profiles are presented, including three-dimensional models of the layer formed using a novel fanning technique. The second paper describes the application of the method to the imaging of polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) by NASA’s Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite. The contrasting elements of straight-line and diffusive tomography are also discussed in the context of ill-conditioned imaging problems. A number of developing modalities in medical tomography use near-infrared light, which interacts strongly with biological tissue and results in significant optical scattering. In order to perform tomography on the diffused signal, simulations must be incorporated into the algorithm, which describe the sporadic photon migration. The third paper presents a novel Monte Carlo technique derived from the optical scattering solution for spheroidal particles designed to mimic mitochondria and deformed cell nuclei. Simulated results of optical diffusion are presented. The potential for improving existing imaging modalities through continual development of sparse tomography and optical scattering methods is discussed.