• Presented the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, 2001 and 2002. (astronautix.com)
  • Surface energy and hydrophilicity play a crucial role in the primary interaction of an implant with its physiological environment (Brodbeck 2002). (thommenmedical.com)
  • All of these corrections are considered from the satellite handbooks T/P (AVISO/ALTIMETRY, 1996), J1 (AVISO and PODAAC USER HANDBOOK, 2012), J2 (OSTM/Jason-2 Products Handbook, 2001), ERS (RA/ATSR products - User Manual, 2001), GFO (GEOSAT Follow-On GDR User's Handbook, 2002). (sepehr.org)
  • 2000). Uneven absorp-tion of the ink into paper pores, surface roughness, and complex refractive index variation of the coated paper all contribute to unevenness in gloss and color (Juuti et al. (ncsu.edu)
  • On her second mission, she served aboard STS-99 (February 11-22, 2000), the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, which mapped more than 47 million miles of the Earth's land surface to provide data for a highly accurate three-dimensional topographical map. (astronautix.com)
  • Nine separate flood events were monitored through the exceptionally wet winter of 2000-2001. (soton.ac.uk)
  • The topography layer is based on radar data collected by the Space Shuttle Endeavour during an 11-day mission in February of 2000. (nasa.gov)
  • The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) evaluated the Vermiculite of Hawaii site in Honolulu, Hawaii, because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified the site for further action on the basis of contamination found at the site during their investigations in 2000 and 2001. (cdc.gov)
  • Ocean surface topography or sea surface topography, also called ocean dynamic topography, are highs and lows on the ocean surface, similar to the hills and valleys of Earth's land surface depicted on a topographic map. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Mean Dynamic Topography (MDT) of the seas is a quantity which comes from subtracting the Geoid Height (GH) from the Mean Sea Surface (MSS) at every point on the sea. (sepehr.org)
  • Two MDT models data were available at the time of performing this research: Denmark Technical University's model, named 'Mean Dynamic Topography of Denmark Technical University 2010' (MDT_DTU_2010) which has been available on a geographical grid of 2 arc minutes spacing (Knudsen & Andersen, 2010). (sepehr.org)
  • The second model is the Mean Dynamic Topography Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales collecte localisation satellites 2009 (MDT_CNES_CLS09) with 15 minutes resolution (Rio et al, 2011). (sepehr.org)
  • In this research a new Mean Dynamic Topography (MDT) model with the name of MDT_IAU_TN_2014 is presented. (sepehr.org)
  • Here I use a numerical simulation of dynamic topography in North America, combined with reconstructions of the sedimentation history from the Gulf of Mexico 4 , to show that rejuvenation of topographic relief in the Appalachian Mountains since the Palaeogene period could have been caused by mantle-induced dynamic subsidence associated with sinking of the subducted Farallon slab. (nature.com)
  • Figure 1: Changes of dynamic topography since 10 Ma using tomography-converted buoyancy structures. (nature.com)
  • Figure 4: Surface elevation changes caused by dynamic topography and flexural-isostatic adjustment. (nature.com)
  • These variations are expressed in terms of average sea surface height (SSH) relative to Earth's geoid. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ocean surface topography is also used to understand how the ocean moves heat around the globe, a critical component of Earth's climate, and for monitoring changes in global sea level. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, the ellipsoid is not an equipotential surface of the Earth's gravity field, so the measurements must be referenced to a surface that represents the water flow, in this case the geoid. (wikipedia.org)
  • An artist's concept of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, which will complete the first global survey of Earth's surface water, measure how water bodies change over time and improve ocean circulation models to better predict weather and climate patterns. (nasa.gov)
  • NASA and the French space agency CNES have agreed to jointly build, launch and operate a mission to survey Earth's surface water and map ocean surface height. (nasa.gov)
  • NASA and the French space agency Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) have agreed to jointly build, launch and operate a spacecraft to conduct the first-ever global survey of Earth's surface water and to map ocean surface height with unprecedented detail. (nasa.gov)
  • Reservoirs and lakes cover a small part of the Earth's land surface ( ∼3.7 %, Verpoorter et al. (copernicus.org)
  • Using a collection of satellite images and data, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of Earth's land surface, oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, true-color mosaic. (nasa.gov)
  • Rocks and landforms at Earth's surface, potentially hazardous volcanic and seismic activity, the response of Earth's surface to icecaps that come and go with changing climate, and the slow but inexorable movement of continents all result from the interaction of physical and chemical processes taking place throughout Earth's crust and mantle. (umaine.edu)
  • Our ongoing and new capacity for microanalysis, including optical microscopy, energy- and wavelength-dispersive spectrometry, cathodoluminescence, electron backscatter diffraction, and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, along with experimental petrology and grain- through orogen-scale numerical modeling and supercomputer applications, allow us to develop groundbreaking ideas related to coupled physical and chemical processes that shape Earth's surface and drive the evolution of its lithosphere. (umaine.edu)
  • NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the mission, used a solar electric propulsion chassis with the agency's Deep Space 1 , which launched in 1998 and flew by an asteroid and a comet before the mission ended in 2001. (zmescience.com)
  • Recent data were collected during summer oceanographic surveys between 2001 and 2013 and compared with archival data from 1980s. (springer.com)
  • The Digital Elevation Model (DEM) 5 Metre Grid of Australia derived from LiDAR model represents a National 5 metre (bare earth) DEM which has been derived from some 236 individual LiDAR surveys between 2001 and 2015 covering an area in excess of 245,000 square kilometres. (ga.gov.au)
  • The advantage for implants that feature a microrough surface is that they establish excellent functional and structural connections between the bone and the implant surface, leading to higher intrinsic implant stability (Buser 1999). (thommenmedical.com)
  • A watershed-scale approach to non-point source pollution management and total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) is the current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency focus in surface water quality regulations (USEPA Office of Water, 1999). (joe.org)
  • NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall talk after signing an agreement to move from feasibility studies to implementation of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission at NASA Headquarters in Washington. (nasa.gov)
  • NASA Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) datasets result from a collaborative effort by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA - previously known as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, or NIMA), as well as the participation of the German and Italian space agencies. (ga.gov.au)
  • From the analysis and simulations undertaken, it is concluded that the major cause of the drop in the level of Lake Sibhayi was the below-average rainfall over the period 2001 to 2011. (scielo.org.za)
  • In contrast to other locations in the U.S., San Diego County has unique challenges related to non-point source pollution and run-off, including extensive irrigated agriculture, heavily developed urban areas, seasonal rainfall, hilly and mountainous topography, and 11 coastal watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean. (joe.org)
  • We hypothesized that surface topography is accurate for evaluation of idiopathic scoliosis determining cut-off points for two topographic parameters. (fortuneonline.org)
  • Moire's Topography (MT) is a method that detects scoliosis through shadows assymetry arised in the back. (bvsalud.org)
  • The relationship between MOLA northern hemisphere topography and the 6.1‐Mbar atmospheric pressure surface of Mars. (s-ink.org)
  • The history of Mars polar science is linked by numerous incremental advancements and unexpected discoveries related to the observed geology of both poles, the interpreted and modeled climatic conditions that gave rise to the PLDs, and the atmospheric conditions that modify the surface. (oxfordre.com)
  • Compared to the abundance of rocks on Mars that are billions of years old, having active surface processes and surface evolution means scientists can study what happens on a cold, windy planet in real time and compare that to the geologic and glaciologic record that these processes are creating. (oxfordre.com)
  • Bills B.G., Ferrari A.J. Mars topography harmonics and geophysical implications // J. Geophys. (lpnu.ua)
  • The Global Topography of Mars and Implications for Surface Evolution // Science. (lpnu.ua)
  • It involves a spacecraft that will send two soil penetrators and two small landers to the surface as it orbits Mars. (csmonitor.com)
  • 1997). The porosity distribution and surface roughness are the main factors that affect the interaction between printing ink and paper (Preston et al. (ncsu.edu)
  • The goal of this study was to characterize surface water movement as it currently exists in the urban wetlands of Teaneck Creek. (urbanhabitats.org)
  • and to characterize the asteroid's topography. (zmescience.com)
  • Work session on methodological issues involving abstract this edition) and (2) August 15, 2001 . (cdc.gov)
  • Flood-plain topography, vegetation, and LWD were surveyed and related to micro- and mesoscale patterns of sediment accretion. (soton.ac.uk)
  • These simulated surface water flows will be used in conjunction with ground water, vegetation, and soil data to develop a Conceptual Restoration Plan for the site and to predict surface water movement through the reestablished wetlands. (urbanhabitats.org)
  • The DEM represents ground surface topography, and excludes vegetation features. (ga.gov.au)
  • Specific research aims are to: (1) Understand the influence of spatial heterogeneity of vegetation and land surface on ecosystem carbon fluxes. (lu.se)
  • 1. Understand the influence of spatial heterogeneity of vegetation and land surface on ecosystem carbon fluxes. (lu.se)
  • Water quality rules adopted in 2001 by the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board created additional requirements for growers to manage surface run-off entering waterways, storm drains, and coastal areas with the potential to affect drinking water, recreational locations, and wildlife habitat. (joe.org)
  • Only 5% of San Diego's drinking water comes from local ground and surface water supplies (SDCWA, 2005), but the water quality of waterways has implications for wildlife and aquatic habitat and the coastal beaches that are important to San Diego's tourism economy. (joe.org)
  • Surface drainage and catchment areas of two sediment basins as captured by an inexpensive unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and post-processed using modern photogrammetry techniques. (trb.org)
  • Line and White, 2001), the hydrological performance of sediment basins with skimmer outlets has not been characterized relative to the watershed conditions. (trb.org)
  • As most of the phenomena connected with the warming happen at the sea surface (ice, wind, waves, surface currents, brackish water), we were interested, how the presumably stable, near-bottom waters in fjords behave, what are the environmental changes that are experienced directly by the worms living in the sediment. (springer.com)
  • In addition, sediment and phosphorus concentrations in surface waters would increase. (topcropmanager.com)
  • Comprehensive global maps depicting the topography of the Martian surface, featuring polar regions. (s-ink.org)
  • The orbiting Global Surveyor is to provide planet-wide maps of Martian topography and mineral distribution and to monitor the weather. (csmonitor.com)
  • Pathfinder will test hardware and techniques for sending landers directly from Earth to the Martian surface. (csmonitor.com)
  • Previous work has suggested that changes in surface topography that occur at different stages of construction (Brown 2011) often result in water that doesn't drain to the basin as expected. (trb.org)
  • However, since 1992, a series of satellite altimetry missions, beginning with TOPEX/Poseidon and continued with Jason-1, Ocean Surface Topography Mission on the Jason-2 satellite, Jason-3 and now Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich have measured sea surface height directly. (wikipedia.org)
  • From the Topex/Poseidon mission launched in 1992 to the Jason-1 mission launched in 2001 to the Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission launched in 2008, the collaboration has produced critical information on sea level rise as well as El Niño, causing worldwide impact. (nasa.gov)
  • This MDT is formed by a Mean Sea Surface (MSS) model computed from 6 altimetry satellites data (Topex/Poseidon, Jason 1 and 2, ERS 1 and 2 and Geosat Follow-On) and GOCE satellite data with 21 and 4 years ranges in 1992-2013 are calculated. (sepehr.org)
  • Our research program spans spatial scales from micrometers in individual mineral grains (deformation mechanisms, mineral chemistry, microstructures) to hundreds of kilometers in mountain belts (tectonic history, magmatism, structural development, and coupling of surface and deep processes). (umaine.edu)
  • INICELL ® represents the further Development of the Sandblasted and Thermal Acid Etched Thommen Surface. (thommenmedical.com)
  • Surface hydrology, in conjunction with groundwater hydrology and soil characteristics, controls the hydrology budget of a wetland. (urbanhabitats.org)
  • 6. Designing new subsurface drainage systems, or retrofitting existing drainage systems, to manage soil water and water table levels through controlled drainage, and/or subirrigation, thus lowering concentrations of nitrate-N in shallow groundwater and reducing the discharge of water and nitrate-N to surface waters. (topcropmanager.com)
  • Madramootoo says that by maintaining the water table at 24 to 30 inches (60cm to 75cm) below the soil surface during the growing season, the crops are able to extract moisture from the water table through a process known as upward flux or capillary rise. (topcropmanager.com)
  • The number and size of these would depend on the topography, soil type and area being managed. (topcropmanager.com)
  • Soil Profile and Topography are suitable and is surrounded by other Orchards. (colusacountyproperty.com)
  • The national 9 second (~250m) national DEM and flow direction grid describing the principal directions of surface drainage across the whole of Australia. (ga.gov.au)
  • Our research demonstrates a strong linkage between agricultural subsurface drainage and nitrate-N losses to surface waters. (topcropmanager.com)
  • The talar dome is trapezoidal in shape, and its anterior surface is, on average, 2.5 mm wider than the posterior surface. (medscape.com)
  • Buratto performed excimer laser ablation on the posterior surface of the resected corneal disc before replacing and resuturing it back to its original position. (medscape.com)
  • NASA and CNES began collaborating on missions to monitor ocean surface changes in the 1980s. (nasa.gov)
  • Drawing on data from multiple satellite missions (not all collected at the same time), a team of NASA scientists and graphic artists created layers of global data for everything from the land surface, to polar sea ice, to the light reflected by the chlorophyll in the billions of microscopic plants that grow in the ocean. (nasa.gov)
  • 0.5" of rain or weekly, whichever occurs first, with special attention to outfalls to surface waters. (trb.org)
  • University in Quebec, have shown that nitrate N and herbicide losses to surface waters can indeed be significantly reduced and crop yields can be increased. (topcropmanager.com)
  • The SWOT mission will use wide swath altimetry technology to produce high-resolution elevation measurements of the surface of lakes, reservoirs and wetlands and of the ocean surface. (nasa.gov)
  • Digital Elevation Model (DEM), Smoothed DEM (DEM-S) and Hydrologically Enforced DEM (DEM-H). These 1 second products are a significant improvement on the Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) digital surface model (DSM) from which they were derived. (ga.gov.au)
  • The model predicts that such subsidence-induced differential erosion caused flexural-isostatic adjustments of Appalachian topography that led to the development of 400 m of relief and more than 200 m of elevation. (nature.com)
  • For statistical purposes, a multiple linear regression analysis was made to establish which surface topography parameters have the highest standardized beta coefficients (β). (fortuneonline.org)
  • The aim of this study was to establish the diagnostic accuracy and cut-off points of the surface topography parameters. (fortuneonline.org)
  • The reality of atmospheric effects of subsurface degassing is confirmed by the facts of synchronous destruction of ozone in the stratosphere and an increase in the temperature of the surface air layer. (scirp.org)
  • Within this study, a time series of variation in lake and reservoir volume between 1984 and 2015 were analysed for 137 lakes over all continents by combining the JRC Global Surface Water (GSW) dataset and the satellite altimetry database DAHITI. (copernicus.org)
  • The GSW dataset is a highly accurate surface water dataset at 30 m resolution compromising the whole L1T Landsat 5, 7 and 8 archive, which allowed for detailed lake area calculations globally over a very long time period using Google Earth Engine. (copernicus.org)
  • On her most recent mission, she served aboard STS-104/ISS Assembly Flight 7A (July 12-24, 2001) on the tenth mission to the International Space Station. (astronautix.com)
  • The travel time of the pulses ascending to the oceans surface and back provides data of the sea surface height. (wikipedia.org)
  • The satellites then measure the distance between their orbit altitude and the surface of the water. (wikipedia.org)
  • Strong evidence for the existence of an open water source or at least a near surface water resource during or near the period of the use of the fortress was found. (rupestre.net)
  • This study has been undertaken to establish the probable causes of the almost 4 m drop in the level of Lake Sibhayi between 2001 and 2014, to assess the impact of abstractions for domestic water consumption and by commercial plantations on lake levels, and to determine what sustainable yield can be abstracted from Lake Sibhayi. (scielo.org.za)
  • Initial data suggests that the current system hydrology is dominated predominately by surface water flows. (urbanhabitats.org)
  • Surface water flows in these areas dominate the hydrology because of the presence of fill materials, including a clay berm located adjacent to Teaneck Creek and a clay layer underlying most of the site at depths of 1 to 4 feet. (urbanhabitats.org)
  • Therefore, we have prioritized characterization of surface water flow and development of a model to simulate these flows as the first step in determining pre-restoration baseline hydrology. (urbanhabitats.org)
  • Bright, flat terrain in long swaths on the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Ganymede may testify that water or slush emerged there about a billion years ago, say planetary scientists who have combined stereo images from NASA's Galileo and Voyager missions to examine provocative features on that moon. (nasa.gov)
  • What we think we're seeing is evidence of an eruption of water on the surface of Ganymede," said Dr. William B. McKinnon, professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and co-author of the study published in Nature on March 1, 2001. (nasa.gov)
  • Each autopsy generates between 1 and 10 liters of liquid waste consisting of body fluids and rinse water used to clean and disinfect work surfaces. (cdc.gov)
  • In shallow water areas, the layer shows surface reflectances observed by Terra MODIS in July 2004. (nasa.gov)
  • Surface TID Water on a Pilot Program Eastside/TID on Two-75hp Variable Booster Pumps off the TID Highland Canal. (colusacountyproperty.com)
  • Water quality rules adopted in 2001 in San Diego, California, created new requirements for greenhouse and plant nursery growers to manage surface run-off that could potentially affect drinking water, recreational locations, and wildlife habitat. (joe.org)
  • By combining these measurements with gravity measurements from NASA's Grace and ESA's GOCE missions, scientists can determine sea surface topography to within a few centimeters. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ocean surface topography can be derived from ship-going measurements of temperature and salinity at depth. (wikipedia.org)
  • Inversions of subsurface temperature profiles provide past long-term estimates of ground surface temperature histories and ground heat flux histories at timescales of decades to millennia. (copernicus.org)
  • We develop and release a new bootstrap method to derive meaningful confidence intervals for the average surface temperature and heat flux histories from any number of profiles. (copernicus.org)
  • Furthermore, absorbed light energy in the epiphytic biofilm can also drive an increase in the leaf surface temperature relative to the surrounding seawater potentially aggravating heating events in the surrounding seawater. (frontiersin.org)
  • The sea surface height (SSH) is calculated through altimetry satellites using as a reference surface the ellipsoid, which determine the distance from the satellite to a target surface by measuring the satellite-to-surface round-trip time of a radar pulse. (wikipedia.org)
  • Currently there are nine different satellites calculating the earth ocean topography, Cryosat-2, SARAL, Jason-3, Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B, CFOSat, HY-2B and HY-2C, and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (also called Jason-CS A). Jason-3 and Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich are currently both in space orbiting Earth in a tandem rotation. (wikipedia.org)
  • The first step for the Mean Sea Surface (MSS) computation is to calculate the mean of Sea Surface Heights (SSH) along the repeated (in time) sub-tracks of altimetry satellites over the years available in the area of interest. (sepehr.org)
  • Miller, S. R., Sak, P. B., Kirby, E. & Bierman, P. R. Neogene rejuvenation of central Appalachian topography: Evidence for differential rock uplift from stream profiles and erosion rates. (nature.com)
  • Her doctoral dissertation involved the development of a pressure-indicating coating that uses oxygen quenching of porphyrin photoluminescence to provide continuous surface pressure maps of aerodynamic test models in wind tunnels. (astronautix.com)
  • In this context, the aim of this study was to establish the diagnostic accuracy and cut-off points of the apex of the curve and trunk rotation extracted from surface topography. (fortuneonline.org)
  • Overview: The image above shows the Houston city limits in blue-green and development built between 2001 and 2011 in orange. (marketplace.org)
  • The development shown here is greater than 50 percent impervious surfaces. (marketplace.org)
  • In this case, it would be an important advance in clinical practice to have the surface topography included by means of a standardizing protocol for diagnostic and follow-up processes of scoliotic patients [3-5]. (fortuneonline.org)
  • The quantity, composition, homogenity and functionality of the protein film deposited on the implant surface directly influences the healing and osseointegration processes to follow. (thommenmedical.com)
  • Researchers have discovered that a hyperbolic metamaterial with a corrugated surface has very low reflectance: ordinary black paint absorbs about 85% of incident light, whereas the new material absorbs up to 99% of incident light. (technovelgy.com)
  • The land surface layer is based on photo-like surface reflectance observations (reflected sunlight) measured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite in July 2004. (nasa.gov)
  • Across the seasonal cycle changes in patterns of warming, cooling and surface wind forcing affect circulation and influence SSH. (wikipedia.org)
  • Coverage is defined as the ratio of the area covered by peening indentations to the total treated surface area, expressed in percentage. (mfn.li)
  • Weitz and Demlie, 2014), with a surface area of approximately 69 km 2 , and lies in the tropical north-eastern quadrant of KwaZulu-Natal. (scielo.org.za)
  • It covers a surface area 9 x 9 metres. (icomos.org)
  • Built by Famissa Cisse, also the first Imam, the structure covers a surface area of 8 x 8 metres, with very little support. (icomos.org)
  • But with the very flat topography combined with a very high percentage of impervious surfaces, it's a double-whammy. (marketplace.org)
  • The researchers used stereo imaging -- a method where three-dimensional objects are reproduced by combining two or more images of the same subject taken from slightly different angles -- to reconstruct the physical topography of Ganymede's terrains. (nasa.gov)
  • Region 4 with dimension of 1mm×1mm was selected as a representative surface to study peening coverage. (mfn.li)
  • Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the canal centering ability and topography of BioRaCeTM (BR), Wizard CD PlusTM (WP), and Wizard NavigatorTM (WN) instruments. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study estimates the infestation status and ecological characteristics of chiggers on the chestnut white-bellied rat Niviventer fulvescens in Southwest China between 2001 and 2019. (bvsalud.org)
  • Since its introduction, LASIK has been associated with various complications, specifically when performed on eyes with decreased corneal thickness, irregular astigmatism, dryness, preexisting ocular surface disease, or glaucoma, to the point where several of these entities have become relative contraindications to performing LASIK. (medscape.com)
  • We hope the guide will be a useful introduction to the topic and allow practitioners to begin to develop a uniform vertical reference surface that is consistent at the level of a port, region or nation and ultimately on a global basis. (fig.net)
  • Surface topography is a very useful tool for assessment of the spine and trunk. (fortuneonline.org)
  • The main purpose of measuring ocean surface topography is to understand the large-scale ocean circulation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ocean surface topography is used to map ocean currents, which move around the ocean's "hills" and "valleys" in predictable ways. (wikipedia.org)
  • The satellite sends microwave pulses to the ocean surface. (wikipedia.org)
  • Also, the surface permanent current vectors in a grid with 2 minutes resolutions is computed in the Persian Gulf, the Oman Sea and the north of Indian Ocean. (sepehr.org)
  • The stream of shots consisted of spherical steel shots of radius 0.5mm normally impacting the target surface at a velocity v=50m/s. (mfn.li)
  • Unaveraged or instantaneous sea surface height (SSH) is most obviously affected by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on Earth. (wikipedia.org)
  • This model is based on the mean sea surface topography model MSS_DTU_2010 and the 2 month of GOCE geopotential data for the Geoid as the reference surface. (sepehr.org)
  • It is based on MSS_CLS01 (Hernandez and Schaeffer, 2001) and 4.5 years of GRACE geopotential data used for the reference geoid. (sepehr.org)
  • Then, they ground the surface of the metamaterial to produce corrugations and defects, which they predicted would dramatically reduce the light reflection, increasing the absorption. (technovelgy.com)
  • New instruments were analyzed under scanning electron microscopy (SEM) regarding their surface finishing, topographical features, and surface defects. (bvsalud.org)
  • Denture stomatitis is a condition caused primarily by fungal growth on all surfaces of dentures that are worn for prolonged times and/or following inadequate cleaning of dentures. (thieme-connect.de)
  • He found that between 2001 and 2010, almost 7 percent was transitioned from primarily permeable to primarily impermeable land. (marketplace.org)
  • The ink penetration and distribution were characterized with Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM), whereas the microstructure of the paper surface was observed using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). (ncsu.edu)
  • Image of a nanopatterned polymer brush obtained from computer simulation, showing flexible polymers (red) grafted onto a narrow stripe (gray) of a planar surface. (lu.se)
  • Panels (c) and (d): topography profiles of the untreated (c) and corrugated (d) samples. (technovelgy.com)
  • This enables data to be taken precisely due to the uniform surface level. (wikipedia.org)
  • Its applicability has been extensively studied since it provides three-dimensional data of the back surface. (fortuneonline.org)
  • The next step was to render the topography of the reliefs in the form of a TIN raster (triangular irregular network) and feed the data into the SIS. (nemrud.nl)
  • The Division of Surface Chemistry of the Swedish Chemical Society. (lu.se)
  • Also non-forested sites may be heterogeneous, e.g. species variations in mires due to micro- topography. (lu.se)