We investigate the possibility that the anomalous acceleration of the Pioneer 10 and 11 spacecraft is due to the recoil force associated with an anisotropic emission of thermal radiation off the vehicles. To this end, relying on the project and spacecraft design documentation, we constructed a comprehensive finite-element thermal model of the two spacecraft. Then, we numerically solve thermal c...

[1] Strike-slip motion is predicted to be a consequence of diurnal tidal stresses in most satellites of the outer solar system. Such motion can lead to near-surface heating through friction or viscous dissipation. Here we discuss the effect of near-surface shear heating on convection in the underlying ice shells of icy satellites. We present models of convection in spherical shells including ti...

Thermal anomalies can be detected with the help of imagery provided by satellite systems such as Advanced Spaceborne Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER). ASTER provides five thermal bands for effective analysis anomalies. In order to achieve this goal, considering physical phenomena, many signal processing methods algorithms used. study, depending on studied area, heat characteristics ex...

The response of corals to warm temperature anomalies includes changes in coral bacterial assemblages. There are clear differences between the microbiota of bleached and healthy corals. However, few studies have tracked the microbiota of individual colonies throughout a warming event. We used 454 pyrosequencing and repeated measures to characterize bacterial assemblages in 15 Gorgonia ventalina ...

The NICMOS dark current anomaly (the “bump”) was a transient enhancement of the detector dark current observed during the on-orbit warmup of the instrument after its cryogen depletion in January 1999. We summarize our current understanding of the mechanism which causes the effect, and summarize plans to test the most likely scenario.

Algorithms and online software for automated and adaptive detection of network/service anomalies have been developed and field-tested for transactionoriented wide area networks (WANs). These transaction networks are integral parts of electronic commerce infrastructures. Our adaptive network/service anomaly detection algorithms are demonstrated in a commercially important production WAN, current...

Within the fluid iron cores of terrestrial planets, convection and the resulting generation of global magnetic fields are controlled by the overlying rocky mantle. The thermal structure of the lower mantle determines how much heat is allowed to escape the core. Hot lower mantle features, such as the thermal footprint of a giant impact or hot mantle plumes, will locally reduce the heat flux thro...

The results of the linear thermal expansion studies on (CH3NH3)5Bi2Br11 single crystals in the temperature range 60–340 K are presented. The thermal anomaly in the vicinity of 77 K is assigned to the phase transition classified as close to first order type. The pyroelectric measurements of (CH3NH3)5Bi2Br11 were carried out in the range of 45–320 K along the aand c-axis. The step-like change in ...