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- 3D SPH simulations of grain growth in protoplanetary disks
- Author(s)
- Laibe, Guillaume; Gonzalez, Jean-Francois; Fouchet, Laure; Maddison, Sarah T.
- Abstract
- We present the first results of the treatment of grain growth in our 3D, two-fluid (gas+dust) SPH code describing protoplanetary disks. We implement a scheme able to reproduce the variation of grain sizes caused by a variety of physical processes and test it with the analytical expression of grain growth given by Stepinski & Valageas (1997) in simulations of a typical T Tauri disk around a one solar mass star. The results are in agreement with a turbulent growing process and validate the method. We are now able to simulate the grain growth process in a protoplanetary disk given by a more realistic physical description, currently under development. We discuss the implications of the combined effect of grain growth and dust vertical settling and radial migration on subsequent planetesimal formation.
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- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies. Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing
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- Exoplanets: detection, formation and dynamics: proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposium 249, Suzhou, China, 22-26 October 2007 / Yi-Sui Sun, Sylvio Ferraz Mello and Ji-Lin Zhou (eds.), Vol. 3, no. (2008), pp. 385-388
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- 2008
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- Numerical methods; Planetary systems; Protoplanetary disks; SPH
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- Cambridge University Press
- 1743-9213 (series ISSN)
- 9780521874717, 0521874718
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Cord Serum Lipidome in Prediction of Islet Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes
- Matej Orešič1,
- Peddinti Gopalacharyulu1,
- Juha Mykkänen2,3,
- Niina Lietzen1,
- Marjaana Mäkinen2,3,
- Heli Nygren1,
- Satu Simell2,3,
- Ville Simell2,3,
- Heikki Hyöty4,5,
- Riitta Veijola6,
- Jorma Ilonen7,8,
- Marko Sysi-Aho1,
- Mikael Knip9,10,11,12,
- Tuulia Hyötyläinen1 and
- Olli Simell2,3
- 1VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland.
- 2Department of Pediatrics, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
- 3Hospital District of Southwest Finland, Turku, Finland.
- 4Department of Virology, School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
- 5Fimlab Laboratories, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland.
- 6Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
- 7Department of Clinical Microbiology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
- 8Immunogenetics Laboratory, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
- 9Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland
- 10Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
- 11Department of Pediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland.
- 12Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.
- Corresponding author: Matej Orešič matej.oresic{at}vtt.fi
Earlier studies show that children who later progress to type 1 diabetes (T1D) have decreased pre-autoimmune concentrations of multiple phospholipids as compared to non-progressors. It is still unclear whether these changes associate with development of β-cell autoimmunity or specifically with clinical T1D. Here we studied umbilical cord serum lipidome in newborn infants who later developed T1D (N=33), infants who developed three or four (N=31), two (N=31), or one (N=48) islet autoantibody during the follow-up, and controls (N=143) matched for gender, HLA-DQB1 genotype, city and period of birth. The analyses of serum molecular lipids were performed using the established lipidomics platform based on Ultra Performance Liquid ChromatographyTM coupled to mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS). We found that T1D progressors are characterized by a distinct cord blood lipidomic profile which includes reduced major choline-containing phospholipids including sphingomyelins and phosphatidylcholines. A molecular signature was developed comprising seven lipids which predicted high risk for progression to T1D, with an odds ratio of 5.94 (95% CI, 1.07 - 17.50). Reduction in choline-containing phospholipids in cord blood is therefore specifically associated with progression to T1D but not with development of β-cell autoimmunity in general.
- Received January 30, 2013.
- Accepted April 23, 2013.
- © 2013 by the American Diabetes Association.
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One of the better-kept secrets in our beloved Kenya is the coastal city of Mombasa, roughly 300 miles southeast of Nairobi. Make the journey and you'll be rewarded with white sand beaches as only the Indian Ocean can deliver them. And if you're an architecture fan, we're certain you won't tire of taking in the Arabic and Portuguese influences that pervade the buildings here.
One of Mombasa's most beautiful buildings is Fort Jesus,which was recently declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. The military fort was built in the 1590s to protect the city, and its design reflects "the Renaissance ideal that perfect proportions and geometric harmony are to be found in the human body," according to UNESCO. If you visit you'll also note that the moat is still intact, which is not something you see every day.
Beyond the picturesque beaches and honoured buildings, Mombasa is a friendly, fun city that sometimes flies under the radar of our travellers, who tend to add a Zanzibar side trip to their safaris when they're in need of an Indian Ocean getaway. We love Zanzibar, too, of course, and perhaps if Mombasa had had a Billy Joel song named after it, it would be just as popular. That said, if you want to head off the beaten path to a coastal gem, we would be delighted to add Mombasa as an extension to your safari.


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Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Tomas Berdych outlasted Jo-Wilfried
Tsonga in Sunday's final at the Stockholm Open.
The second-seeded Berdych rallied past Tsonga, the No. 1 seed, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Berdych improved to 2-2 in finals this year, beating Gael Monfils to win the
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The Czech is now 8-8 for his career in title matches.
Tsonga was trying to win his third title of 2012. He won in Doha to start
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Free National Park Entrance this SaturdayWritten by Jordana Fyne
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="Joshua Tree National Park"][/caption] Ken Burns calls them America's Best Idea and this Saturday, September 24st, you can indulge in the beauty and splendor of our country's national parks for free. While there are 395 parks that are free on a daily basis, parks like Joshua Tree in California, the Everglades in Florida or the Badlands in South Dakota (plus a TON more) usually charge an entrance fee that will be waived on Saturday. The occasion is National Public Lands Day, the country's largest single-day effort to spruce up parks and other spaces. You can enjoy this opportunity to spend a leisurely day at a park, or join in with volunteers to plant trees, repair trails and make other enhancements on public lands. Saturday is also the Worldwide Day of Play, an event encouraging children to get up and get active. The flagship event will take place in Washington, DC, at President's Park and is hosted by Nickelodeon, the National Park Service and the Nation Park Foundation. Young or old, in the mood to volunteer or take a hike - whatever your outdoorsy agenda may be - click here to find a park near you and take advantage of this free great idea on Saturday.
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Pitti Uomo is upon us, and images of sharply dressed men are starting to flood our news feeds.
Not sure what that is, or why it's such a big deal? Don't worry, Rue is here. A biannual menswear trade show that takes place in Florence, Italy, Pitti Uomo is where retailers, editors, and buyers come together to view the upcoming collection. In this case, it's the Fall 2014 preview. And the good news for men across the world? One prominent emerging trend – the blue suit – is achievable for everyone.
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The Best of Both Worlds
Old, meet new. Created by London-based architecture firm Haworth Tompkins, this abandoned building has been transformed into a modern art studio, eliciting conversations from whomever may come near.
Once a dilapidated two story brick building symbolizing local music and creativity, the new design now marries form and function with the locals' fond memories still in full tact.
It's fascinating, yes? Proof that new and old can form a very perfect union indeed.
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A disappointing 0.1% uptick in retail sales for January weighed the Dow down during the midday with the blue chip index falling 55 points to 13,962. Nasdaq rose 4 points to 3190.
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MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR) narrowed fourth quarter losses more than expected.
Real Goods Solar (Nasdaq: RSOL) will provide solar solutions to new communities built by a leading homebuilder.
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Earth's Changing Ice Cover
Source: NIEHS. Credit: Paul Souders/Worldfoto.
This article, written by Charles W. Schmidt, a freelance writer specializing in science, medicine and technology, appeared first in Environmental Health Perspectives—the peer-reviewed, open access journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
The article is a verbatim version of the original and is not available for edits or additions by Encyclopedia of Earth editors or authors. Companion articles on the same topic that are editable may exist within the Encyclopedia of Earth.
Out of Equilibrium?
The World's Changing Ice Cover
In August 2010 an iceberg four times the size of Manhattan broke off Greenland's northwestern coast and began drifting out to the sea. At nearly 100 square miles, this was the largest iceberg to appear in Arctic waters since 1962 and a fresh indicator that Greenland's frozen landscape is undergoing significant changes.1
Originally part of the much larger Petermann glacier, which flows down from Greenland's interior into a coastal fjord, the iceberg detached for unknown reasons. It could be that ordinary glacial dynamics were at work, and indeed, Petermann glacier "calves" (breaks off) icebergs routinely, although generally not ones so large as this. But the unusual size of the iceberg also might signal a response to global warming, and that's what worries scientists.
Accelerated melting of the glaciers and other frozen masses that make up Earth's cryosphere has become a widespread phenomenon. Apart from what's happening in Greenland, coastal glaciers also are thinning off West Antarctica, where an enormous ice sheet containing enough water to raise sea level by more than 20 feet has attracted growing concern. Meanwhile, a vast percentage of the world's land-based glaciers also are in retreat, according to Richard Armstrong, a senior research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
"There's a lot of regional variation, so there are some exceptions to the trend," Armstrong says. "But in general, the Earth is warming, and glaciers are shrinking in most areas." Likewise, the human health implications of the world's changing ice cover vary regionally.
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Glacial retreat is often described as global warming's most visually compelling manifestation. But the influence of climate on the cryosphere doesn't lend itself to simple generalizations. Glaciers, ice sheets, and seasonal snowpack are part of an exceedingly complex climate system with many unknowns.
Beata Csatho, an associate professor of geophysics at the State University of New York at Buffalo, says glaciology is just now emerging from an observational phase dominated by data collection. Scientists have only now begun to model these data to project future trends, she says. But uncertainty about how the cryosphere responds to climate change can be frustrating to those in the public who want definitive answers to either support or reject assumptions about global warming. That puts glaciologists in an uncomfortable position, pushed to supply conclusions prematurely and besieged by misconceptions.
Skeptics who cite one or two advancing glaciers as evidence that humans don't have an impact on climate are likely overstating their case, says Jeffrey Kargel, a University of Arizona glaciologist. The near-unanimous scientific consensus—including the opinion even of most climate change skeptics—is that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have likely accelerated an ongoing warming trend, although by how much isn't clear.2 The global mean temperature increased 0.74°C from 1906 to 2005,3 and average Northern Hemisphere temperatures during the past 60 years likely are the highest of the past 1,300 years, if not longer.4
Some scientists are concerned that if warming continues, the global meltdown could cause catastrophic effects. Sea level is already rising at an accelerated rate—a global average of 0.1 inch per year between 1993 and 2003, according to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), nearly twice the average annual rise over the longer period of 1961 to 2003.3 More drastic increases could displace millions of people.
The IPCC has projected a rise in sea level of anywhere from 7 inches to 2 feet by the end of this century.3 A 2-foot rise would eliminate 10,000 square miles of U.S. coastline, destroy low-lying marshes and wetlands, contaminate freshwater aquifers with intruding salt water, and increase vulnerability to storm surges.5 A 3-foot rise over the next century, recently projected by another group,6 would flood coastal cities around the world.
Arctic Changes
The fastest warming rates are in the Arctic, where temperatures are increasing at twice the global average.7 Arctic waters off Greenland's western coast have warmed since the 1990s, at the same time that scientists have documented extensive "thinning," or a steady loss of mass from the island's glaciers and also its interior ice sheet, which is thought to contain about 8–10% of the world's fresh water by various estimates.8 Should that retreating pattern continue, scientists say, sizeable portions of Greenland's ice sheet might eventually drain enough water into the ocean to raise sea level by up to 23 feet, enough to submerge London and Los Angeles.9
Click Glacier Changes in Recent Years18
Cumulative glacier mass balances for seven mountainous regions show that most mountain glaciers are losing mass, with the overall rate of mass loss accelerating in the past decade.
According to Walt Meier, a research scientist at the NSIDC, high Arctic warming rates can be explained by a reflective phenomenon known as albedo: melting sea ice exposes dark ocean surfaces, which absorb sunlight instead of reflecting it back into space. Oceans retain that warmth and then transfer it back to the atmosphere. "And that sets up a vicious cycle," Meier explains. "More melting, followed by more ocean warming, followed by more warming of the air."
The consequences are clearly evident in satellite imagery that shows Arctic sea ice decreasing by about 9% per decade since 1979. In September of that year, Arctic sea ice covered slightly more than 3 million square miles, an area roughly equal to that of the lower 48 states, Meier says. By September 2010, the sea ice had dwindled to roughly 1.8 million square miles.10
Meanwhile, climate change appears to exert a mysterious influence on how Arctic winds and ocean currents interact, says Hamish Pritchard, a scientist with the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, UK. And as Arctic winds change in direction and speed, he says, they're somehow drawing warmer ocean currents closer to Greenland's coast, where glaciers that buttress the island's massive ice sheet spill into the sea.
Glaciers that gain as much mass from snow as they lose from calving icebergs are said to be in equilibrium. But if calving dominates over the accumulation of new mass, which Pritchard says is the case in Greenland now, then seawater can intrude where coastal glaciers attach themselves to land. "Ice always melts when it's in contact with seawater, and that erodes the glacier's frontal regions," Pritchard says. Eric Rignot, an earth scientist at the University of California, Irvine, recently documented that Greenland's coastal glaciers are melting 100 times faster at their floating end points than they are on land.11
At the same time, warming air is degrading the island's ice sheet from above. Around 10 years ago, scientists discovered that "moulins," or narrow channels in the ice sheet, were draining unexpectedly large amounts of summer meltwater from the surface of the ice toward the underlying ground. And as that water accumulates below the ice sheet, sections of the ice lift off the ground and start flowing rapidly toward the coast, explains Gordon Hamilton, an associate research professor at the University of Maine, Orono.
Click Modeled Glacier Changes18
Scaled glacier volume changes reflect a range of climate change scenarios. Labels are in °C per year–1, and * indicates a 10% increase in precipitation per degree warming. The lefthand panel shows the average of all model results, and the righthand panel shows results weighted by glacier volume.
The IPCC did not consider this "moulin effect" when, in its 2007 assessment report, it predicted that sea level might rise by as much as 2 feet by 2099.3 Models that do consider faster flows of ice to the coast will raise those projections, but by how much isn't yet clear, Hamilton says.
Antarctic Changes
Summer meltwater isn't currently so much an issue in Antarctica, which is so far south that the majority of its ice sheet stays frozen all year. (Much of Greenland, on the other hand, resides at latitudes shared by Norway.) Separated from West Antarctica by the Trans-Antarctic Mountains, the East Antarctic ice sheet is the largest ice mass on the planet, contains enough water to raise sea level by almost 200 feet. But East Antarctica's ice sheet rests on an enormous landmass above present-day sea level and is generally considered stable, according to Claire Parkinson, a climatologist with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
The West Antarctic ice sheet, however, rests on a landmass grounded roughly a mile below sea level, meaning that if the ice sheet wasn't there, it would be replaced by a deep ocean. And that makes it vulnerable to encroaching seawater that could speed its disintegration.12 Coastal ice shelves (portions of the ice sheet that hang out over the oceans) buttress the seaward flow of ice from the continent, but geological history suggests a drastic change is possible. "According to limited evidence, the West Antarctic ice sheet likely disintegrated during one or more of the interglacial periods within the Pleistocene epoch, the latter lasting from nearly two million to about twelve thousand years ago," Parkinson says.
Both of West Antarctica's biggest ice shelves—namely, the Ross ice shelf to the west and the Ronne-Filchner ice shelf to the east—appear stable at this point, Parkinson says. Yet according to Pritchard, glaciers along West Antarctica's midpoint are thinning at an accelerated pace: the Pine Island glacier is thinning by up to 18 feet per year, the neighboring Smith glacier by 27 feet per year, and the Thwaites glacier by 12 feet per year.13
Other nearby glaciers also are thinning from what Ted Scambos, a glaciologist with the NSIDC, says is an influx of deep, warm ocean water pushed toward the coast by changing wind patterns. That dynamic, he says, results in part from the Southern Hemisphere's ozone hole, which allows for regional warming in the upper atmosphere that, in turn, influences local air currents.14
According to Csatho, ice shelf losses in the West Antarctic are partly offset by strong gains from snowfall in some inland areas, so the degree to which the ice sheet might be imperiled isn't clear. "But if the ice shelves do collapse, then portions of the ice sheet are at greatly increased danger of flowing into the ocean," Parkinson adds.
Scientists first considered this possibility in 1968, when the late John Mercer, a professor at The Ohio State University, predicted that global warming caused in part by industrial pollution might destroy West Antarctica's ice shelves and allow its ice sheet to flow toward the coast.15 Mercer's warning seemed prescient when the Larsen ice shelf—which buttresses land ice on the Antarctic Peninsula to the north—began crumbling in 1995. A section called Larsen A disintegrated first, followed seven years later by Larsen B, a nearly 1,300-square-mile mass that disintegrated spectacularly in just over a month after having been there for more than 10,000 years.10
The collapsing Larsen ice shelves had no effect on sea level, given that they were already floating and displacing water, according to Scambos. What's significant is that when the ice shelves disappeared, land-based glaciers behind them began moving faster toward the coast, just as Mercer predicted. Scambos says there isn't enough land ice on the Antarctic Peninsula to raise sea level appreciably. The Thwaites, Pine Island, and Smith glaciers are a different story, however, given that the West Antarctic ice sheet—with its capacity for a more catastrophic rise in sea level—lies behind them.
What Does It Mean for People?
No one knows how high the global sea level will rise in coming decades or how many people will be affected, although small island nations and coastal areas are expected to bear the brunt of the impact.16,17 But there is evidence that glacial retreat is already affecting human populations through an increase in so-called glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs).18
31 Jan 2002 - NASA's MODIS satellite sensor captures true-color images of the Larsen Bice shelf as it begins what would become a spectacular collapse. In this image, dark bluish melt ponds dot the surface of the ice shelf.
17 Feb 2002 - Minor retreat continues; several melt ponds drain through new cracks within the shelf.
5 Mar 2002 - Thousands of sliver icebergs and a large light blue area of very finely floating ice remain where the shelf formerly lay. Brownish streaks within the floating chunks indicate debris exposed from the former underside and interior of the shelf.
7 Mar 2002 - Within just over five weeks a total area of approximately 1,250 square miles collapsed.
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
Excessive glacial runoff can pool in downstream areas and create lakes that appear and then disappear from one year to the next. And when these lakes breach, the resulting GLOFs endanger local lives and infrastructure. "In March 2006, an avalanche fell from the Quelccaya ice cap into one of these lakes and created a mini-tsunami that breached a dam and flooded the entire valley below," says Lonnie Thompson, a glaciologist and professor at The Ohio State University. The Quelccaya ice cap of Peru is the largest tropical ice mass in the world.
Should the Andean glaciers disappear altogether, Thompson adds, Peru's population could face an opposite problem: significant water shortages. Indeed, the "zero-degree isotherm," or the altitude at which snow begins to melt, has climbed to higher elevations at earlier time points in spring, reflecting a steadily warming climate.19 This means snow and glacial melting occurs sooner than it ordinarily would—a concern for populations that rely on meltwater for seasonal water supplies.
That's already happening now in Peru, where many populations rely on meltwater from Andean glaciers for domestic and industrial water needs.18 In 1978 the Qori Kalis glacier—which extends out from the Quelccaya ice cap—was retreating 18 feet per year.20 But in the last 15 years, this rate grew to 18 feet per year, and 25% of the glacier has disappeared since 1978.20 "We're expecting this retreat to accelerate even further," says Thompson.
Similarly, communities in the Southwestern United States rely on meltwater from the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which forms every year in the mountains that define California's eastern border. The Sierra Nevada snowpack begins to accumulate in October, peaks around April, and then melts entirely. When rainfall decreases in summer, meltwater makes up the shortfall, draining into reservoirs and contributing a significant fraction to water supplies throughout the Western states.21
According to research by Sarah Kapnick, a PhD candidate in atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles, the Sierra Nevada snowpack has been trending toward an earlier peak by about 0.6 day per decade since 1930, such that it starts melting almost a week sooner now than it did 80 years ago.22 Assuming the trend continues or accelerates, she says the peak could arrive yet another one to three weeks sooner by the end of the century. If the peak advances significantly, then meltwater will exceed reservoir capacity and could generate springtime floods while depriving communities of water later in the year, Kapnick says.
Click Ngozumpa glacier is the largest glacier in Nepal. Himalayan glaciers have spurred several glacier lake outburst floods, in which lake waters contained by glaciers are suddenly released. Shutterstock
Apart from the southwestern United States and Peru, it's not clear where retreating ice masses could affect local water supplies. It is said that 1.3 billion people in Southern Asia might face a risk, given widespread glacial retreat in the Eastern Himalayas.23 Several of the world's major rivers, including the Ganges, the Indus, and the Yangtze, originate in the Himalayas, so many people who live in the region take it on faith that glacial retreat will reduce downstream waterflow, according to Armstrong. Indeed, the IPCC, in its 2007 report, warned that the Ganges, Indus, and other rivers on India's northern plain could become seasonal if the Himalayan glaciers were to undergo a catastrophic retreat.3
Hopar glacier is located in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan. Many glaciers in the Karakoram appear to be either stable or advancing, demonstrating the pivotal role regional variation plays in the changing cryosphere.
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Reservoirs such as Californias Oroville Lake (bottom) are fed by snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada (top). The Sierra Nevada snowpack now melts almost a week sooner than it did in 1930. If this trend continues or accelerates, it raises the possibility of increased springtime flooding and drought later in the season. Shutterstock
However, in March 2010, Alford and Armstrong completed a study for the World Bank that suggests the IPCC likely overstated its conclusion.24 According to their analysis, glacial runoff from the mountains of Nepal, at the headwaters of the Ganges, contributes only about 4% of the total water entering the river every year.24 The rest, Armstrong says, comes from seasonal snowmelt and monsoon rains that dominate river flow from June through September. "So even if the Himalayan glaciers disappeared completely, the downstream Ganges flow wouldn't be significantly affected," Armstrong says.
Regional variation makes it hard to predict how water supplies originating in the Himalayas will respond to climate change. Even as glaciers retreat in its eastern ranges, those in the west—given that they reside at higher altitudes where temperatures don't fall below freezing—are stable or advancing. "The wild card is precipitation," says Armstrong. "Most of the climate models are pretty consistent on temperature increases with rising greenhouse gas [levels], but they fall apart when it comes to precipitation—some show more and others less with climate change depending on location. And if you get more precipitation, it would fall as snow above the freezing level, and you could wind up with increasing glacier mass at higher elevations."
Open-Ended Change
Armstrong's point illustrates an essential problem: although climate change has global consequences, it manifests in different ways depending on regional features. And that complexity leaves interpretations of its cause and future impacts open to debate, even to attack.
But look at the global system as a whole, Scambos emphasizes, and a fundamental truth emerges. "Virtually every glacial region on Earth is in retreat, as are [ice masses] on both of the poles," he says. And that gives us a consistent picture that hangs together well—this is happening at the same time that the oceans, land, and air are also warming."
References and Notes
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8. Acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbræ triggered by warm subsurface ocean waters. Nat Geosci 1(10):659–664. 2008. doi:10.1038/ngeo316 Find this article online
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14. These new findings were presented at the American Geophysical Union 2010 Fall Meeting as this article was going to press.
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Editor's Notes
- Charles W. Schmidt, MS, an award-winning science writer from Portland, ME, has written for Discover Magazine, Science, and Nature Medicine.
- Citation: Schmidt CW 2011. Out of Equilibrium? The World's Changing Ice Cover. Environ Health Perspect 119:a20-a28. doi:10.1289/ehp.119-a20
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Fujifilm has announced the X-S1 high-end superzoom and confirmed its intention to build a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The X-S1 is an addition to the company's X-series and is built around the same 2/3" EXR CMOS sensor as the recently announced X10. Meanwhile, company president and CEO Shigetaka Komori said it will create a mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera built around a larger sensor with 'resolution and low noise [that] will surpass the 35mm full size sensor.' We're not taking this to mean it will be a full-frame camera. More details will be announced nearer the Spring 2012 launch. The X-S1 features a 26x, 24-624mm equivalent F2.8-5.3 zoom and will be available from early 2012. (via DCWatch)
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Yes Davo, I reckon we're all being taken for a ride with that image. A put-up job for sure.
- Dave
The x-s1 is not the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The x-s1 has the same sensor as the x10 with a 26x zoom. The hump is for the flash and large EVF. This is basically an updated s100fs.
There are no pictures or details of the interchangeable lens camera.
If this is a mirrorless camera, then why does it have a hump for the pentaprism?
To show 'Fujifilm' name higher. Or to look like 'professional' stuff... :-)
All the comments about how ugly the new X-S1 is are ridiculous! I've never bought a camera for how it looks, but rather for how it works! With its new sensor, this camera has the potential to raise the bar for image quality in the SuperZoom class. If it does, who cares how it looks? Unfortunately, it appears that audio quality in video mode is not a priority (not that any of the superzooms are great in this respect, but the new FZ150 is decent), as the microphones are largely hidden behind plastic, with only 5 tiny holes allowing sound to each of the mics. Can you say "poor frequency response"?
But it's primarily a photo camera, and in that respect, its potential is quite interesting, ugly or not.
We'll wait and see. Image quality through the zoom range is a question as is
the shutter lag which seems to be inherent in bridge cameras. If Fuji can overcome these with images of their usual outstanding color, this camera could be a marketplace. What would be the real kicker is to put an interchangeable lens on this compatible with their "new" system (presumed to be a rangefinder type) so that a user could not only have a choice of lenses but on bodies. At least they're not using a toy sensor or some other dead end technology like m43.
Fuji should get their act together with the X100 before hawking these new models around,
My five month old X100 is on its way back to Fuji to have sticking blades repaired along with god knows how many others!!!!
I like the sensor size as this is usable (I have the Olympus XZ1 which I carry everywhere and this gives a good blow up quality from a 7.89 x 5.81mm sensor size (this one is 8.8x6.6mm).This will make a good all in one travel camera when an SLR is too much to carry. I just hope that there is a good resolution in the electronic viewfinder as the manual focus and zoom ring will need this. I certainly will be buying one if the viewfinder is good. I hate the current crop of mirrorless SLR style cameras which look like you are peering into minestrone soup!!
In terms of size, this is so close to that of a DSLR, one has to wonder why you would want this? The x100, x10 makes sense to me but I don't get this.
A DSLR with a 400mm f5.6 lens (zoom lens or not) will be much larger in size. And you don´t need to change lenses either. All in one package. So I can understand why people get their interest in this one.
For those who travel, this can be a versatile camera without requiring you to lug additional lenses and swap them constantly.
So, if it has a good GPS-tagging implementation, it would be something I can get to replace my Sony HX100v (which has a poor GPS implementation -- GPS has to lock anew every time you turn on the camera -- so it's useless for quick travel shots).
Plus it has a larger sensor, so hopefully there will be less of a watercolor effect at larger magnifications.
i have used DSLRs (canon 7D 60D 1000D 1100D) and the fuji HS10 (witch is a not as good version of this) and the "bridge" camera is so good on travel light weight amazing staiboliser(sorry its 4AM here) feels so good with the real zoom ring and focus! and never needing to invest more in lenses dude come on! this is such a good camera and as and idia i think it is amazing to guve DSLR countrol and qualty in a package that can be used PAS simpe
Hopefully this will overcome some of the limitations of the S200EXR. In EXR modes the DR or noise are excellent depending on which EXR mode is selected, but fine detail is blurred even in 12MP mode.
The HS10 and HS20 extended the zoom but went to a smaller sensor than the S200EXR, so I've been thinking of going to DSLR.
The X-S1 might tempt me to stick with Fuji, but it will need to be priced right, and offer a significant improvement in IQ over the S200EXR in all modes.
When I bought the S200EXR it wasn't a great deal cheaper than an entry level DSLR, and it starts to get a bit shaky at full zoom without a tripod or higher ISO although it's not a 'super zoom'.
I occasionally make some quite large prints, so it's a shame the X-S1 sensor is only effectively 6MP in EXR mode. Put the 16/8MPixels EXR of the HS20 on a large sensor, with a reasonable zoom, and you've just about got my ideal all-in-one.
i have purchased sony dsc hx100v digital camera with 30x zoom and 16 mp, now i have noticed sony a290y with 2 lens camera, is my camera 100v is better then a290y, my use is not too much.........pl suggest
as some who shoots with the fujifilm hs10 30x zoom and arsenal of film equipment each has its pros & cons you will figure out each camera shines in each application.
I really hope this live view 2/3 sensor delivers at 6mp in the 2 exr modes, 24-620mm with fast glass would be a dream with all that room around the manual focus and manual zoom rings. Velvia, Provia and Reala modes roll off like film, a huge bonus. I hate waiting, so much promise, too much anticipation - lol.
Funny, it looks like the early digital rebels. It does bring to mind the most maligned kit lens.
This camera is rather ugly compared to it's two gorgeous family siblings. I hope they at least change the "leatherized" finish on those parts where it makes no sense, because apart from the looks I think this camera could be a real hit. A metal housing would be too much to wish for, I am afraid ... ?
Jiayue4art, Fuji are putting out mirrorless cameras of the rangefinder-type. i dont think they are trying to compete with the 5d or any typer of DSLR
If they get the auto focus right then I'll look at it
Fujifilm is late....I do not think the new canon 5d mark3 and sony NEX, A77 will leave much more space in the market for Fujifilm. Sony just anounced A900 had been discontinued, so the new placement sould be coming soon, and there was a message about Canon leaked out that new canon DSLR will be out. well, good luck .....fujifilm
I remember Fuji becoming a member of the 4/3rds consortium ... let's hope this announcement means a better mFT sensor, if not fujifilm's own mFT camera ...
No full spec list for the X-S1?
Pictures tell something, but not everything.
Put on it tiltable LCD (like nikon d5000, sony nex7), square (1:1or 6:6) aspect ratio in RAW and it will be THE new big thing (a true mini-hassie or mini-rollei with wideangle and superzoom....). It should be what myself and a lot of people are waiting for a lot of time ....
So Fuji is building a medium mirrorless camera. Sell it under $2000 and I'll buy.
quite an unimpressive image for a 1st look have to say...
I think I'll wait for some specs before giving an opinion. But I really hope that RAW format is included
Looks heavy, I'm prioritizing size, weight and image quality lately, like the Sony C3 :P
already having an fz35, it's light and good during daylight, love it. But for indoor it's really unacceptable...
People have been asking for a superzoom with a larger sensor for some time. I have been looking to upgrade my Panasonic FZ18 but all the cameras that come close are 1/2.3" sensor. If this has the IQ and the feature set to match then This will become my choice. 12 Mp not too much. Big but OK for me so long as I don't have to carry an additional kit bag (lenses, flash etc.). Don't like the manual zoom because I prefer one hand operation but that's just me. Will wait to see specifications.
I'm in line :-) at least to check it out ... just love manual zoom and range.
I think it looks AWESOME! I also noticed the Made in Japan writing on it, which will put me right in the line to get one. Fuji is rockin' the boat...
Actually for this zoom range, 2/3'' sensor is quite good(FZ-50 had 1/1.8'' with 12x).
I am happy to keep my s3 for commercial digital work, and my film staff Nikon and Mamyia (F2, F3,FM2, mamyia 645) for art, when i see all that plastic garbage around..
I'm wondering which interchangeable lenses will be used for the mirrorless system...
"The X-S1 features a 26x, 24-624mm equivalent ... zoom"
So why come a lot of idiot comment with "ugly"??!
It's a very innovative camera with special sensor size and lens combination!
Some say "You can not compare X-S1 with the other new superzooms on the market" and maybe thats a fair statement. But that also means that Fujifilm has (re)created a new segment where the X-S1 will stand alone :-)
This camera still falls into the P&S superzoom category as that is typically defined as fixed lens cameras with double-digit zoom range with auto focus/exposure. Just because it has a bigger sensor doesn't make it a new market segment - it will still compete primarily with the FZ150, SX40HV, HV100X, etc. when it launches. Gladly, it will also compete with M4/3, NEX, and some dSLRs if it lives up to the hype. :)
I guess the X-S1, with a small sensor, is the same size as the Panasonic G 3 with an micro 4/3 sensor, so why even think about it.
I like the Fuji X 10 for its smaller size and the fast lens for street photography, having a leicastyle viewfinder is the biggest plus for me.
I am still looking for the perfect back up camera for my Nikon Dslr, I checked out Panasonic. Olympus and Sony. so far Sony Nex has the best manual focus system when using Nikon lenses in manual mode.
I still hope one day there will be the perfect light camera out for my project ''Childhood Memories''. Have a look at: http://www.gofundme.com/6n2tk
How big is the G3 with a "24-624mm equivalent F2.8-5.3 zoom"?
Why think of it? Here's why: the X-S1 will allow perhaps a 28mm to 728mm equivalent zoom range with a single lens, with a decent F2.8 aperture at the wide end. The 600mm equivalent m4/3 telephoto lens is slower, costs a heap, and you need another expensive lens to shoot wide. The 2/3" sensor will beat the 1/2.3" sensors standard for competing super zoom models. The X-S1 is about the size of a small DSLR, but a fast DSLR lens over 250mm can cost a fortune and be as inconvenient as an RPG launcher.
I hope for a 14mp APS-H CSC from fuji that has a sensor optimised for dynamic range/signal to noise.
This megapixel lunacy needs to stop when 12mp RAW outputs from a D700 have a higher effective resolution than higher MP APS-C counterparts with higher megapixel counts.
I really wish for something along the lines of a finepix S5.
Fujifilm Unveils FinePix S100FS http://shrt.fm/qGwWT6
Other than the photo there are no details - there is nothing to discuss.
I hope Fuji will not follow megapixel race, but instead of that really will cut down noise levels with fewer MP. At least give the choice to customers to those whose main objective is cropping and to those which want smaller file size (faster capture, faster post-processing, faster file transfer, saving memory space) and less noise instead.
The X-51 looks like a baby hippo when compared to the svelte X-10 and X100 . . . why is it so ugly?
That ugly rubber around the lens looks like it was re-used from a $50 spotting scope or maybe just a cut and fit strip (seam hidden). I suspect the lens is a mock-up, even if the camera is a prototype.
Of course, it could be a weatherproofing feature too.
''That ugly rubber around the lens looks like it was re-used from a $50 spotting scope''..
Ahahahaha!! the designers of that company is like a spy from other company to destroy fuji.. ..
Um, the whole camera is admittedly a prototype.
I'd like to put my hands on it - it may make the manual soom and/or focus work quite well. If so, who cares what it looks like?
That ugly rubber around the lens looks like it was re-used from a $50 spotting scope or maybe just a cut and fit strip (seam hidden). I suspect the lens is a mock-up, even if the camera is a prototype.
Of course, it could be a weatherproofing feature too.
The other point is comments by the boss of Fujifilm (did you know they made cosmetics too? Me neither!) to Reuters about a potential MILC with EVF (we know they can do that).
I expect perhaps EVF MILC with APS-C sensor (they can do all of those bits reusing some of the X100 technology). With all lenses done in house (i.e. not m43).
A while back with rumors of a Fuji m43 flying around someone posted pictures (that folks didn't believe) that look rather like a early prototype of the X-S1
Folks claimed it was a HS10 with lens removed: they were partly right (it isn't a MILC but a superzoom with lens detached) but look at the details they don't match up with a HS10.
Ribbing on the zoom lens (and the size/look too). The body has evolved (better sloping; more rounded) but the small basic features (two dials on RHS, a couple of buttons; Pentaprism-oid flash unit with EVF behind, etc) look very similar.
Even the purported spec (12Mpx ... EXR) is similar.
It came. Fuglyfilm X-S1...
nice looking controls but a tiresomely familiar typo in the sensor size: "same as the X10" I can believe - but the X10 has a 1/2.3" sensor (6.6mm x 8.8mm = 11mm diagonal; 11mm = 25.4/2.3)
I keep seeing people carelessly write 2/3" instead of 1/2.3"...
believe the mm dimensions, and never mind the inches - people can't write fractions properly.
Your comment only showed your ignorance. Read the article on this website to learn how 2/3", 1/2.3" etc. are called "types" instead of "fractions": http://www.dpreview.com/learn/?/Glossary/Camera_System/sensor_sizes_01.htm
Quote: "The size designation does not define the diagonal of the sensor area but rather the outer diameter of the long glass envelope of the tube."
this is great, another mirrorless system!
>>> more competition, more choice.
let's hope is worth it after the missteps of Pentax & Nikon
Based on the looks of the X100 and X10, I'll be very interested to see Fuji's take on the MILC.... and it sounds like it will be APS-C?? Sweet.
I hope it has usable GPS tagging.
I'll wait to see how the 2/3" sensor performs in the X10, but offhand I'm suspecting that the image quality from this new camera will wipe the floor with all the 1/2.3" devices.
X-S1 looks quite ugly, but 624mm at f5.3 is pretty impressive number, especially if it will be decent lens.. It looks like bad plastic toy, but if they manage to put something good inside, no prob in using that.
It's interesting they've decided to give this the X branding as it has a lot more in common with the Fuji S100fs / S200EXR than the X100 or X10
Finally!... With X-S1 perhaps we'll have the real successor of the great s100fs!
I had a sold the 100fs, one of the worst cameras I have ever owned. Terrible CA, bad controls and the only camera that would not retain setting when turned off. I would think really hard before buying another Fuji camera.
That looks like a real ACTION lens, I LOVE what Fujifilm is doing lately.
I guess the new "mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera" will be the APSC whith F-mount that Nikon has refused to make ...
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Computex 2004 Early Bird Coverage: NV45 in the Flesh, New Chipsets, BTX Boards and more...by Anand Lal Shimpi on May 31, 2004 12:31 PM EST
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With the demise of Comdex, Computex has become even more important and thus it should be no surprise to you, the AnandTech reader, that there's tons of coverage in store. All this week you'll be reading live coverage from the show floor, in addition to reviews of some highly anticipated products being launched at Computex.
We managed to score some very interesting information right before the official start of the show, so much in fact that we decided to start our Computex coverage early. Want to see pictures and read specs of NVIDIA's NV45? How about a whole slew of PCI Express chipsets? Quad Band Memory and BTX motherboards, both for the eyes to feast upon and more, all in our first installment of Computex 2004 coverage.
We'll spare you the boring introduction, we all know Computex is a wonderful show and that Taipei is incredibly humid this time of the year, but what we don't know is all about a little chip called NV45...
NVIDIA's NV45
The surprise of the show was a brief encounter with NVIDIA's upcoming NV45, NVIDIA's PCI Express successor to the strong performing NV40 (GeForce 6800 Ultra).
At first glance, the NV45 card looks like a normal 2-slot NVIDIA graphics card:
Upon closer look you'll notice that this particular card has a PCI Express x16 interface, but with no bridge chip. It looks like the rumors of a bridgeless NV45 were true.
Glare at the card even more and you'll see that the card only has one power connector and it's not a standard power connector at that. The new NV45 connector is a 3 x 2 power connector, definitely not one we've seen on any other component before.
Here's what we do know about NV45, it's currently running at a 450MHz core clock with 1.1GHz GDDR3 memory; this particular card uses Samsung chips. The 450MHz clock speed is a 12.5% increase in core clock speed over the GeForce 6800 Ultra, with memory speed remaining unchanged.
We're going to try to get much more information about NV45 tomorrow, so check back for more.
More PCI Express Graphics
The most exciting graphics card at Computex is NVIDIA's NV45, but there were also some other cards that drew our attention.
ATI had PCI Express boards spread out all over the show floor, with the PCI Express Radeon X600 XT showing up at Gigabyte's booth:
The X600 XT is basically a PCI Express version of the Radeon 9600XT with a higher memory clock (740MHz vs. 600MHz). We will have more details on the X600 in an upcoming article.
ASUS also had a X600 XT solution at their booth:
As well as a dual-DVI PCI Express X800 card:
Remember that the PCI Express X800 is based off of a slightly different chip than the AGP X800, known internally as the R423 (R420 is the AGP version).
Not launched, but everywhere: Intel's 9xx Chipsets
Although Intel isn't actually launching anything at the show, you'll find more Intel based motherboards on the floor than anything else. We found this to be quite interesting, especially after hearing how many problems motherboard manufacturers have had with the 915 and 925 chipsets thus far.
The majority of the problems seem to reside with the 925X and its support for DDR2 memory, which has been through numerous revisions.We believe that the 925X being shown off at Computex is the fourth incarnation of the chip, which is pretty bad for Intel, especially considering that even in its current revision the chipset does not support ECC - a planned feature for the chipset.
The other complaints we've been hearing about from motherboard manufacturers involves Intel's LGA-775 socket. Since the pins have been moved off of the CPU and onto the socket itself with the LGA-775 interface, motherboard manufacturers have been reporting extremely high failure rates with those sockets. The pins on the socket itself are spring-loaded, and installing a CPU obviously causes the springs to compress. What seems to be happening however is that after a handful of CPU installations, the springs don't want to spring back to their original position - resulting in premature socket failures. The problem does seem to be a solvable one, but we'll have to wait and see what the motherboards we get our hands on are like. You better believe that we'll be testing socket reliability as soon as we get LGA-775 boards and CPUs in house.
The other complaint we've been having is that of bent pins on the socket, but just like bent pins with CPUs, that seems unavoidable.
We've seen numerous 915 and 925X designs during our pre show coverage already, so let's just start flipping through them.
PCI Express slots are quite common on these motherboards as can be seen on this Gigabyte board with three x1 and one x16 slot:
Gigabyte also had a number of boards that offered both DDR and DDR2 support on the same board:
As you can see from the picture above, the yellow slots are DDR2 slots and the orange/blue slots are DDR slots.
Gigabyte continued their push for manufacturing flexibility with this Intel based board that has both an AGP slot and a PCI Express x16 slot:
What's interesting about this solution is that it is an Intel chipset but with both PCI Express x16 and AGP 8X slots on board, something that was supposedly not possible with Intel chipsets. It may be that Intel rethought their PCI Express transition strategy and decided to include AGP support on their chipsets, we will find out more asap. Update 6/4/04: We've discovered the real story behind this motherboard - read our new article on the topic - AGP on Intel 9xx Chipsets? We explain how.
Foxconn, a manufacturer who produces boards for Gigabyte and now for themselves, also had a number of 9xx based motherboards on display:
SiS and VIA with PCI Express Chipsets
Although Intel dominated the ranks of PCI Express chipsets, solutions from both SiS and VIA are definitely out in the open at Computex.
Here we see a SiS PCI Express reference board, also with a LGA-775 socket:
Intel isn't the only platform that PCI Express chipsets exist for, here we have a SiS 756 Socket-939 reference board with PCI Express support:
What's interesting about the SiS 656 and 756 boards is that it too features both PCI Express x16 and AGP 8X slots, something that our original SiS roadmaps said was not going to happen. Maybe SiS' plans changed in response to VIA? Combined with the fact that we have seen an Intel 9xx chipset board with AGP 8X, it seems that VIA's AGP/PCI Express strategy may not be quite as unique anymore. Update 6/4/04: We've discovered the real story behind this motherboard - read our new article on the topic - AGP on Intel 9xx Chipsets? We explain how.
ASRock puts Two Sockets on Motherboards
ASRock is displaying an interesting board that caught our eyes; the K8 Combo board features both a Socket-939 and a Socket-754 socket. Astute AnandTech readers will know that Socket-754 Athlon 64s only have one Hyper Transport link and thus cannot support multiple processors, so something must be up. Indeed the K8 Combo isn't a multiprocessor board, rather its a motherboard that can support either a Socket-939 CPU or a Socket-754 CPU, but not both. The flexibility offered by the board is interesting, as it provides a decent upgrade path for current Socket-754 users, granted it may be a bit extreme.
This does not appear to be the only multi socket transition motherboard planned by ASRock; a Socket-775/Socket-478 board is also in the works.
VIA Demos QBM
About a year and a half since we first wrote about it, VIA was finally demoing Quad Band Memory on a P4 platform at their booth. You'll want to read our tech article on QBM to understand more of how it works, but basically it offers twice the bandwidth of DDR using a phase shift of the clock signal to effectively achieve two DDR transfers per "clock."
We weren't able to catch the demo in action, but we will hopefully be reporting more on this later during the show.
BTX Motherboards
The last bit of interest at the show were two BTX motherboards that we saw on display.
Foxconn's picoBTX board is seen below:
You can see that the layout is significantly different from what we're used to with ATX. Moving the memory slot out of the way definitely cleans the board layout up considerably.
FIC also had a picoBTX board that we took a look at, the layout of which was understandably similar to the Foxconn board:
We were particularly intrigued by the fact that we didn't see more BTX boards on display, it does not bode well for a quick transition to BTX. Couple that with lower than expected initial demand for Intel's 9xx series of chipsets and this is beginning to sound more like an AMD friendly 2004.
Final Words
For us, it's on to the show. There's so much more to talk about that we haven't touched yet, including follow ups to everything we've discussed here already. Check back, because we're expecting to have much more information in the next 24 hours....
It's good to be back at Computex.


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