It is shown that 532 nm and 1064 nm laser photoexcitation of trapped electrons generated by 355 nm photolysis of aqueous titania (TiO2) nanoparticles causes rapid photobleaching of their absorbance band in the visible and near IR. This photobleaching occurs within the duration of the laser pulse (3 ns FWHM); it is caused by photoinduced electron detrapping followed by rapid recombination of the...

This paper investigates multiwavelength retrievals of median equivolumetric drop diameter D0 suitable for drizzle and light rain, through collocated 355-/527-nm Micropulse Lidar Network (MPLNET) observations collected during precipitation occurring 9 May 2012 at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) project site. By applying a previously developed retrieval technique for infrared bands, the me...

The Pearl River is a complex river network under the influence of heavy urbanization and industrialization. The Pearl River Estuary receives freshwater from eight major sources, each containing various pollutants. The spectral absorption and fluorescence properties of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the Pearl River Estuary were studied during November 2002, a low flow (dry) seas...

We report on the vertical distributions of Saharan dust aerosols over the N.E. Mediterranean region, which were obtained during a typical dust outbreak on August 2000, by two lidar systems located in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece, in the frame of the European EARLINET project. MODIS and ground sun spectrophotometric data, as well as air-mass backward trajectories confirmed the existence of Sa...

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Linear order of first-chromosome genes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Fruit-size relations with the first-chromosome genes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Manifold effects of the Ss genes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 351 I. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES PROLIFERATE FASTER AFTER LIBERALIZATION ............................................................ 352 II. COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCED BY LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES ARE HELPING TO CREATE LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES .......................................................