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Turekian et al. (1977), using a different worldwide model, arrived at the same value for reasonable mean-transit times of global zonal winds. Rodhe and Grandell (1972) estimated the expected life of aerosol particles in the lower troposphere subjected to precipitation scavenging and found residence times on the order of 100-300 hr in summer and 35-80 hr in winter (Stockholm rainy season). Even when the effects of wet deposition are included, a mean-residence time on the order of days is still likely. 

Protein Data Bank (Section 27 20) A central repository in which crystallographic coordinates for biological mole cules especially proteins are stored The data are accessi ble via the Worldwide Web and can be transformed into three dimensional images with appropriate molecular modeling software... 

A significant concept of the chent/server model is to extend the scope of the apphcation to function ia an enterprise-wide (possibly worldwide) network of iaterconnected LANs, which allow LIMS and other apphcations foUowiag the chent/server model to be operable and administrable on a much larger scale than either LAN or central processiag models. 

The excellence of a properly formed Si02—Si interface and the difficulty of passivating other semiconductor surfaces has been one of the most important factors in the development of the worldwide market for siUcon-based semiconductors. MOSFETs are typically produced on (100) siUcon surfaces. Fewer surface states appear at this Si—Si02 interface, which has the fewest broken bonds. A widely used model for the thermal oxidation of sihcon has been developed (31). Nevertheless, despite many years of extensive research, the Si—Si02 interface is not yet fully understood. 

Receptor models are powerful tools for source apportionment of particulates because a vast amount of particulate species characterization data have been collected at many sampling sites worldwide, and because many aerosol species are primary pollutants. Most of the information available is for elemental concentrations, eg, lead, nickel, and alurninum, although more recent measurements have provided data on concentrations of ionic species and carbonaceous compounds. At a sampling (or receptor) site, the aerosol mass concentration of each species i is... 

Patent pending). Some designs work well on mixing powders. There are over 30 different models of static mixers worldwide [38],... 

Several studies, based on models, examined the effects of land-use change on the global carbon cycle and conclude that there is a net release of carbon due to land clearing. However, the results and conclusions of these studies are based on assumed sizes of vegetation carbon pools which are inputs to the models. For example, Melillo et al. 24) concluded that boreal and temperate deciduous forests of the northern hemisphere are net sources of atmospheric carbon. Their analysis used values for carbon density derived by Whittaker and Likens 19) from work by Rodin and Bazilevich (27). Rodin and Bazilevich extrapolated results of small, unrelated studies in Europe and the USSR to estimate total biomass of Eurasian boreal and temperate deciduous forests. Their estimates have since been extrapolated to forests worldwide and are used often today. 

The reaction mechanism of the SMR reaction strongly depends on the nature of the catalytically active metal and the support (the detailed discussion is provided in the review [14]). The kinetics and mechanism of the SMR reaction over Ni-based catalysts have been extensively studied by several research groups worldwide. For example, Xu and Froment [16] investigated the intrinsic kinetics of the reforming reaction over Ni/MgAl204 catalyst. They arrived at the reaction model based on the Langmuir-Hinshelwood reaction mechanism, which includes several reaction steps as follows ... 

This book provides a comprehensive overview of reaction processes in the Earth s crust and on its surface, both in the laboratory and in the held. A clear exposition of the underlying equations and calculation techniques is balanced by a large number of fully worked examples. The book uses The Geochemist s Workbench modeling software, developed by the author and installed at over 1000 universities and research facilities worldwide. The reader can, however, also use the software of his or her choice. The book contains all the information needed for the reader to reproduce calculations in full. 

Mcarthur, J.M., Ravenscroft, P., Banerjee, D.M., Milsom, J. Hudson-Edwards, K.A., Sengupta, S., Bristow, C., Sarkar, A., Tonkin, S., Purohit, R. 2008. How palaeosols influence groundwater flow and arsenic pollution a model from the Bengal Basin and its worldwide implication. Water Resources Research, 44, W11411. 

The global attribute is constant in that it always refers to one object even if the attributes of the target object can change. For example, URL.register could model the unique and mutable worldwide registry of Internet addresses. 

Cost targets exist for all parts of the fuel cell for bipolar plates, from 10/kW (2004) to 3/kW in 2015 for electrocatalysts, from 40/kW (2005) to 3/kW in 2015 and for membrane electrode assemblies (MEA), from 50/kW (2005) to 5/kW in 2015 (Freedom Car, 2005 these cost targets are somewhat different from those mentioned by the IEA (2005)). Since 2004, the number of fuel-cell cars has been growing and at the time of writing they numbered approximately 1000 worldwide there are also around 100 fuel-cell buses in use worldwide in several demonstration projects. But these cars are produced as individual (hand-built) models and are extremely expensive, with production costs per vehicle currently estimated at around one million large-scale production is not expected before 2015, see Section 13.1. 

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