Scientific rationale for Saturn׳s in situ exploration

Remote sensing observations meet some limitations when used to study the bulk atmospheric composition of the giant planets of our solar system. A remarkable example of the superiority of in situ probe measurements is illustrated by the exploration of Jupiter, where key measurements such as the determination of the noble gases׳ abundances and the precise measurement of the helium mixing ratio have only been made available through in situ measurements by the Galileo probe. This paper describes the main scientific goals to be addressed by the future in situ exploration of Saturn placing the Galileo probe exploration of Jupiter in a broader context and before the future probe exploration of the more remote ice giants. In situ exploration of Saturn׳s atmosphere addresses two broad themes that are discussed throughout this paper: first, the formation history of our solar system and second, the processes at play in planetary atmospheres. In this context, we detail the reasons why measurements of Saturn׳s bulk elemental and isotopic composition would place important constraints on the volatile reservoirs in the protosolar nebula. We also show that the in situ measurement of CO (or any other disequilibrium species that is depleted by reaction with water) in Saturn׳s upper troposphere may help constraining its bulk O/H ratio. We compare predictions of Jupiter and Saturn׳s bulk compositions from different formation scenarios, and highlight the key measurements required to distinguish competing theories to shed light on giant planet formation as a common process in planetary systems with potential applications to most extrasolar systems. In situ measurements of Saturn׳s stratospheric and tropospheric dynamics, chemistry and cloud-forming processes will provide access to phenomena unreachable to remote sensing studies. Different mission architectures are envisaged, which would benefit from strong international collaborations, all based on an entry probe that would descend through Saturn׳s stratosphere and troposphere under parachute down to a minimum of 10 bar of atmospheric pressure. We finally discuss the science payload required on a Saturn probe to match the measurement requirements.

Scientific Rationale of a Saturn Probe Mission

We describe the main scientific goals to be addressed by future in situ exploration of Saturn.

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The Convention on the Future of Europe: Extended Working Group or Constitutional Assembly? Research Papers in Law, 4/2005

From the Introduction. “We are a Convention. We are not an Intergovernmental Conference because we have not been given a mandate by Governments to negotiate on their behalf the solutions which we propose. We are not a Parliament because we are not elected by citizens to draft legislative texts. […] We are a Convention. What does this mean? A Convention is a group of men and women meeting for the sole purpose of preparing a joint proposal. […] It is a task modest in form but immense in content, for if it succeeds in accordance with our mandate, it will light up the future of Europe”.1 In his speech inaugurating the Convention process on 26 February 2002 in Brussels, Convention President VALÉRY GISCARD D’ESTAING raises three issues: first, he refers to the Convention’s nature and method; second, he talks of the Convention’s aim and output; and, third, he evokes the Convention’s historic and symbolic significance. All three aspects have been amply discussed in the past two years by politicians and academics analysing whether the Convention’s purpose and instruments differ fundamentally from those of previous reform rounds; whether the input into and output of the Convention process qualitatively improves European Treaty revision; and whether the Convention as an institution lived up to its symbolic and normative load, reflected in comparisons with “Philadelphia” or references to a “constitutional moment”.2

Estudo do comportamento térmico de edifícios : análise da influência da orientação e inércia térmica

A recente transposição da directiva europeia relativa ao Desempenho Energético dos Edifícios (2002/91/CE) e posteriormente a (2010/31/EU) pelo Decreto-Lei n.º 118/2013 de 20 de Agosto, incluiu num único diploma o Sistema de Certificação Energética dos Edifícios (SCE), o Regulamento do Desempenho Energético dos Edifícios de Habitação (REH) e o Regulamento de Desempenho Energético dos Edifícios de Comércio e Serviços (RECS), introduzindo desta forma novos parâmetros de conforto interior para os edifícios a construir em Portugal. A necessidade e a curiosidade em aprofundar o estudo do desempenho energético de edifícios, em particular em dois parâmetros que influenciam o cálculo, a inércia térmica e a orientação solar, esteve na base da escolha deste trabalho. Neste sentido foram estudadas várias soluções construtivas correntes da nossa construção para se conseguir compreender a variação da inércia térmica das duas moradias em estudo e assim determinar a influência que tem a inércia térmica no conforto interior. Foi também tido em conta neste estudo, a variação da orientação solar e a sua influência nos ganhos térmicos para a estação de aquecimento e arrefecimento. Deste modo conseguiu-se aferir a influência que a energia solar tem nos cálculos do conforto interior para as várias orientações solares. Por curiosidade calcularam-se também os dados das moradias sem obstruções solares de modo a fazer uma comparação com e sem os elementos que provocam sombreamento nos vãos solares. Por último utilizou-se o software Design Builder para fazer a simulação dinâmica das moradias e comparar com os resultados obtidos do cálculo regulamentar do REH.

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Die wichtigsten schädlinge des gemüsebaues und ihre bekämpfung,

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Die tierischen Feinde,

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