フラクタル有機霧は,初期の地球に紫外線シールドを提供した
1Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0311, USA.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 5, 2010
まとめ
古代の地球にはおそらく炭化水素の霧があり,紫外線から保護していた. このフラクタルの霧は紫外線では厚く,可視光では透明で,著しい冷却を防ぐことができました.
科学分野:
- 地質科学は地質科学である.
- 大気科学 大気科学
- 天体生物学 アストロバイオロジー
背景:
- アーケイアエオン (38~25億年前) は,独特な大気を特徴とした.
- 炭化水素エアロゾールから成る光化学的霧が,かつて存在していたと推測されている.
- これらのエアロゾールのフラクタル構造は,大気中の放射性特性に大きな影響を与える可能性があります.
研究 の 目的:
- フラクタル集積炭化水素の放射性特性を調査する.
- 初期の地球におけるそのような霧の潜在的遮蔽効果を決定する.
- 初期の地球の気候に霧が及ぼした影響を評価するために.
主な方法:
- フラクタル・アグレガットの放射性移転モデリング ハーゼ. フラクタル・アグレガットのハズ.
- 紫外線と可視波長における光学厚さの分析.
- 惑星の温度に対する霧の影響の推定.
主要な成果:
- フラクタル集積の霧は,紫外線 (UV) の波長では光学的に厚かった.
- 霧は,可視波長の中央で比較的透明のままでした.
- 50nmのモノマー半径で10~14g/年というハズ生成率は,強力なUVシールドを提供した.
結論:
- 古代の光化学的霧は,有害な紫外線から重要な保護を提供しました.
- 霧は最小限の反温室効果冷却を引き起こし,地球温暖化への影響は限られていることを示唆しています.
- これらの発見は,初期の地球の居住可能性と,系外惑星での生命の探求に影響を及ぼします.
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