Parameterization, sensitivity, and uncertainty of 1-D thermodynamic thin-ice thickness retrieval

Retrieval of Thin-Ice Thickness(TIT)using thermodynamic modeling is sensitive to the parameterization of the independent variables(coded in the model)and the uncertainty of the measured input variables.This article examines the deviation of the classical model’s TIT output when using different parameterization schemes and the sensitivity of the output to the ice thickness.Moreover,it estimates the uncertainty of the output in response to the uncertainties of the input variables.The parameterized independent variables include atmospheric longwave emissivity,air density,specific heat of air,latent heat of ice,conductivity of ice,snow depth,and snow conductivity.Measured input parameters include air temperature,ice surface temperature,and wind speed.Among the independent variables,the results show that the highest deviation is caused by adjusting the parameterization of snow conductivity and depth,followed ice conductivity.The sensitivity of the output TIT to ice thickness is highest when using parameterization of ice conductivity,atmospheric emissivity,and snow conductivity and depth.The retrieved TIT obtained using each parameterization scheme is validated using in situ measurements and satellite-retrieved data.From in situ measurements,the uncertainties of the measured air temperature and surface temperature are found to be high.The resulting uncertainties of TIT are evaluated using perturbations of the input data selected based on the probability distribution of the measurement error.The results show that the overall uncertainty of TIT to air temperature,surface temperature,and wind speed uncertainty is around 0.09 m,0.049 m,and−0.005 m,respectively.

CTGF/CCN2 promotes the proliferation of human osteosarcoma cells via cross-talking with the stromal CXCL12/CXCR4-AKT-αvβ3 signaling axis in tumor microenvironment

Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common histological form of primary bone cancer in childhood cancer and young adults. At present, OS is widely investigated because of the interaction between the tumor and bone microenvironment and the effect of such interaction on OS progression and metastasis.1 The connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), also known as cellular communication network factor 2 (CCN2), is a secreted extracellular matrix-associated protein. CTGF is as active as the regulators of signaling activities of several different pathways and an orchestrator of their cross-talk.2 Therefore, we conducted experiments to investigate the effects of CTGF on OS tumor progress and the cross-talk with stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment.

Effective suppression of the photodarkening effect in high-power Yb-doped fiber amplifiers by H2 loading

The radical suppression of the photodarkening effect and laser performance deterioration via H2 loading were demonstrated in high-power Yb-doped fiber(YDF)amplifiers.The photodarkening loss at equilibrium was114.4 d B/m at 702 nm in the pristine fiber,while it vanished in the H2-loaded fiber.To obtain a deeper understanding of the impact of photodarkening on laser properties,the evolution of the mode instability threshold and output power in fiber amplifiers was investigated.After pumping for 300 min,the mode instability threshold of the pristine fiber dropped from 770 to 612 W,and the periodic fluctuation of the output power became intense,finally reaching 100 W.To address the detrimental effects originating from photodarkening,H2 loading was applied in contrast experiments.The output power remained stable,and no sign of mode instability was observed in the H2-loaded fiber.Moreover,the transmittance at 638 nm confirmed the absence of the photodarkening effect.The results pave the way for the further development of high-power fiber lasers.