Fig. 1. Map of the high-latitude Southern Hemisphere showing the locations of the measuring sites discussed in the text. ent timescales, especially focusing on its distinct seasonal- ity. The central topic [...] for particle- bound 222Rn progenies), the characteristics of the bound- ary layer, in particular the depth of the mixing layer, co- determines the actually measured atmospheric222Rn activ- ity concentration [...] seasonality of222Rn activity ob- served from 1995 to 2011. Lines in the middle of the boxes repre- sent sample medians (mean: red line), lower and upper lines of the boxes are the 25th and 75th percentiles;

time-scales, the spatial extent of the variations is increasing (space-time structure) Correlation of interannual temperature variations in Brussels with temperature variations in the rest of the world in a climate [...] basis for the quantitative use of paleoclimate records. The instrumental record is only a snapshot of our climate record. Two recent advances allow a deeper use of the paleo-record: (1) the increased [...] itut) Lake & Sea ice algae Lake & Sea-ice algae The seasonal extent and properties of Arctic ice on land and in the ocean determine the efficacy of the albedo feedback mechanism causing arctic climate

screening of global databases of the regions V4 and V9 of the 18s-rDNA, demonstrated the presence of our parasites beyond the North Atlantic coastal regions. In a biweekly metabarcoding survey of the diatom [...] on HABs in the Gulf of Naples, a number of harmful species were detected for the first time, pointing at the relevance of the metabarcoding approach in monitoring aimed at the protection of human health [...] indicate a lack of gene references in the group of Zygnematophyceae to further investigate the genetic diversity. The second part of the project focuses on molecular acclimation of a polar isolate of Cosmarium

, followed the manufacturing process of the cement going from the exploitation of the raw materials until its packing and its storage and studied the effects of admixtures on the quality of cement in [...] during the independent project time and especially the preparation of the final report. Please, be aware that the intention for the role of the supervisors is to assist and not to compound the work of the [...] house management in the frame of the house rules are to be followed. In the case of repeated violation of the house rules, persons may be banned from the house. 14.) Any manipulation of the fire detectors in

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early stages of the infection) show signs of the disease, but still can transmit the virus. The precautions and measures to be taken in areas with no signs of HPAI and without previous reports of HPAI outbreaks [...] Depending on the assessment of the information / report provided, the HPAI Task Force will give you advice on the continuation of your fieldwork. The HPAI Task Force might also ask you to continue with the observations [...] testing of these samples require prior approval and advice by the HPAI Task Force. To prevent the spread of the virus and reduce the risk of transmissions and infections, no sick or dead birds and marine mammals

fraction is given by the ratio of the number of cloudy pixels to the total number of pixels in the cell. The dimension of the cell was set to 21 pixels on the basis of the comparison with the Ny-Ålesund cloud [...] provided by the personnel of the Arctic Station. The sodar was positioned SE of the village, on the shore of the Zeppelin Bay far enough from any noise of the village (Figure 1b). Near the sodar, a three-meter [...] Ocean. The geographical distribution of the radiation balance at the top of the atmosphere defines the sources and sinks of energy for the Earth-atmosphere system, and constitutes the forcing of the general

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kilometres as defined for the region of the ‚Greater North Sea‘ according to the OSPAR Convention for the protection of the marine en- vironment of the North-East Atlantic (www.ospar.org). The North Sea coast is [...] main- land to the south. The English Channel and the Norwe- gian Sea connect it to the Atlantic Ocean while the Ska- gerrak joins it to the Baltic Sea. The area of the North Sea is around 750,000 square [...] Nine of the ten warmest years occurred after 1988. The water temperature in the German Bight has risen more than in other regions of the North Sea. Salt content and visibility The salt content of the North