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- ItemRegional Saharan dust modelling during the SAMUM 2006 campaign(Milton Park : Taylor & Francis, 2017) Heinold, Bernd; Tegen, Ina; Esselborn, Michael; Kandler, Konrad; Knippertz, Peter; Müller, Detlef; Schladitz, Alexander; Tesche, Matthias; Weinzierl, Bernadett; Ansmann, Albert; Althausen, Dietrich; Laurent, Benoit; Massling, Andreas; Müller, Thomas; Petzold, Andreas; Schepanski, Kerstin; Wiedensohler, AlfredThe regional dust model system LM-MUSCAT-DES was developed in the framework of the SAMUM project. Using the unique comprehensive data set of near-source dust properties during the 2006SAMUMfield campaign, the performance of the model system is evaluated for two time periods in May and June 2006. Dust optical thicknesses, number size distributions and the position of the maximum dust extinction in the vertical profiles agree well with the observations. However, the spatio-temporal evolution of the dust plumes is not always reproduced due to inaccuracies in the dust source placement by the model. While simulated winds and dust distributions are well matched for dust events caused by dry synoptic-scale dynamics, they are often misrepresented when dust emissions are caused by moist convection or influenced by small-scale topography that is not resolved by the model. In contrast to long-range dust transport, in the vicinity of source regions the model performance strongly depends on the correct prediction of the exact location of sources. Insufficiently resolved vertical grid spacing causes the absence of inversions in the model vertical profiles and likely explains the absence of the observed sharply defined dust layers.
- ItemOccurrence of polar mesosphere summer echoes at very high latitudes(München : European Geopyhsical Union, 2009) Zecha, M.; Röttger, J.Observations of polar mesosphere summer echoes (PMSE) have been carried out during the summer periodes 1999–2001 and 2003–2004 at the very high latitude of 78° N using the SOUSY Svalbard Radar (53.5 MHz) at Longyearbyen. Although the measurements could not be done continuously in these seasons, PMSE have been detected over more than 6600 h of 9300 h of observation time overall. Using this data base, particular PMSE occurrence characteristics have been determined. PMSE at Svalbard appear from the middle of May to the end of August with an almost permanent total occurrence in June and July. Diurnal variations are observable in the height-depend occurrence rates and in PMSE thickness, they show a maximum around 09:00–10:00 UTC and a minimum around 21:00–22:00 UTC. PMSE occur nearly exclusively between a height of 80 km and 92 km with a maximum near 85 km. However, PMSE appear not simultaneously over the entire height range, the mean vertical PMSE extension is around 4–6 km in June and July. Furthermore, typically PMSE are separated into several layers, and only 30% of all PMSE are single layers. The probability of multiple layers is greater in June and July than at the beginning and the end of the PMSE season and shows a marked 5-day-variation. The same variation is noticeable in the seasonal dependence of the PMSE occurrence and the PMSE thickness. We finally discuss potential geophysical processes to explain our observational results.
- ItemLarge mesospheric ice particles at exceptionally high altitudes(München : European Geopyhsical Union, 2009) Megner, L.; Khaplanov, M.; Baumgarten, G.; Gumbel, J.; Stegman, J.; Strelnikov, B.; Robertson, S.We here report on the characteristics of exceptionally high Noctilucent clouds (NLC) that were detected with rocket photometers during the ECOMA/MASS campaign at Andøya, Norway 2007. The results from three separate flights are shown and discussed in connection to lidar measurements. Both the lidar measurements and the large difference between various rocket passages through the NLC show that the cloud layer was inhomogeneous on large scales. Two passages showed a particularly high, bright and vertically extended cloud, reaching to approximately 88 km. Long time series of lidar measurements show that NLC this high are very rare, only one NLC measurement out of thousand reaches above 87 km. The NLC is found to consist of three distinct layers. All three were bright enough to allow for particle size retrieval by phase function analysis, even though the lowest layer proved too horizontally inhomogeneous to obtain a trustworthy result. Large particles, corresponding to an effective radius of 50 nm, were observed both in the middle and top of the NLC. The present cloud does not comply with the conventional picture that NLC ice particles nucleate near the temperature minimum and grow to larger sizes as they sediment to lower altitudes. Strong up-welling, likely caused by gravity wave activity, is required to explain its characteristics.
- ItemPhysiological Parameters Relevant to Dissolution Testing - Hydrodynamic Considerations (rev. and suppl. version)(Tübingen : Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, 2023) Diebold, Steffen M.The first two sections of the monograph present an introduction into basic hydrodynamics relevant to in vitro dissolution testing including V. G. Levichs convective diffusion theory and the authors combination model. This part is followed by hydrodynamic considerations of in vivo dissolution including hydrodynamic problems inherent to in vivo bioavailability of solid oral dosage forms. Hydrodynamics in the upper GI tract contribute to in vivo dissolution. Our ability to forecast dissolution of poorly soluble drugs in vitro depends on our knowledge of and ability to control hydrodynamics as well as other factors influencing dissolution. Provided suitable conditions (apparatus, hydrodynamics, media) are chosen for the dissolution test, it seems possible to predict dissolution limitations to the oral absorption of drugs and to reflect variations in hydrodynamic conditions in the upper GI tract. The fluid volume available for dissolution in the gut lumen, the contact time of the dissolved compound with the absorptive sites and the particle size have been identified as the main hydrodynamic determinants for the absorption of poorly soluble drugs in vivo. The influence of these factors is usually more pronounced than that of the motility pattern or the gastrointestinal flow rates per se.
- ItemRegional modelling of Saharan dust and biomass-burning smoke, Part 2: Direct radiative forcing and atmospheric dynamic response(Milton Park : Taylor & Francis, 2017) Heinold, Bernd; Tegen, Ina; Bauer, Stefan; Wendisch, ManfredThe direct radiative forcing and dynamic atmospheric response due to Saharan dust and biomass-burning aerosol particles are presented for a case study during the SAMUM-2 field campaign in January and February 2008. The regional model system COSMO-MUSCAT is used. It allows online interaction of the computed dust and smoke load with the solar and terrestrial radiation and with the model dynamics. Model results of upward solar irradiances are evaluated against airborne radiation measurements in the Cape Verde region. The comparison shows a good agreement for the case of dust and smoke mixture. Dust and smoke particles influence the atmospheric dynamics by changing the radiative heating rates. The related pressure perturbations modify local and synoptic scale air-flow patterns. In the radiative feedback simulations, the Hadley circulation is enhanced and convergence zones occur along the Guinea coast. Thus, the smoke particles spread more than 5◦ further north and the equatorward transport is reduced. Within the convergence zones, Saharan dust and biomass-burning material are more effectively advected towards the Cape Verdes. Given the model uncertainties, the agreement between the modelled and observed aerosol distribution is locally improved when aerosol–radiation interaction is considered.
- ItemSpectral aerosol optical depth characterization of desert dust during SAMUM 2006(Milton Park : Taylor & Francis, 2017) Toledano, C.; Wiegner, M.; Garhammer, M.; Seefeldner, M.; Gasteiger, J.; Müller, D.; Koepke, P.The aerosol optical depth (AOD) in the range 340–1550 nm was monitored at Ouarzazate (Morocco) during the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) experiment in May–June 2006. Two different sun photometers were used for this purpose. The mean AOD at 500 nm was 0.28, with a maximum of 0.83, and the mean Ångstr¨om exponent (AE) was 0.35. The aerosol content over the site changed alternatively from very low turbidity, associated to Atlantic air masses, to moderate dust load, associated to air masses arriving in the site from Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. The dusty conditions were predominant in the measurement period (78% of data), with AOD (500 nm) above 0.15 and AE below 0.4. The spectral features of the AOD under dusty conditions are discussed. Air mass back trajectory analysis is carried out to investigate the origin and height patterns of the dust loaded air masses. The advection of dust occurred mainly at atmospheric heights below 3000 m, where east flow is the predominant. At the 5000m level, the air masses originate mainly over the Atlantic Ocean. Finally the Optical Properties of Aerosols and Clouds (OPAC) model is used to perform a set of simulations with different aerosol mixtures to illustrate the measured AOD and AE values under varying dust concentrations, and a brief comparison with other measurement sites is presented.
- ItemIn situ aerosol characterization at Cape Verde, Part 1: Particle number size distributions, hygroscopic growth and state of mixing of the marine and Saharan dust aerosol(Milton Park : Taylor & Francis, 2017) Schladitz, Alexander; Müller, Thomas; Nowak, Andreas; Kandler, Konrad; Lieke, Kirsten; Massling, Andreas; Wiedensohler, AlfredParticle number size distributions and hygroscopic properties of marine and Saharan dust aerosol were investigated during the SAMUM-2 field study at Cape Verde in winter 2008. Aitken and accumulation mode particles were mainly assigned to the marine aerosol, whereas coarse mode particles were composed of sea-salt and a variable fraction of Saharan mineral dust. A new methodical approach was used to derive hygroscopic growth and state of mixing for a particle size range (volume equivalent) from dpve = 26 nm to 10 μm. For hygroscopic particles with dpve < 100 nm, the median hygroscopicity parameter κ is 0.35. From 100 nm < dpve < 350 nm, κ increases to 0.65. For larger particles, κ at dpve = 350 nm was used. For nearly hydrophobic particles, κ is between 0 and 0.1 for dpve < 250 nm and decreases to 0 for dpve > 250 nm. The mixing state of Saharan dust in terms of the number fraction of nearly hydrophobic particles showed the highest variation and ranges from 0.3 to almost 1. This study was used to perform a successful mass closure at ambient conditions and demonstrates the important role of hygroscopic growth of large sea-salt particles.
- ItemHydrodynamik und Lösungsgeschwindigkeit - Untersuchungen zum Einfluss der Hydrodynamik auf die Lösungsgeschwindigkeit schwer wasserlöslicher Arzneistoffe (rev. Fassung 2022)(2022) Diebold, Steffen M.Gegenstand der vorliegenden Studie war (1) die Beschreibung der Hydrodynamik kompendialer Lösungsgeschwindigkeits-Testapparaturen und die Aufklärung der gastrointestinalen Hydrodynamik von Hunden, (2) die Untersuchung des Einflusses der Hydrodynamik auf die Lösungsgeschwindigkeit schwer wasserlöslicher Arzneistoffe und (3) die Entwicklung eines hydrodynamischen Modells zur Prognose der Auflösegeschwindigkeit schwer wasserlöslicher Arzneistoffe. Die Hydrodynamik kompendialer Lösungsgeschwindigkeits-Testapparaturen, namentlich der Paddle- und der Basket-Apparatur, wurde mit einem Ultraschall-Puls-Echo-Verfahren arzneistoffunabhängig charakterisiert. Die Strömungsgeschwindigkeiten in den Auflösungs-Gefäßen von Paddle- und Basket-Apparatur korrelierten linear mit den Rotationsraten der Rührwerkzeuge. Dadurch ist es nun künftig möglich, die tatsächliche Strömungsgeschwindigkeit der Auflöse-Medien während eines Lösungsgeschwindigkeits-Tests unter beliebigen Rotationsraten zu ermitteln. In der Basket-Apparatur wurden, in Abhängigkeit von den Rotationsraten des Rührwerkes (25 bis 200 rpm), Strömungsgeschwindigkeiten von 0.3 bis 5 cm/s erzielt, in der Paddle-Apparatur dagegen 1.8 bis 37 cm/s. Die Kenntnis dieser Strömungsgeschwindigkeiten wiederum gestattet, die Lösungsgeschwindigkeit von Arzneistoffen unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen zu prognostizieren. Eine solche Voraussage geschah auf der Grundlage einer erweiterten und auf die Paddle-Apparatur adaptierten „Theorie der konvektiven Diffusion“ (Levich). Das hierbei entwickelte „Kombinations-Modell“ gestattete eine Kalkulation von Massentransfer-Daten a priori. Diese stimmten gut überein mit empirischen Massentransfer-Daten aus verschiedenen Lösungsgeschwindigkeits-Experimenten. Neben unterschiedlichen Felodipinpulver-Kollektiven wurde auch erstmals Luftsauerstoff als Vektor hydrodynamischer Untersuchungen eingesetzt. Es zeigte sich, daß das gasförmige Solvendum „Luftsauerstoff“ und das solide Solvendum „Felodipin“ in derselben Auflösungs-Apparatur (Paddle) auch dieselbe Hydrodynamik erfahren. Die Hydrodynamik diskriminierte nicht die unterschiedlichen Aggregatszustände der beiden zur Auflösung gelangenden Arzneistoffe. Die unter Rotationsraten von 25 bis 200 rpm in der Paddle-Apparatur kalkulierten Reynolds-Zahlen (Re) überspannten dabei einen Bereich von Re=2292 bis Re=31025. Die entsprechenden Reynolds-Zahlen der Basket-Apparatur lagen in Größenordnungen von Re=231 bis Re=4541. Grob-kristalline Felodipin-Partikel reagierten empfindlicher auf Veränderungen der Hydrodynamik des Auflösungssystems als mikronisiertes Material derselben chemischen Spezies. Zur Untersuchung der Magenentleerung und des Transits von Flüssigkeiten in Hunden wurde ein szintigraphisches Verfahren eingesetzt. Die Zeitspanne zur vollständigen Magenentleerung (GE>95%) war dabei vom verabreichten Volumen und vom kalorischen Gehalt der oral administrierten Lösungen abhängig. Die Zeitspanne zur Magenentleerung von 200 ml wäßriger Glucose-Lösung 20 % war signifikant größer (278 min.) als nach Verabreichung derselben Menge an NaCl-Lösung 0.9 % (97 min.). Nach Gabe der Glucose-Lösung 20 % betrug die mittlere duodeno-jejunale Transitrate (MTR) 2.7 cm/min. und war damit signifikant beschleunigt im Vergleich zur Gabe derselben Menge an NaCl-Lösung 0.9 % mit 1.1 cm/min.. Die duodeno-jejunalen Transitraten (MTR) waren dabei von der Magenentleerung unabhängig. Ein Aspirationsverfahren wurde zur Bestimmung gastrointestinaler Flußraten herangezogen. Die (auch) von der Magenentleerung beeinflussten ("gastro-intestinalen") Flußraten erreichten nach Administration von 200 ml Glucose 20 % kurzzeitig Spitzenwerte von 20 bis 60 ml/min. (Median: 8.3 ml/min.). Die entsprechenden Flußraten nach Administration von 200 ml NaCl 0.9 % erreichten sogar kurzfristig Spitzenwerte von über 100 ml/min. (Median: 35.0 ml/min.). Trotz der geringeren "gastro-intestinalen" Flußraten nach Gabe der Glucose-Lösungen war die intestinale Lösungsgeschwindigkeit koadministrierten Felodipins deutlich größer als nach Verabreichung der isotonen NaCl-Lösungen. Dies korrelierte mit dem (76 cm pylorus-distal gesammelten) vermehrten Volumen intestinaler Flüssigkeit nach Gabe der hypertonen (!) Glucose-Lösungen.
- ItemIntestinal flow rates, absorption of felodipine from the small intestine and attributes of chyme collected at midgut from Labradors(Tübingen : Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, 2023) Diebold, Steffen M.The objectives of the present study were (1) to investigate gastrointestinal hydrodynamics of Labradors as a model for human midgut (2) to examine various attributes of intestinal fluids in vivo and (3) to study the influence of hydrodynamics on the dissolution and absorption of a poorly soluble drug from various suspensions. Gastrointestinal flow rates were determined volumetrically using an aspiration method. Isotonic saline and 20 % glucose solutions were used to alter gastrointestinal hydrodynamics. Felodipine, a BCS class II substance, was suspended in these fluids. Osmolality, pH, bile acid concentration and drug solubility in various chyme samples were determined. Blood plasma levels of felodipine were recorded while gastrointestinal dissolution was ongoing. Fluid recovery at midgut fistula was significantly higher (>100 %) for glucose 20 % than for isotonic saline solutions (70 %). After administration of 200 ml glucose 20 % the (overall) grand median of differential gastrointestinal flow rates (DFR) was 8.3 ml/min.. Individual spike flow ranged from 20 up to 60 ml/min. Corresponding flow rates after administration of 200 ml isotonic saline were 35.0 ml/min. for the grand median including individual spike flows beyond 100 ml/min.. Within and between-dog variability in flow rate data was similar. In general, glucose solutions released more evenly. Following oral administration of glucose solution 20 % osmolality of intestinal fluids decreased within 40 min. from about 1000 mOsm. towards more physiological values of about 350 mOsm.. Saturation solubility of felodipine (Cs) in jejunal chyme after administration of either solution (saline or glucose) was determined to be about 10 (µg/ml) on average (median), exposing high variability with time! The intestinal solubility varied greatly within the course of an experiment. However, a strong correlation was observed between the aspirated fluid volume and the dissolved amount of felodipine confirming the well known relationship of Noyes, Whitney, Nernst and Brunner in-vivo. Grand median of pH in jejunal chyme of labradors was determined to be 6.68. Median values range from 4.38-7.62. The pharmacokinetic data showed a slight trend to differences based on particle size and on fluid administered.
- ItemNumerical simulations of optical properties of Saharan dust aerosols with emphasis on lidar applications(Milton Park : Taylor & Francis, 2017) Wiegner, M.; Gasteiger, J.; Kandler, K.; Weinzierl, B.; Rasp, K.; Esselborn, M.; Freudenthaler, V.; Heese, B.; Toledano, C.; Tesche, M.; Althausen, D.In the framework of the Saharan Mineral Dust Experiment (SAMUM) for the first time the spectral dependence of particle linear depolarization ratios was measured by combining four lidar systems. In this paper these measurements are compared with results from scattering theory based on the T-matrix method. For this purpose, in situ measurements—size distribution, shape distribution and refractive index—were used as input parameters; particle shape was approximated by spheroids. A sensitivity study showed that lidar-related parameters—lidar ratio Sp and linear depolarization ratio δp—are very sensitive to changes of all parameters. The simulated values of the δp are in the range of 20% and 31% and thus in the range of the measurements. The spectral dependence is weak, so that it could not be resolved by the measurements. Calculated lidar ratios based on the measured microphysics and considering equivalent radii up to 7.5μm show a range of possible values between 29 and 50 sr at λ = 532 nm. Larger Sp might be possible if the real part of the refractive index is small and the imaginary part is large. A strict validation was however not possible as too many microphysical parameters influence Sp and δp that could not be measured with the required accuracy.