Infobox Painting image file TerrestrialParadise.jpg title Terrestrial Paradise artist Hieronymus Bosch year after 1490 type height width museum Terrestrial Paradise is a Hieronymus Bosch painting made in the 16th century. It is currently in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Italy. The painting depicts Terrestrial Paradise, where the remaining sins of the saved were washed away. The Fountain of Life stands on top of the hill. ref Kren, Emil and Marx, Daniel. http www.wga.hu frames e.html? html b bosch 6venice 2hell1.html Paradise Terrestrial Paradise . The Web Gallery of Art. Retrieved 21 February 2010. ref This artwork is part of a series of four, the others are Ascent of the Blessed , Fall of the Damned and Hell Bosch Hell . References Reflist Category Paintings by Hieronymus Bosch es Visi n del M s All ... more details
About the film other uses ET disambiguation ET pp move indef Infobox film name E.T. the Extra Terrestrial image E t the extra terrestrial ver3.jpg caption Original 1982 theatrical poster br by John Alvin ... Terrestrial often referred to simply as E.T. is a 1982 American science fiction film co produced and directed ..., sea otters, and horses. ref The Making of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial from the E.T. Signature ... 0 8065 1540 6 chapter E.T. the Extra Terrestrial ref He also thought about a follow up to Close Encounters ... title E.T. the Extra Terrestrial The 20th Anniversary Celebration medium DVD publisher Universal ... DVD notes E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Production Notes DVD booklet ref Producer Kathleen Kennedy ... as a stuffed animal in Elliott s closet was suggested by colleague Robert Zemeckis , after he read ... Echoes from the Extra Terrestrial. In Poetics Today 1985 , Porter Institute for Poetics and Semiotics ... id 1558 year 1982.html title Festival de Cannes E.T. the Extra Terrestrial accessdate 2009 06 13 ... et.htm title E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 1982 publisher Box Office Mojo accessdate 2009 02 05 ref ..., ref name BOM 1985 cite web title E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Re issue publisher Box Office Mojo ... Extra Terrestrial Perception publisher Rolling Stone date 1982 07 08 ref Leonard Maltin would include ... You, E.T. work Newsweek date 1982 07 19 ref E.T. the Extra Terrestrial holds a 98 rating on Rotten ... a Metacritic score of 94. ref cite web title E.T. the Extra Terrestrial re release work Metacritic url http www.metacritic.com movie et the extra terrestrial accessdate 2008 10 16 ref In addition ... terrestrial 15032 awards accessdate 2010 04 17 ref The film won Saturn Awards for Best Science ... Awards for E.T. the Extra Terrestrial 1982 work Internet Movie Database url http www.imdb.com title tt0083866 awards accessdate 2007 05 12 ref In American Film Institute polls, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial ... Corliss title E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 1982 work Time magazine Time url http www.time.com time specials ... more details
Terrestrial high definition television is a form of broadcast high definition television that is received via the terrestrial airwaves using either a Very high frequency VHF television aerial or a Ultra high frequency UHF television aerial. Depending on the country, the high definition television channels are broadcasts using either ATSC standards ATSC , ISDB ISDB T ISDB T , DVB T or DVB T2 . Countries that have terrestrial high definition television File Terrestrial HD World Map.svg thumb right 350px World map of countries that have terrestrial high definition television. legend 9E0508 Countries with terrestrial HDTV using ATSC legend 008080 Countries with terrestrial HDTV using DVB T and or DVB T2 legend fc0 Countries with terrestrial HDTV using ISDB T legend 0c0 Countries without any form of terrestrial HDTV legend b9b9b9 No information available America USA using ATSC standards ATSC CAN using ATSC standards ATSC BRA using ISDB ISDB T ISDB T Europe GBR using DVB T2 under the name Freeview UK Freeview HD Freeview HD IRL using DVB T MPEG 4 under the name Saorview FRA using DVB T MPEG 4 under the name T l vision Num rique Terrestre NOR using DVB T MPEG 4 SWE using DVB T2 FIN using DVB T2 DNK using DVB T MPEG 4 ITA using DVB T2 under the name Europa 7 Europa 7 HD CYP using DVB T MPEG 4 Asia JAP using ISDB ISDB T ISDB T KOR using ATSC standards ATSC ISR using DVB T MPEG 4 under the name IDAN Plus ref http www.godigital.co.il tv israel eng.htm ref Oceania AUS using DVB T MPEG 2 under the name Freeview Australia Freeview NZL using DVB T MPEG 4 under the name Freeview New Zealand Freeview Countries without terrestrial high definition television Some countries such as Germany , Netherlands ... the terrestrial airwaves. This is largely because the uptake of cable television may be higher than that of terrestrial television, thus giving broadcasters very little incentive to provide their high definition services via the terrestrial airwaves. References Reflist Category High definition television ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A terrestrial reference frame is the reference frame as one views from earth , or from the ground of another earth like body. A terrestrial reference frame effects the way we perceive almost everything from day to day because as we live on the earth an earth point of view is the only type we can experience. The most noticeable result of the Terrestrial Reference Frame is the way the sun appears to be rising and setting in the sky everyday, when in actuality it is the earth rotating on its axis. Our point of view is in essence distorted by the place in which we view it happening. Please see Frame of reference for information about what a Reference Frame is. Effects Flight path of planes Retrograde motion specifically Mars easiest to see . Rising and setting sun. See also Coriolis effect Frame of reference Apparent retrograde motion DEFAULTSORT Terrestrial Reference Frame Category Frames of reference Sci stub ... more details
use dmy dates date February 2012 Digital terrestrial television in Estonia , was officially launched on 15 December, when the operator Zuum TV launched its pay service on two multiplexes. ref cite web url http www.digitag.org DTTNews article.php?Id 1463 title Estonia Official launch of DTT services date 15 December 2006 accessdate 18 October 2007 publisher DigiTAG ref Transmissions are made with MPEG 4 AVC compression using the DVB T standard. In June 2007, Levira and ETV announced that they had agreed to launch an HDTV trial in July 2007. ref cite press release url http www.levira.ee fl334eng.html title Levira and ETV agreed to start HD transmissions over DTT date 4 June 2007 publisher Levira ref In November 2007, a third multiplex was launched, covering almost all of the country. This multiplex was to be used by free to air services, while the two existing national multiplexes would only carry pay channels. Hence the public channel Eesti Televisioon ETV was transferred to the new multiplex. ref http www.broadbandtvnews.com today ?p 2825 Third DTT mux for Estonia Broadband TV News Bot generated title ref At this time, the only free to air channels available were ETV and Kalev Sport , but they were followed by Kanal 2 , TV6 Estonia TV6 and Kanal 11 in March 2008. As of 2010, the multiplexes contain the following channels ref cite web url http www.levira.ee dyna site programm.pdf title LEVIRA DTT accessdate 26 June 2008 ref class sortable wikitable LCN Channel Language MUX 1. Eesti Televisioon ETV Estonian 1 2. ETV2 Estonian 1 3. Kanal 2 Estonian 1 4. TV3 Estonia TV3 Estonian 1 5. Tallinna TV Estonian 1 11. TV6 Estonia Estonian 2 12. Fox Life English br Estonian subtitles 3 13. Fox Crime English br Estonian subtitles 3 14. Kanal 11 Estonian 3 15. Seitse Estonian 3 16. Discovery ... subtitles 2 20. National Geographic Channel English br Estonian subtitles 3 21. Animal Planet Europe Animal Planet English 2 22. Showtime Scandinavia Showtime English br Estonian subtitles 3 23. Cartoon ... more details
The International Terrestrial Reference System ITRS describes procedures for creating Terrestrial reference frame reference frame s suitable for use with measurements on or near the Earth s surface. This is done in much the same way that a physical standard might be described as a set of procedures for creating a realization of that standard. The ITRS defines a geocentric system of coordinates using the SI system of measurement. An International Terrestrial Reference Frame ITRF is a realization of the ITRS. New ITRF solutions are produced every few years, using the latest mathematical and surveying techniques to attempt to realize the ITRS as precisely as possible. Due to experimental error , any given ITRF will differ very slightly from any other realization of the ITRF. Also, the difference between the latest World Geodetic System WGS84 and the latest ITRF is only a few centimeters. ref http www.gmat.unsw.edu.au snap gps clynch pdfs coorddef.pdf ref Practical navigation systems are in general referenced to a specific ITRF solution, or to their own coordinate systems which are then referenced to an ITRF solution. The ITRS and ITRF solutions are maintained by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service IERS . See also International Celestial Reference System Terrestrial reference frame Geodetic system World Geodetic System References Reflist External links http itrf.ensg.ign.fr general.php What is ITRF? http www.iers.org nn 11216 SharedDocs Publikationen EN IERS Publications tn TechnNote36 tn36 031,templateId raw,property publicationFile.pdf tn36 031.pdf Terrestrial reference systems and frames chapter 4 of IERS Conventions 2010 astronomy stub Category Standards Category Geodesy de IERS Terrestrial Reference System fr Syst me International de R f rence Terrestre pt ITRS ru sv International Terrestrial Reference System zh ... more details
Digital terrestrial television was launched in Sweden in 1999. The shutdown of the analogue equivalent started on September 19, 2005, and was finalized on October 29, 2007. The network uses the DVB T standard and broadcasts several free to air and encrypted channels on a number of multiplexes. The majority of the channels are encrypted and viewing them requires a decoding card from Boxer TV Access commonly referred to as Boxer which, as of 2007, is the only company allowed to sell decoding cards. History On April 9, 1997, the Swedish Riksdag decided that digital terrestrial television DTT was to be introduced in Sweden. In June 1998, the government decided which channels were to broadcast in the network. The channels that received a national license were TV3 Sweden TV3 , Kanal 5 Sweden Kanal 5 , C More Entertainment Canal , Kunskaps TV i Sverige to be K World , TV8 Sweden TV8 and Cell Internet Commerce Development eTV Sweden eTV in addition to SVT1 , SVT24 and TV4 Sweden TV4 . Originally ... and decoding cards and Boxer TV Access Boxer who rented out set top boxes. The digital terrestrial ... country in Europe to launch digital terrestrial television. It then contained only SVT1 , SVT2 ... Sport MTG said they weren t allowed to use commercial breaks in the terrestrial network. The commercial ... their terrestrial broadcasts in August, which they did. As they didn t broadcast anything at all ... Channel , Animal Planet Nordic Animal Planet , MTV Nordic , Nickelodeon Scandinavia Nickelodeon VH1 ... Canal 7 Sweden Canal 7 MUX 4 Discovery Channel Sweden Discovery Channel , Animal Planet Nordic Animal ... Sweden TV8 and VH1 MUX 4 Animal Planet , Comedy Central , Discovery Channel , Eurosport , Kanal ... Encrypted 24 hours 5 MPEG 4 17. Canal 7 Encrypted 24 hours 3 MPEG 4 20. Animal Planet Nordic Animal ... of culture s rules for terrestrial digital broadcasts Europe topic Digital terrestrial television in DEFAULTSORT Digital Terrestrial Television In Sweden Category Television in Sweden Category Digital ... more details
Image Terrestrial Planet Finder PIA04499.jpg thumb 200px Terrestrial Planet Finder Infrared interferometer concept Image Coronagraph starburst.jpg thumb 200px A simulated view of the coronagraph for Terrestrial Planet Finder JPL Image The Terrestrial Planet Finder TPF was a proposed project by NASA to construct a system of telescopes for Methods of detecting extrasolar planets detecting extrasolar planet extrasolar terrestrial planet s. TPF was postponed several times and finally cancelled. ref name Mullen cite web last1 Mullen first1 Leslie title Rage Against the Dying of the Light url http www.astrobio.net exclusive 4005 rage against the dying of the light date 02 June 2011 work Astrobiology Magazine accessdate 2011 06 07 ref There were actually two telescope systems under consideration, the TPF I , which had several small telescopes, and TPF C , which used one large telescope. History In May 2002, NASA chose two TPF mission architecture concepts for further study and technology development. Each would use a different means to achieve the same goal&mdash to block the light from a parent star in order to see its much smaller, dimmer planets. That technology challenge has been likened ... http planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov TPF tpf index.html NASA PlanetQuest Terrestrial Planet Finder http solarsystem.nasa.gov missions profile.cfm?MCode TPF Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission Profile by http ... Canceling NASA s Terrestrial Planet Finder The White House s Increasingly Nearsighted Vision For Space ... ca Terrestrial Planet Finder cs Terrestrial Planet Finder de Terrestrial Planet Finder es Terrestrial Planet Finder eu Terrestrial Planet Finder fr Terrestrial Planet Finder ko it Terrestrial Planet Finder hu Terrestrial Planet Finder nl Terrestrial Planet Finder ja pl Terrestrial Planet Finder pt Terrestrial Planet Finder ru Terrestrial Planet Finder sk Terrestrial Planet Finder sv Terrestrial Planet Finder ... more details
Taxobox image Coast Garter Snake.jpg image caption T. elegans terrestris name Western terrestrial garter snake regnum Animalia phylum Chordata subphylum Vertebrata classis Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Serpentes familia Colubridae subfamilia Natricinae genus Thamnophis species T. elegans binomial Thamnophis elegans binomial authority Spencer Fullerton Baird Baird & Charles Fr d ric Girard Girard , 1853 ref The Reptile Database. www.reptile database.org ref synonyms Eutania sic elegans Spencer Fullerton Baird Baird & Charles Fr d ric Girard Girard , 1853 Eutaenia elegans Edward Drinker Cope Cope , 1900 Thamnophis ordinoides elegans Alexander G. Ruthven Ruthven , 1908 Thamnophis elegans Zim & Hobart Muir Smith H.M. Smith , 1956 The Western terrestrial garter snake Thamnophis elegans is a species of colubrid snake. Seven subspecies are currently recognized. Geographic range It is found only in Southwestern Canada , and the Western United States . Description Most Western terrestrial garter snakes have a yellow, light orange, or white dorsal stripe, accompanied by two stripes of the same color, one on each side. Some varieties have red or black spots between the dorsal stripe and the side stripes. It is an immensely variable species, and even the most experienced herpetologists have trouble when it comes to identification. They are medium sized snakes, usually 46 104 cm 18 41 inches . Habitat Thamnophis elegans often inhabits coniferous forests, is relatively aquatic, and is found at altitudes of up to 13,000 feet 3,962 metres . Diet It will eat just about everything it can find, and is one of only two garter snake s known to cannibalize. Reproduction The western terrestrial garter snake does not lay eggs, but instead is ovoviviparous , which is characteristic of Natricinae natricine snakes. Broods of 8 12 young are born in August and September. ref Karl Patterson Schmidt Schmidt, K.P. and D.D. Davis. 1941. Field Book of Snakes of the United States and Canada . G.P. Putnam ... more details
unsourced date January 2011 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProect Albums Name E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Music from the Original Soundtrack Type Soundtrack Artist John Williams Released 1982 Recorded 1982 Genre Contemporary classical music Classical Length Label MCA Records Producer John Williams Reviews Last album This album Next album E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Music from the Original Soundtrack is an album containing John Williams score for the 1982 Steven Spielberg E.T. the Extra Terrestrial movie of the same name . Background The soundtrack for the film has actually been issued numerous times. The original issue was a re recording of concert arrangements based on the film s music. Later issues contain the actual soundtrack cues as heard in the film, although most cues are alternates originally recorded for the movie but replaced by new cues. The score was recorded in Los Angeles, and thus not using the London Symphony Orchestra . However, the score did win an Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Original Score Best Original Score . On the track The Magic Of Halloween, when E.T. sees a child wearing a Yoda costume, John Williams included a portion of Yoda s theme, which he had composed for The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. Track listings Original 1982 issue Three Million Light Years from Home 02 59 Abandoned and Pursued 03 03 E.T and Me 04 54 E.T. s Halloween 04 11 Flying 03 25 E.T. Phone Home 04 21 Over the Moon 02 12 Adventure on Earth 15 08 1996 Re issue Far From Home E.T. Alone 06 49 Bait for E.T. 01 43 The Beginning of a Friendship 02 50 Toys 03 11 I m Keeping Him 02 19 E.T. s Powers 02 42 E.T. and Elliott Get Drunk 02 53 Frogs 02 10 At Home 05 37 The Magic of Halloween 02 53 Sending the Signal 03 57 Searching For E.T. 04 16 Invading Elliott s House 02 22 E.T. ... Terrestrial DEFAULTSORT E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Soundtrack Category 1982 soundtracks Category ... Terrestrial Album it E.T. l extra terrestre colonna sonora ... more details
by terrestrial ecosystem s is the net removal of carbon dioxide CO sub 2 sub from the atmosphere or the avoidance of carbon dioxide CO sub 2 sub emissions from terrestrial ecosystems into the atmosphere ... Report special report . Cambridge Cambridge University Press . ref . The terrestrial carbon sequestrations ... over longer periods. Terrestrial carbon sequestration is not only of interest in those countries ... al. 2006 ref Lehmann, J., Gaunt, J. and Rondon, M. 2006. Bio char Sequestration in Terrestrial Ecosystems ... of agriculture for the 20th century global terrestrial carbon balance. Global Change Biology 13 3 ..., A.M. 1993. The global terrestrial carbon cycle . Water, Air and Soil contamination Soil ... role in the terrestrial carbon budget. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 70 1&ndash 4 71&ndash 94 ref ... recommendations for scientists and policy makers. Biogeochemistry of sequestering carbon in terrestrial ... of TEs to sequester C Heimann and Reichstein 2008 ref Heimann, M. and Reichstein, M. 2008. Terrestrial ... Carbon Sequestration in terrestrial ecosystem a status report on Research and development R & D Progress ... in terrestrial ecosystems Various TEs such as forests, grasslands, agricultural systems and degraded ... present stocks and net primary production NPP of various terrestrial biomes. Table 1 Global estimates .... Source Amthor et al. 1998. ref Amthor, J.S. and 21 others. 1998. Terrestrial ecosystem responses .... ref Carbon flows, feed back loops and trends in terrestrial ecosystems Science Scientific knowledge ... rates. The most common methods to increase the sequestration rate in terrestrial ecosystems are reforestation ... 0.2&ndash 3.1 1 billion Source Lal 1999 FAO 2001 Methods of terrestrial carbon sequestration Forested ... the introduction of manure or animal by products into the soil Nelson, 1999 . Doing so reduces the tendency ... today address the issues of carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems e.g. Carbon Sequestration ... . Identification of incentives to address carbon sequestration investments in terrestrial ecosystems ... more details
italic title Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name E.T. the Extra Terrestrial Type Soundtrack ... album One Day in Your Life br 1981 This album E.T. the Extra Terrestrial br 1982 Next album Thriller album Thriller br 1982 E.T. the Extra Terrestrial is an audiobook and soundtrack album for the 1982 blockbuster E.T. the Extra Terrestrial film of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg . Narrated ... Swedien . The E.T. the Extra Terrestrial audiobook was released in November 1982 the same month ... its limited release, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial reached number 82 on the UK Albums Chart . It was well ... Best Recording for Children . Content The E.T. the Extra Terrestrial album package contains a storybook .... ref name Michael cite book url http books.google.com ?id 6NgDAAAAMBAJ&pg PA126&dq Extra Terrestrial 22michael jackson 22 v onepage&q Extra Terrestrial 20 22michael 20jackson 22&f false title ... pages 126 132 issue 02 accessdate November 1, 2009 ref ref Liner notes of the E.T. the Extra Terrestrial storybook ref Background Prior to the recording of the E.T. the Extra Terrestrial album, Jackson ... directed science fiction film E.T. the Extra Terrestrial was released. ref name slpd cite news ... Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial cite news title Universal Studios Hollywood Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial date February 28, 2002 publisher ... Jackson began work on E.T. the Extra Terrestrial around the same time as he recorded Thriller Jackson began work on the audiobook of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in June 1981 around the same time ... Terrestrial storybook album had previously worked with Jackson on his solo projects in the past ... as the production coordinators for the album. Bruce Swedien engineered E.T. the Extra Terrestrial , a task ... the Extra Terrestrial album. ref name campbell 55 ref name campbell 56 Campbell, p. 56 ref Once ... books.google.ca books?id 0yQEAAAAMBAJ&pg PP1&lpg PP1&dq E.T. the Extra Terrestrial michael jackson billboard&source ... more details
The Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution abbreviated KTR describes the intense diversification of Flowering plant angiosperms , insects, reptiles, birds, and mammals during the Middle Cretaceous Middle to Late Cretaceous . ref name KTR2008 Dinosaurs and the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution. 2008. G.T. Lloyd et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 275 2483 2490. ref Before the paper described the KTR, it had been widely accepted in paleontology that new Family biology families of dinosaurs Evolution evolved during Mid to Late Cretaceous, including the euhadrosaur s, neoceratopsia ns, Ankylosauridae ankylosaurids , Pachycephalosauria pachycephalosaurs , Carcharodontosauridae caracharodontosaurines , Troodontidae troodontids , Dromaeosauridae dromaeosaurs , and Ornithomimosauria ornithomimosaurs . ref name KTR2008 However, the authors of the paper have suggested that the apparent new diversification of dinosaurs during this time is due to sampling biases in the fossil record, and better preserved fossils in Cretaceous age sediments than in earlier Triassic or Jurassic sediments. After the publication of the paper, many news organizations misrepresented the findings by stating that dinosaurs seemed to have stopped evolving during the end of their reign. ref http www.dailymail.co.uk sciencetech article 1037423 Dinosaurs ran evolutionary steam extinct.html Daily Mail article ref This may reflect cultural bias bio bigotry to the advantage of mammals, i.e. humans because the actual journal article states right in the abstract that dinosaurs did not experience a progressive decline at the end of the Cretaceous, nor was their evolution driven directly by the KTR. ref name KTR2008 A comprehensive molecular study of evolution of mammals at the taxonomic level of family also showed important diversification during the KTR. ref http www.sciencemag.org content Impacts of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution and KPg Extinction on Mammal Diversification ref Similarly, bee pollinator ... more details
Digital terrestrial television in Denmark was officially launched in March 2006 after some years of public trials. The analogue broadcasts shut down nationwide at midnight on November 1, 2009. As of February 2008, only one national multiplex is available, broadcasting DR1 , DR2 , TV 2 Denmark TV 2 and a channel shared by DR Update and sign language simulcast of DR TV2 news using the DVB T technology and MPEG 2 compression in Quadrature amplitude modulation 64 QAM mode. History Pre launch In 1999, a trial was launched in Copenhagen and Zealand . Another trial was launched in 2002 on northern Jutland , broadcasting the three public service channels and an experimental regional channel called TV2 Nord Digital . In June 2005, a broad majority consisting of Venstre Denmark Venstre , the Conservative People s Party Denmark Conservative People s Party , the Social Democrats Denmark Social Democrats , the Det Radikale Venstre Radical Liberal Party , the Socialist People s Party Denmark Socialist People s Party and Danish People s Party agreed that the analogue broadcasts would cease in October 2009. National launch The official launch was made on March 31, 2006 after some months of national trials with one multiplex covering the entire country. It offered the national analogue channels DR1 and TV 2 Denmark TV 2 , as well as DR2 , a stream for signed simulcasts of news programmes on the three other channels and the MHP services DR extra and TV 2 Extra . February 19, 2008, DR Update started broadcasting on the simulcast channel when this channel was not used for simulcasting between 17 and 20 o clock . The multiplex was operated by I S DIGI TV, a joint venture between DR and TV 2. On June 11, 2007 the Danish Ministry of Culture announced that the six parties had agreed on how the extension ... MTV 4 16. CNN International 3 17. TV 2 Sport Denmark 4 18. Canal 9 Denmark Canal 9 3 19. Animal Planet Nordic Animal Planet 3 bgcolor DDDDDD 20. DR Update 2 bgcolor DDDDDD 21. Local TV 1 bgcolor ... more details
Image Tgf.jpg thumb right Artist s conception of gamma ray flash and related phenomena. Credit NASA Terrestrial gamma ray flashes TGFs are bursts of gamma rays in the Earth s atmosphere. TGFs have been recorded to last 0.2 to 3.5 milliseconds , and have energies of up to 20 MeV . They are probably caused by electric fields produced above thunderstorms . Scientists have also detected energetic positrons and electrons produced by terrestrial gamma ray flashes. ref http www.bbc.co.uk news science environment 12158718 ref ref http www.nasa.gov home hqnews 2011 jan HQ 11 008 Fermi Thunderstorms.html ref Discovery Terrestrial gamma ray flashes were first discovered in 1994 by BATSE , or Burst and Transient Source Experiment, on the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory , a NASA spacecraft Fishman et al. 1994 . A subsequent study from Stanford University in 1996 linked a TGF to an individual lightning strike ... Barrington Leigh AGU2001poster.pdf Terrestrial Gamma ray Flashes after CGRO prospects for HESSI ..., G. J., Kippen, R. M., et al. 2011 . Electron positron beams from terrestrial lightning observed ... 2005JD006987.shtml Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flashes Observed Aboard Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Burst ... and implications of the relationship between lightning and terrestrial gamma ray flashes , Geophys ... simulations of runaway breakdown and terrestrial gamma ray flash observations , Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, CiteID L22804 Dwyer, J. R. 2008 , Source mechanisms of terrestrial gamma ray flashes, J. Geophys ... www.agu.org pubs crossref 2005 2005GL023702.shtml Production of terrestrial gamma ray flashes by an electromagnetic ... 2006GL027085.shtml Terrestrial gamma ray flashes and lightning discharges , Geophys. Res. Lett., 33 ... content abstract sci 307 5712 1085 Terrestrial gamma ray flashes observed up to 20 MeV , Science , 307 ... observations of terrestrial gamma ray flashes reveal surprising features of mysterious blasts ... Atmosphere de Terrestrischer Gammablitz eo Tera gamo radia ekbrilo it Terrestrial Gamma Ray Flash ... more details
cleanup date January 2010 Terrestrial stationary waves is a persistent spherical Electrical conductor conductor single wire surface wave electricity electrical transmission line phenomenon arising across the Earth s surface by virtue of the highly conductive nature of the earth itself. It was considered by Nikola Tesla to be his most important discovery. Earth s surface constitutes an interface that supports the wave. On July 3, 1899, Tesla claimed discovery of this new geo electrical phenomenon, which he said would allow for the transmission of electrical energy around the world. quote That communication without wires to any point of the globe is practicable with such apparatus would need no demonstration, but through a discovery which I made I obtained absolute certitude. Popularly explained, it is exactly this When we raise the voice and hear an echo in reply, we know that the sound of the voice must have reached a distant wall, or boundary, and must have been reflected from the same. Exactly as the sound, so an electrical wave is reflected, and the same evidence which is afforded by an echo is offered by an electrical phenomenon known as a stationary wave that is, a wave with fixed nodal and ventral regions. Instead of sending sound vibrations toward a distant wall, I have sent electrical vibrations toward the remote boundaries of the earth, and instead of the wall the earth has replied. In place of an echo I have obtained a stationary electrical wave, a wave reflected from afar. ref http www.tfcbooks.com tesla 1900 06 00.htm THE PROBLEM OF INCREASING HUMAN ENERGY , Century Magazine, June 1900 ref Terrestrial stationary waves were first observed by Tesla and formed the basis ... of the stationary terrestrial waves, showing that, despite its vast extent, the entire planet can ... Schumann Resonance is a set of terrestrial stationary waves in the extremely low frequency ELF ... excitation of a Schumann resonance mode. Terrestrial spherical conductor surface wave transmission ... more details
Terrestrial Analogue Sites also called Space Analogues . are places on Earth with assumed, past or present geological, environmental or biological conditions of a celestial body such as Moon or Mars . Analogue sites are used in the frame of space exploration to either study geological or biological processes ... Fidelity is used in comparative planetary science to express the analogy of a terrestrial site to a target ... locations and glaciers that can be compared to the poles of Mars or Jupiter moon Europa or terrestrial ... . Examples for such analogue sites are terrestrial volcanoes that offer rocks similar to those found ... life. In terrestrial analogues efforts is put on the identification of so called extremophile ... Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial gravity. BR BR Image Mir ... 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial gravity. BR BR Image Mars Desert Research Station.jpg 50px ... row width 180 Image Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial gravity ... Image Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial gravity. valign top McMurdo ... and sulfur scope row width 180 Image Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial ... EVA in terrestrial gravity. BR BR Image Mir Space Station viewed from Endeavour during STS 89.jpg ... Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial gravity. BR BR Image Mars ... environment scope row width 180 Image Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial ... EVA BR EVA in terrestrial gravity. BR BR Image Mars Desert Research Station.jpg 50px Habitat Habitat ... 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial gravity. valign top scope row width 200 LMAS ... BR EVA in terrestrial gravity. BR BR Image Mars Desert Research Station.jpg 50px Habitat Habitat ... width 180 Image Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial gravity ... row width 180 Image Aldrin Apollo 11 original.jpg 50px EVA Surface EVA BR EVA in terrestrial gravity ... more details
Confusing date November 2007 The origin and development of water on terrestrial planet s , Venus , Earth , Mars , and the closely related Earth s Moon , varies with each planetary body, with the exact origins remaining unclear. Water inventory of Mars Main Water on Mars A significant amount of surface hydrogen has been observed globally by the Mars Odyssey GRS. ref name Boynton2007 Boynton, W. V. et al. 2007 , Concentration of H, Si, Cl, K, Fe, and Th in the low and mid latitude regions of Mars, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, in press http dx.doi.org 10.1029 2007JE002887 doi 10.1029 2007JE002887 ref Stoichiometrically estimated water mass fractions indicate that when free of carbon dioxide the near surface at the poles consists almost entirely of water covered by a thin veneer of fine material. ref name Boynton2007 This is reinforced by MARSIS observations, with an estimated 1.6x10 sup 6 sup km sup 3 sup of water at the southern polar region with Water Equivalent to a Global layer WEG 11 meters deep. ref name Plaut2007 Plaut, J. J. et al. 2007 , http dx.doi.org 10.1126 science.1139672 doi 10.1126 science.1139672 ref Additional observations at both poles suggest the total WEG to be 30 m, while the Mars Odyssey NS observations places the lower bound at 14 cm depth. ref name ... ref While the large disparity between terrestrial and Venusian D H ratios makes any estimation of Venus ... in the terrestrial planet s, Meteoritics and Planetary science Planetary Science 40 4 , 515 656 ... constraint on the source of H sub 2 sub O of terrestrial planets. Comparison of the planetary ... the formation of the terrestrial planets in the solar nebula . This would be consistent with the thermodynamic ... the most extreme estimate of Earth s bulk H sub 2 sub O content per terrestrial planet. ref ... accretion for Earth in particular and the terrestrial planets in general. Development of Mars water ... wind. For example, when compared with their terrestrial counterparts, sup 38 sup Ar sup 36 sup ... more details
File Jordania zonope.jpg thumb Longfin Sculpin Jordania zonope An aquatic animal is an animal , either vertebrate or invertebrate , which lives in water for most or all of its life. ref http www.biology online.org dictionary Aquatic Biology Online Dictionary Aquatic ref It may breathe air or extract its oxygen from that dissolved in water through specialised organs called gills , or directly through its skin. Natural environment s and the animals that live in them can be categorized as aquatic water or terrestrial ecoregion terrestrial land . Animals that move readily from water to land and vice versa are referred to as amphibian s. The term aquatic can in theory be applied to animals that live in either freshwater freshwater animals or seawater saltwater seawater animals . However, the adjective marine ocean marine is most commonly used for animals that live in saltwater, i.e. in oceans, seas, etc. Aquatic animals especially freshwater animals are often of special concern to Conservation ethic conservation ists because of the fragility of their environments. Aquatic animals are subject to pressure from overfishing , Environmental effects of fishing destructive fishing , marine pollution and Fisheries and climate change climate change . Air breathing aquatic animals In addition to water breathing animals, e.g., fishes, mollusks etc., the term aquatic animal can be applied to air breathing aquatic mammal aquatic or sea mammals such as those in the order Cetacea whale s , which cannot survive on land, as well as four footed mammal s like the North American River Otter river otter Lontra canadensis and beavers family Castoridae . Aquatic animals include for example the seabirds ... , but then live as terrestrial adults, and may return to the water to Mating mate . Certain fish ... plant References reflist aquatic ecosystem topics DEFAULTSORT Aquatic Animal Category Zoology animal stub bn es Animales acu ticos fa mr pt Animal aqu tico simple Aquatic ... more details
systems by country Digital terrestrial television DTTV or DTT is the technological evolution of broadcast television and an advancement of analog television . DTTV broadcasts land based terrestrial signals. The purposes of digital terrestrial television, similar to digital versus analog ... for broadcast and transmission after the initial upgrade costs. A terrestrial implementation of digital ... from analog to digital terrestrial television, with the rest hoping to have completed the switchover ... terrestrial space in the same way as standard analog television , with the primary difference being ... three high definition television services to be coded into a 24 Mbit s European terrestrial transmission channel. ref name dvb The DVB T standard is not used for terrestrial digital television ... Digital TV two UHF anntena.jpg thumb 130px Two digital terrestrial television receiving antenna on the roof ... tuner for Digital terrestrial television to ON archivedate 2009 09 04 accessdate 2009 09 08 ref On 7 ... terrestrial TV closedown schedule on 24 July 2011 will be unchanged, with the exception being the closedown ... Off in Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Successfully month July year 2011 publisher Ministry ... terrestrial television transition has become uncertain, especially after the end of Abdullah Badawi ... for Free To Air Transmission of Digital Terrestrial Television Service Philippines June 11, 2010 ... Japanese trans title Republic of the Philippines signed up to adapt Japanese Digital terrestrial television ... terrestrial television in Australia Australia uses DVB T . A transition to digital television and a phaseout ... a mixture of pay and free to air DTT services. Digita operates the DTT and Mobile Terrestrial networks ..., transmitting digitally terrestrial for first time in Greece. September 26, 2007 Broadcasting of 1st ... first pilot broadcasts on November 1, 2008 in Cyclades Syros 60 UHF. Ireland main Digital terrestrial television in Ireland In Digital terrestrial television in Ireland Ireland DTT has been somewhat ... more details
About Geology of solar terrestrial planets geological aspects of other solar planets List of geological features of the Solar System File 5 Terrestrial planets size comparison.png thumb 300 px The inner planets. From left to right Mercury planet Mercury , Venus , Earth , Mars and terrestrial dwarf planet , Ceres dwarf planet Ceres sizes to scale The geology of solar terrestrial planets mainly deals with the geological aspects of four planets of the Solar System namely, Mercury planet Mercury , Venus , Earth , and Mars and one terrestrial dwarf planet , Ceres dwarf planet Ceres . Only one terrestrial planet, Earth, is known to have an active hydrosphere . Terrestrial planets are substantially different from gas giant s, which might not have solid surfaces and are composed mostly of some combination of hydrogen , helium , and water existing in various phase matter physical state s. These planets ..., and density are all similar. Terrestrial planets have numerous similarities to plutoids objects ... with or been destroyed by the four remaining worlds in the solar nebula . Terrestrial planets all have ... Mantle geology mantle . The Moon is similar, but lacks an iron core. Three of the four solar terrestrial ... according to their density . ref name Arizona Terrestrial planets In the warmer inner Solar System ... the terrestrial planets could not grow very large and could not exert large pull on hydrogen ... destructive on average. Even if the terrestrial planets had had hydrogen and helium , the Sun would have heated the gases and caused them to escape. ref name Arizona Hence, solar terrestrial planets ... inner or terrestrial planet s have dense, rock geology rocky compositions, few or no natural satellite ... SIC impact cratering intro title Terrestrial Impact Cratering and Its Environmental Effects publisher ... 20.htm Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 05 29 ref See also Water on terrestrial planets References ... Research Discoveries Solar system table DEFAULTSORT Geology Of Solar Terrestrial Planets Category ... more details
Digital terrestrial television in Finland was launched on August 21, 2001. The analogue networks continued its broadcasts alongside the digital ones until September 1, 2007, when they were shut down nationwide. Before the analogue switchoff, the terrestrial network had three multiplexes MUX A, MUX B and MUX C. MUX A contained the channels of the public broadcaster Yleisradio and MUX B was shared between the two commercial broadcasters MTV3 and Nelonen . MUX C contained channels of various other broadcasters. After the analogue closedown, a fourth multiplex named MUX E was launched. All YLE channels are broadcast free to air, so are a few commercial ones including MTV3 , Nelonen , Subtv , JIM , Nelonen Sport and The Voice TV Finland The Voice TV . There are also several pay channels. These are sold only by PlusTV . History The official launch took place on August 21, 2001. Under the original plans the channel s available would be, other than the four analogue ones YLE s news channel YLE24 , YLE s cultural and educational channel YLE Teema YLE Plus , YLE s Swedish channel FST5 FST D , a regional station CityTV , a sports channel Nelonen Sport , a film channel from Helsinki Media Elokuvakanava , a school channel from Sanoma WSOY Alfa , a lifestyle channel Wellnet and C More Entertainment Canal . ref cite web url http www.digitv.fi sivu.asp?path 9 3B1241 3B1485 title Preparatory work of digital tv progresses on schedule publisher DigiTV year 2000 ref The YLE channels, MTV3, Nelonen and Urheilukanava later renamed Nelonen Sport were on board from the start. WSOY eventually decided to withdraw from the project without launching their channel, ref cite web url http www.digitv.fi sivu.asp?path 1 699 3026 2581 title Yhden toimiluvan saaneen vet ytyminen digi tv st valitettavaa date August 22, 2001 ref as did Canal and Elokuvakanava. ref cite news url http www.digitv.fi sivu.asp?path 1 699 3026 2825 title Canal siirt televisiokanaviensa maanp llisen digitaalisen l hetystoiminnan ... more details
out of date date March 2012 Digital terrestrial television in Portugal lang pt Televis o Digital Terrestre , or TDT started on 29 April 2009 with 4 free to air FTA channels, including a High Definition test channel. In the Azores and Madeira Islands , the respective regional channel RTP Acores or RTP Madeira is also available. ref TDT Portugal , A TDT, em Portugal, disponibiliza de forma gratuita os canais generalistas nacionais RTP 1, RTP 2, SIC, TVI, RTP A ores e RTP Madeira nas respectivas Regi es Aut nomas . Um dos canais poder ser emitido simultaneamente em Alta Defini o , http tdt.telecom.pt o que e Default.aspx?code XzX622, pt icon ref In June 2010 TDT coverage reached 83 of the population and was expected to reach 100 by the end of 2010. The analog switch off is planned for 26 April, 2012 ref pt icon Dinheiro Digital , A 29 de abril de 2009 come aram as emiss es digitais, hoje 83 por cento da popula o est coberta e, no final do ano, estar a 100 por cento , disse o ministro Ant nio Mendon a, adiantando que o projeto est com um ano de avan o a 26 de abril de 2012 a anal gica ser desligada , http tek.sapo.pt noticias telecomunicacoes pt revoga licenca para tdt e recupera caucao 1044336.html. ref . The four existing analog FTA channels are currently simulcasting in DVB T , MPEG4 digital , ref cite web author ANACOM title FAQ Do I need to change my television set to receive DTT? url http www.anacom.pt render.jsp?contentId 927820&languageId 1 ref and PAL analog . The TDT process was broken into two different licenses one for the management of the FTA network and frequencies, and one for the management and distribution of pay TV channels and content. Both licenses were won by Portugal Telecom PT . PT acquired also the transmitter network of Televis o Independente TVI , thus becoming the sole broadcaster of analog television signals. ref pt icon cite web publisher Jornal de Not cias title PT concorre sozinha TDT e compra rede anal gica dona da TVI url http ... more details
Use Australian English date May 2011 Use dmy dates date February 2011 Digital terrestrial television in Australia commenced on 1 January 2001, in the country s five most populous cities, Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide and Perth, Western Australia Perth using DVB T standards. A transition plan to replace analogue television Analogue PAL transmissions began in 2010 and is scheduled for completion in 2013. Digital services are available in most areas, however parts of Western Australia and Central Australia have yet to begin transmissions. ref name ratings cite web title List of markets with free to view digital television coverage publisher Digital Broadcasting Australia url http www.dba.org.au newsletter IB MayJun07 full.asp RECEPTION1 month May year 2007 accessdate 24 August 2007 ref The new means of broadcast has brought with it a number of enhancements, primarily higher quality ... television high definition services, available to digital terrestrial television viewers in Australia ... Freeview name. History Planning Planning for digital terrestrial television in Australia can be traced ... ref In 1995 the group released a report, Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting in Australia , containing ... pc PC 90714 title ABA to release report on digital terrestrial television broadcasting accessdate ... 2000 was highlighted as a potential target date for the commencement of permanent digital terrestrial ..., titled Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting , recommended that the Government of Australia ... which it was to be returned to the Commonwealth. ref name tbs1998 Digital terrestrial television ... June 1998, the Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting Selection Panel announced the choice of the European DVB T system for digital terrestrial television. ref name dtvrec cite press release title ... Good article DEFAULTSORT Digital Terrestrial Television In Australia Category Television in Australia Category High definition television Category Digital terrestrial television in Australia ... more details
other uses Tetra disambiguation Terrestrial Trunked Radio ref ETSI EN 300 392 2 v3.2.1 ref TETRA formerly known as Trans European Trunked Radio is a professional mobile radio ref cite web url http www.tetra association.com title TETRA Association publisher TETRA Association date 2012 03 22 accessdate 2012 03 28 ref and two way transceiver colloquially known as a walkie talkie specification. TETRA was specifically designed for use by government agencies, emergency services, police forces, fire departments , ambulance for public safety network s, rail transportation staff for train radio s, transport services and the military . TETRA is an European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI standard, first version published 1995 it is mentioned by the Electronic Communications Committee European Radiocommunications Committee ERC . ref Guide to the R&TTE Directive 1999 5 EC Apr. 20, 2009 , http www.ero.dk B8FF1CC0 8C6C 4C8C 9019 7EB21FCABBD6?frames no&, 9 10 ref Description File Motorola MTH800.jpg right 100px Motorola MTH800 TETRA radio registered in the BOS Austria Network TETRA uses Time Division Multiple Access TDMA with four user channels on one radio carrier wave carrier and 25 kHz spacing between carriers. Both point to point and point to multipoint transfer can be used. Digital data transmission is also included in the standard though at a low data rate. TETRA Mobile Stations MS can communicate direct mode operation DMO or using trunked mode operation TMO using switching and management infrastructure SwMI made of TETRA base stations TBS . As well as allowing direct ... www.etsi.org deliver etsi en 300300 300399 30039207 02.01.01 60 en 30039207v020101p.pdf Terrestrial ... telecommunications standards da TETRA radiofoni de Terrestrial Trunked Radio es Terrestrial Trunked Radio fr Terrestrial Trunked Radio ko it TETRA nl Terrestrial Trunked Radio no TETRA nn TETRA pl TETRA pt Terrestrial Trunked Radio ru TETRA fi TETRA sv Terrestrial Trunked Radio zh ... more details
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