Peak-fitting and integration imprecision in the Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer: effects of mass accuracy on location-constrained fits by Othman, A., Sierau, B., Lohmann, U., Haskins, Jessica D., Corbin, J. C., Allan, J. D., Worsnop, D. R., Mensah, A. A.

“…In the first part of this work, it is shown that peak-integration errors are expected to scale linearly with peak height for the constrained-peak-shape fits performed in the HR-AMS. An empirical analysis is undertaken to investigate the most complex source of peak-integration imprecision: the imprecision in fitted peak height, σ[subscript h]. …”
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Constraining multiple systems with GAIA by Beauvalet, L., Lainey, V., Arlot, J.-E., Bancelin, D., Marchis, F., Binzel, Richard P

“…We have developed a numerical model reproducing the specific behavior of multiple asteroid system around the Sun and fit it to the simulated observations using least-square method, giving the uncertainties on the fitted parameters. …”
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Light regulation of coccolithophore host-virus interactions by Follows, Michael J

“…A mathematical model developed and fitted to the laboratory data supported the hypothesis that EhV replication was controlled by a trade-off between host nucleotide recycling and de novo synthesis, and that photoperiod and photon flux could toggle this switch. …”
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Exploring Mechanisms of Variability and Predictability of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in Two Coupled Climate Models by Tulloch, Ross, Marshall, John C

“…Also, “toy models” of delayed oscillator form are fitted to power spectra of key variables and are used to infer “quality factors” (Q-factors), which characterize the bandwidth relative to the center frequency and hence AMOC predictability horizons. …”
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THE EFFECT OF MASS LOSS ON THE TIDAL EVOLUTION OF EXTRASOLAR PLANET by Guo, Jianheng

“…The physical parameters of HD 209458b can be fitted by our model.…”
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Pressure solution creep of random packs of spheres by Bernabe, Yves, Evans, James Brian

“…We found that the simulated strain data could be empirically fitted by two successive power laws of the form, εx ∝ tξ, where ξ was equal to 1 at very early times, but dropped to as low as 0.3 at longer times. …”
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REVISED STELLAR PROPERTIES OF KEPLER TARGETS FOR THE QUARTER 1-16 TRANSIT DETECTION RUN by Huber, Daniel, Aguirre, Victor Silva, Matthews, Jaymie M., Pinsonneault, Marc H., Gaidos, Eric, Garcia, Rafael A., Hekker, Saskia, Mathur, Savita, Mosser, Benoit, Torres, Guillermo, Bastien, Fabienne A., Basu, Sarbani, Bedding, Timothy R., Chaplin, William J., Demory, Brice-Olivier, Fleming, Scott W., Guo, Zhao, Mann, Andrew W., Rowe, Jason F., Serenelli, Aldo M., Smith, Myron A., Stello, Dennis

“…The catalog is based on a compilation of literature values for atmospheric properties (temperature, surface gravity, and metallicity) derived from different observational techniques (photometry, spectroscopy, asteroseismology, and exoplanet transits), which were then homogeneously fitted to a grid of Dartmouth stellar isochrones. …”
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Interpretation of the propagation of surface altimetric observations in terms of planetary waves and geostrophic turbulence by Tulloch, Ross, Smith, K. Shafer, Marshall, John C

“…However poleward of ±30°, it is more difficult to fit linear theory to the observations, and the fit is less good than at lower latitudes: the required scale of the waves must be reduced to about 100 km, somewhat larger than the local deformation wavelength. …”
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On the Effects of Planetary Oblateness on Exoplanet Studies by Berardo, David, de Wit, Julien

“…We also investigate the effects of fitting spherical planet models to synthetic oblate lightcurves. …”
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On Estimating Hurricane Return Periods by Emanuel, Kerry Andrew, Jagger, Thomas

“…For this reason, return periods of the most intense storms are usually estimated by first fitting standard probability distribution functions to records of lower-intensity events and then using such fits to estimate the high-intensity tails of the distributions. …”
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Earth as an Extrasolar Planet: Earth Model Validation Using EPOXI Earth Observations by Robinson, Tyler D., Meadows, Victoria S., Crisp, David, Deming, Drake, A'Hearn, Michael F., Charbonneau, David, Livengood, Timothy A., Seager, Sara, Barry, Richard K., Hearty, Thomas, Hewagama, Tilak, Lisse, Carey M., McFadden, Lucy A., Wellnitz, Dennis D.

“…Model parameters were varied to yield an optimum fit to the data. We found that a minimum spatial resolution of 100 pixels on the visible disk, and four categories of water clouds, which were defined by using observed cloud positions and optical thicknesses, were needed to yield acceptable fits. …”
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On the Inference of Thermal Inversions in Hot Jupiter Atmospheres by Madhusudhan, Nikku, Seager, Sara

“…Physically plausible non-inversion models of HD 209458b and HAT-P-7b fit the data only at the 1.7σ observational errors; better fits require substantial enhancement of methane and depletion of CO, which seems implausible in the very hot atmospheres considered here. …”
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De-biased populations of Kuiper Belt objects from the Deep Ecliptic Survey by Adams, Elisabeth Rose, Benecchi, Susan D., Buie, Marc W., Trilling, D. E., Wasserman, L. H., Gulbis, Amanda A. S., Elliot, James L.

“…The orbital element distributions (a, e, and i) were fit to the largest three classes (Classical, 3:2, and Scattered) using a maximum likelihood fit. …”
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Approximate inversion of the wave-equation Hessian via randomized matrix probing by Letourneau, Pierre-David, Demanet, Laurent, Calandra, Henri

“…The terms in the expansion of this correction are determined by least-squares fitting from a handful of applications of the Hessian to random models — a procedure called matrix probing. …”
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Constraints on the atmospheric circulation and variability of the eccentric hot Jupiter Xo-3b by Wong, Ian, Knutson, Heather A., Cowan, Nicolas B., Agol, Eric, Burrows, Adam, Deming, Drake, Fortney, Jonathan J., Fulton, Benjamin J., Langton, Jonathan, Laughlin, Gregory, Showman, Adam P., Lewis, Nikole

“…We measure individual eclipse depths and center of eclipse times for a total of 12 secondary eclipses. We fit these data simultaneously with two transits observed in the same band in order to obtain a global best-fit secondary eclipse depth of 0.1580% ± 0.0036% and a center of eclipse phase of 0.67004 ± 0.00013. …”
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Inverse method for estimating respiration rates from decay time series by Forney, David C., Rothman, Daniel H.

“…It is consistent with identifying the best fitting "multi-pool" model, without prior assumption of the number of pools. …”
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MOA-2010-BLG-311: A PLANETARY CANDIDATE BELOW THE THRESHOLD OF RELIABLE DETECTION by Polishook, David, Bowens-Rubin, Rachel, Bennett, C. S.

“…We analyze MOA-2010-BLG-311, a high magnification (A [subscript max] > 600) microlensing event with complete data coverage over the peak, making it very sensitive to planetary signals. We fit this event with both a point lens and a two-body lens model and find that the two-body lens model is a better fit but with only Δχ[superscript 2] ~ 80. …”
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GRGM900C: A degree 900 lunar gravity model from GRAIL primary and extended mission data by Lemoine, Frank G., Goossens, Sander, Sabaka, Terence J., Nicholas, Joseph B., Mazarico, Erwan Matias, Rowlands, David D., Loomis, Bryant D., Chinn, Douglas S., Neumann, Gregory A., Smith, David Edmund, Zuber, Maria

“…The model's degree strength varies from a minimum of 575–675 over the central nearside and farside to 900 over the polar regions. The model fits the Extended Mission Ka-Band Range Rate data through 17 November 2012 at 0.13 μm/s RMS, whereas the last month of Ka-Band Range-Rate data obtained from altitudes of 2–10 km fit at 0.98 μm/s RMS, indicating that there is still signal inherent in the tracking data beyond degree 900.…”
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Studying the atmosphere of the exoplanet HAT-P-7b via secondary eclipse measurements with EPOXI, Spitzer and Kepler by Seager, Sara, Madhusudhan, Nikku, Christiansen, Jessie L., Ballard, Sarah, Charbonneau, David, Matthew J., Holman, Wellnitz, Dennis D., Deming, Drake, A'Hearn, Michael F., EPOXI team

“…Models without thermal inversions fit the data only at the 1.25σ level, and also require an overabundance of methane, which is not expected in the very hot atmosphere of HAT-P-7b. …”
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On the observability of turbulent transport rates by Argo: supporting evidence from an inversion experiment by Ferreira, D., Forget, Gael, Liang, Xinfeng

“…Turbulent transport parameter maps are estimated under the constraints of fitting the extensive collection of Argo profiles collected through 2011. …”
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