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<p>Observations from the recently launched Global-Scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) instrument on the geostationary SES-14 communications satellite provide the first observational proof for the impact of stratospheric weather, that is, polar vortex dynamics during a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW), on the composition of the thermosphere. During the early January 2019 SSW, GOLD observes a >10% O/N2 column density ratio depletion in both hemispheres unrelated to geomagnetic activity. The data and supporting TIE-GCM and WACCM-X simulations show that enhanced global-scale wave activity during the SSW causes an enhanced wave driving of the lower thermosphere zonal mean circulation that leads to a reduction in lower thermosphere atomic oxygen, which then propagates through molecular diffusion into the upper thermosphere. The observed composition changes will likely impact Earth's ionospheric plasma environment as well and imply another pathway for SSW impacts on space weather, in addition to dynamo processes.</p>

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Degradation kinetics of aldicarb [2-methyl-2-(methylthio) propionaldehyde O-(methyl carbamoyl) oxime] in surface and subsurface soil containing different levels of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (SDBS) were determined to understand complex effect of SDBS on aldicarb degradation process. The results showed that degradation curves of aldicarb in soil can be described with first order kinetics formula and the degradation rate constant. k (d(-1)), in surface soil was larger than that in subsurface soil. SDBS can accelerate the degradation of aldicarb in soil and there was a good linear relationship between degradation rate constant and the logarithm of SDBS concentration. The possible reasons were that SDBS could change pH value of soil, have solubilization effect on aldicarb, and be used as carbon source of microorganisms. But SDBS had a larger promotion to the degradation of aldicarb in surface than in subsurface soil. When SDBS concentration was 1000 mg/kg of dried soil the first order degradation rate constant of aldicarb could be increased by 56.6 percent in surface soil and by 27.6 percent in subsurface soil, respectively.

Jasminum sambac (jasmine flower), a world-renowned plant appreciated for its exceptional flower fragrance, is of cultural and economic importance. However, the genetic basis of its fragrance is largely unknown. Here, we present the first de novo  genome assembly of J. sambac with 550.12 Mb (scaffold N50 = 40.10 Mb) assembled into 13 pseudochromosomes. Terpene synthase (TPS) genes associated with flower fragrance are considerably amplified in the form of gene clusters through tandem duplications in the genome. Gene clusters within the salicylic acid/benzoic acid/theobromine (SABATH) and benzylalcohol O-acetyltransferase/anthocyanin O-hydroxycinnamoyltransferases/anthranilate N-hydroxycinnamoyl/benzoyltransferase/deacetylvindoline 4-O-acetyltransferase (BAHD) superfamilies were identified to be related to the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoid/benzenoid compounds. Several key genes involved in jasmonate biosynthesis were duplicated, causing an increase in copy numbers. In addition, multi-omics analyses identified various aromatic compounds and many genes involved in fragrance biosynthesis pathways. Furthermore, the roles of JsTPS3 in β-ocimene biosynthesis, as well as JsAOC1 and JsAOS in jasmonic acid biosynthesis, were functionally validated. The genome assembled in this study for J. sambac offers a basic genetic resource for studying floral scent and jasmonate biosynthesis, and provides a foundation for functional genomic research and variety improvements in Jasminum.