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Filtering by: Creator Charnov, Eric L. Remove constraint Creator: Charnov, Eric L. Committee Member Skyllingstad, Eric Remove constraint Committee Member: Skyllingstad, Eric Decade 2000-2009 Remove constraint Decade: 2000-2009

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  • Buoy and satellite observation of wind induced surface heat exchange in the intraseasonal oscillation over West Pacific and Indian Ocean

    Creator:
    Araligidad, Nilesh
    Abstract:
    The importance of wind-driven latent heat fluxes for supporting tropical intraseasonal precipitation variability is analyzed. Tropical intraseasonal variability in the west pacific and Indian ocean is analyzed for northern and southern hemisphere summer during 1999-2005 using satellite and buoy observations. A composite analysis of QuikSCAT ocean vector winds and TRMM...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Indian Ocean Abstract approved: Eric Maloney The importance of wind-driven latent heat fluxes for

  • Overestimation of cloud cover in the MODIS cloud product

    Creator:
    Schuetz, Andrea M.
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    The operational processing of MODIS imagery to produce the MOD06 cloud product is based on the assumption that cloudy 1-km pixels are overcast. This assumption is examined using a partly cloudy pixel retrieval scheme, which allows for fractional cloud cover within the 1-km pixels. Cloud flags attached to 250-m MODIS...
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    Masters Thesis
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    would not have been the same without them. I thank my committee members, Drs. Eric Maloney, Eric

  • Characterization of flow boiling in a fractal–like branching microchannel network

    Creator:
    Edward, Lee M.
    Abstract:
    Based on experimental investigations the present study evaluates flow instability and void fraction in a fractal-like branching microchannel network with rectangular cross-section. The hydraulic diameter of the channels ranged from 308μm at the inlet to 143μm at the outlet. The flow network used is characterized by set branching ratios for...
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    Masters Thesis
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    min 2 l sat DP DP G ρ⎛ ⎞− ⎜ ⎟ ⎝ ⎠ F frequency (Hz) F’I liquid inertia force per unit length

  • Getting to local information : the role of different costs

    Creator:
    Rajaram, Vidya
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    Finding information can cost a significant amount of time, even when the information is already stored on the user’s local computer system. There is significant research aimed at reducing these time costs, but little research into exactly what these costs are or how they impact people’s use of tools and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , Dr. Carlos Jensen and Dr. Eric Skyllingstad, for accepting to be on my committee. This work

  • Diurnal and subdiurnal variability in the Mars Pathfinder Presidential meteorology sessions

    Creator:
    Bennett, Scott
    Abstract:
    The Mars Pathfinder (MPF) arrived on the Martian surface on 4 July 1997 to become only the third successful landed mission to Mars, recording surface meteorological data intermittently over a period of 83 Martian days ("sols"). The in situ observations made by the MPF meteorology (MET) experiment were recorded at...
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    Masters Thesis
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    advisor . Eric Skyllingstad, Atmospheric Sciences . Bill Bogley, Mathematics, as Graduate Council

  • Using provenance to aid document re-finding

    Creator:
    Lonsdale, Heather
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    In the field of Human-Computer Interaction, provenance refers to the complete history and genealogy of a document. Provenance can be useful in identifying related resources, such as different versions of the same document or resources used in the creation of a new document. Though methods of provenance collection and applications...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Biases in droplet radii and optical depths of marine stratocumulus retrieved from MODIS imagery

    Creator:
    Boeke, Robyn C.
    Abstract:
    The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment established that the effect of clouds on climate contributes the largest uncertainty in predicting the future climate. Satellite observations provide an opportunity for learning about the behavior of clouds. This thesis seeks to assess the accuracy of cloud properties retrieved from multispectral...
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    Masters Thesis
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    thank Drs. Eric Skyllingstad, Karen Shell, and Jeff Nason for serving on my committee, as well as NASA

  • Effects of solar heating on the indirect effect of aerosols as deduced from observations of ship tracks

    Creator:
    Christensen, Matthew W.
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    One kilometer Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) observations for Terra (morning) and Aqua (afternoon) satellites were used to follow the morning to afternoon evolution of marine stratocumulus clouds that were affected by ship stack exhaust. The observations covered the summer months of 2002-2003 and August 2007 for marine layers off...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Tahnk spell check.” I thank my committee members, Drs. Mike Unsworth, Eric Skyllingstad, and

  • Development of a synoptic map-pattern climatology to supplement current weather forecasting methods

    Creator:
    Frey, Melissa D. (Melissa Dawn)
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    Many meteorologists rely heavily on their experience of past weather events to supplement their forecasting tools, such as using past experience to help decide between conflicting numerical weather prediction models. Experiential knowledge is an important piece of forecasting, however it is highly subjective and variable from one forecaster to another....
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    Masters Thesis
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    am very thankful. Thanks to Drs. Chris Daly, Eric Skyllingstad and Todd Palmer for serving on