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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.
    Abstract:
    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

  • Marine Low Clouds : Radiation, Turbulence, and Forecasting

    Creator:
    Verlinden, Kathryn L.
    Abstract:
    High-resolution ship-based observations of a nearly uniform stratocumulus deck in the southeast Pacific during 17 days of the 2008 VOCALS regional experiment elucidate radiation and turbulence in the marine boundary layer (MBL). A new method for prescribing observations-based cloud properties to the Rapid Radiative Transfer Model is presented and applied...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kathryn L. Verlinden for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Analysis of Surface Heat Flux Anomalies to Understand Recent Northeast Pacific Marine Heatwave Events

    Creator:
    Yi-Wei, Chen
    Abstract:
    Several large-scale marine heatwave events occurred during the last 10 years in the North Pacific. A particular extreme marine heatwave in the North Pacific called the blob created an unprecedented high peak of sea surface temperature (SST) during 2013/14. MHW events had significant impacts on downstream weather and precipitation patterns...
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    Masters Thesis
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    𝑄*+ = 𝜌 ∗ 𝐿% ∗ 𝐶% ∗ 𝑉,- ∗ (𝑞. − 𝑞/) 𝑄'+ = 𝜌 ∗ 𝐶0 ∗ 𝐶1 ∗ 𝑉,- ∗ (𝑇#2 − 𝑆𝑆𝑇

  • Evolution of Turbulence, Heat Content, and Freshwater Lenses in the Diurnal Warm Layer

    Creator:
    Moulin, Aurélie J.
    Abstract:
    Thorough understanding of the mechanisms controlling the temperature structure in the surface mixed layer of the ocean and, in particular, accurate values of sea surface temperature are critical for properly parameterizing air-sea heat exchange and quantifying the amount of heat redistributed below the surface. It is however difficult to obtain...
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    Dissertation
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    Abstract approved: James N. Moum Emily L. Shroyer Thorough understanding of the mechanisms controlling

  • Evaluation of the predictive capability of two-phase flow maps for microchannel condensation of R-134a at low mass flux conditions

    Creator:
    VanderPutten, Michael A.
    Abstract:
    Predicting condensation flow regimes and the associated heat transfer and pressure drop in microchannels is critical for designing terrestrial and space systems for heating, cooling, power generation, and advanced manufacturing. It is well established that in flows approaching the microscale (Dh < 1 mm) gravity-dominated flow regimes become less relevant,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Modulus E Hydraulic h Acceleration from Gravity g Liquid l Mass Flux G Maximum max Heat Transfer

  • 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

  • Response of marine stratus to successive polluting events by ships

    Creator:
    Sechrist, B.
    Abstract:
    Ship tracks have proven to be an ideal laboratory for studying the response of marine stratocumulus to an increase in aerosol pollution. Here the response of already polluted marine stratocumulus to further pollution was examined by studying the clouds where two ship tracks cross. 78 crossings of ship tracks were...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    follow it. I would like to thank my committee members – Karen Shell, Eric Skyllingstad, and Mark

  • Vertical Structure of the Lower Troposphere in a Changing Arctic

    Creator:
    Watkins, Daniel M.
    Abstract:
    The Arctic climate system is changing dramatically as a response to rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. Key indicators of Arctic change include thinning and retreating of Arctic pack ice, thawing permafrost, greening tundra, and rising surface temperatures. The structure of the atmospheric boundary layer influences and is influenced by processes...
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    Dissertation
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    many interesting tangential discussions. To Eric Skyllingstad, Simon de Szoeke, and Justin Wettstein

  • Getting to local information : the role of different costs

    Creator:
    Rajaram, Vidya
    Abstract:
    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