The results of measurements of the fluxes of momentum, moisture and sensible heat in the marine boundary layer are described.
Two techniques for obtaining the fluxes are discussed. The fluxes
of these quantities are most directly obtained by the eddy correlation
method, that is, by measuring the fluctuating vertical and...
An ice cover which progrades over a shallow ocean in the form
of an ice front may induce a baroclinic flow in the underlying water,
provided that the brine excluded from the freezing surface layer is
mixed rapidly through out the underlying water column. A series of
models are developed...
Immunotaxonomic studies have largely been based
on serology in which either one of two parameters has
been used for establishing relationships: (1) the number
of precipitin arcs formed on Ouehterlony plates, or
(2) the total amount of precipitin resulting from
reactions with a standard antiserum.
Recognizing the restrictions of both...
Planning for the visual resource has always been difficult
because of the complex nature of the subject matter. Recent federal
legislation has generated a large amount of research on the problem
of scenic measurement. Using an adaptation of a visual analysis
system used by the Forest Service, a fourteen square...
The preservation of land, such as wetlands and agricultural
lands, is often pursued through traditional methods such as zoning or
eminent domain. Transferable Development Rights provides a different
approach to the preservation of land by allowing the sale and transfer
of development rights from land to be protected to land...
The identification and mapping of surface cover types
within Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, has been effectively
completed through the utilization of LANDSAT digital
data and NASA U-2 color infrared aerial photography. Classification
of LANDSAT data for surface cover type identification
and mapping was accomplished through use of the
Interactive...
The study evaluates performances of three multiple time series
(MTS) forecasting methods; investigates possible improvements in
MTS forecasting operations, and proposes a multiple time series
based forecasting system. Time series considered are finite,
linear, covariance stationary, and discrete.
Specific objectives for the thesis were: (a) conducting comparative
studies of MTS...
Diffusion of short chain n-alkanes was found to be faster in the
polydimethylsilicone elastomer SE-30 than in the polydimethylsilicone
oil SF-96-2000. The opposite was true for the longer chain n-alkanes
suggesting that choice of stationary phase for gas chromatography
would depend on the chain length of sample components. The dependence...
The purpose of this investigation is to explore research management
problems pertaining to types of research where direct outputs are
in terms of intangible ideas or the kind of knowledge which takes years
to be proven applicable or economically fruitful.
The study was based on the analysis of the more...
The study of diffusion coefficients of n-alkanes and other organic compounds in silicones is undertaken by gas-liquid chromatography. About 0. 3% of stationary phase is coated on glass bead support so that the only significant source of peak spreading is due to slow liquid phase mass transfer. Diffusion coefficients are...