Abstract: An analysis shows the present distribution of employment of the estimated 1200 meteorologists holding doctoral degrees and also the year and field in which they received their training. The author speculates that at present ...

Abstract: Fully laden trucks are prone to rollover when exceeding a critical cornering speed. After an accident, authorities, both highway engineers and the police, often need to establish a vehicle's speed from tire marks and other ...

Abstract: The environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) has been used to study water stripping and water penetration in asphalts. ESEM images of an asphalt-coated aggregate showed progressive cracking, flaking, and stripping ...

Abstract: The paper presents the results of an analytical investigation of the seismic response of isolated elevated water tanks. A discrete three-degree-of-freedom model of the isolated structure is presented that includes the ...

Abstract: The processes that contribute to the absorption of infrared radiation by atmospheric ice crystals are studied. The processes are separated into the geometric optics (i.e., refraction, internal, and external reflection) and ...

Abstract: Objective analysis of large-scale simulated anomalies is used to estimate statistically the effectiveness of different sampling arrays. The methodology, which includes a new use of Bayesian inference, is of fairly general ...

Abstract: The rheological and chemical properties of hydrated lime-polyphosphoric acid (PPA)–modified asphalt binders before and after laboratory oxidative aging were investigated through dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) and nuclear ...

Abstract: The breaking of a monochromatic two-dimensional internal gravity wave is studied using a newly developed spectral/pseudospectral model. The model features vertical nonperiodic boundary conditions that ensure a realistic ...

Abstract: ind radii estimates in Tropical Cyclones (TC) are crucial to help determine the TC wind structure for the production of effective warnings and to constrain initial conditions for a number of applications. In that context, ...

Abstract: A good understanding of the general circulation features of the oceans, particularly of the coastal waters, and ability to predict the key oceanographic parameters with good accuracy and sufficient lead time are necessary ...