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RISLetzmann and Koschmieder's “Guidelines for Research on Funnels, Tornadoes, Waterspouts and Whirlwinds”
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The most extensive published guidelines to carrying out studies of tornadoes were written by Johannes Letzmann and Harald Koschmieder, issued in 1937. Forgotten for decades, they are presented here in translation, accompanied ...
A High-Speed Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Study of the Lightning Return Stroke: Part II. A Quantitative Analysis
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A quantitative analysis has been completed of the first time-resolved spectra of return strokes. All values refer to approximately a 10-m section of the return-stroke channel. Ten return-stroke spectra, eight with 5-?sec ...
On the Alaskan Stream
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Alaskan Stream boundary current south of the uniformly curving coastline formed by the Alaskan peninsula-Aleutian Island chain is examined analytically via steady, barotropic frictional theory. It is shown that, as a ...
Parametric Estimation of Doppler Spectral Moments: An Alternative Ground Clutter Rejection Technique
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The theory of parametric techniques for the recovery of Doppler spectral moments from ground-clutter-contaminated measurements of the radar autocorrelation function is presented. Seven algorithms for the mean velocity are ...
“<i>Discussions at Conference</i>” Joint ASCE/CSCE/ICE Conference held at London, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland (Presented at the September 6–11, 1987)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Discussion of “<i>Technical Personnel Shortages in Construction Industry</i>” by Russell C. Jones (January, 1990, Vol. 116, No. 1)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Building Department's Response to EQ Damage to Steel Frame Buildings
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The city of Los Angeles's experience in obtaining information on damaged steel frame buildings; the key role the design community played in formulating an inspection program and repair guidelines; and the difficulty the ...
Closure to “<i>Nomograph for Air Stripping of VOC from Water</i>” by R. E. Speece, N. Nirmalakhandan, and Y. H. Lee (April, 1987, Vol. 113, No. 2)
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Development of the National Lightning Detection Network
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The development of the National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) can be traced from the initial funding by the Electric Power Research Institute in June 1983. This support, when coupled with a small National Science ...