Abstract: This paper studies the effects of random properties on the strength and reliability of two steel frames. Monte Carlo simulation is used to analyze the behavior of a low-rise industrial frame and a grain storage bin. Both ...

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Abstract: The potential application of image‐processing methods to automate the manual data collection and visual rating of pavement surface conditions has not been widely recognized until relatively recently. A cost‐effective ...

Abstract: ybrid data assimilation methods combine elements of ensemble Kalman filters (EnKF) and variational methods. While most approaches have focused on augmenting an operational variational system with dynamic error covariance ...

Abstract: A detailed multiple-scattering model has been employed to investigate the sensitivity of radiation profiles and flux divergences to changes in macrostructure and microstructure of basic water cloud types. The study has ...

Abstract: The shortwave absorption, albedo and longwave emissivity of water clouds are parameterized for use in operational and climatic models of the atmosphere. The parameterization also provides the shortwave heating and longwave ...

Abstract: Sea ice extent and thickness may be affected by cloud changes, and sea ice changes may in turn impart changes to cloud cover. Different types of clouds have different effects on sea ice. Visual cloud reports from land and ...