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U.S. and International Engineering Education: A Vision of Engineering's Future
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The discussion traces the historical development of engineering education in the United States and our legacy of British and French models. Most of the U.S. system through the years has developed along the lines of the ...
Evaluating Mesoscale NWP Models Using Kinetic Energy Spectra
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Kinetic energy spectra derived from observations in the free atmosphere possess a wavenumber dependence of k?3 for large scales, characteristic of 2D turbulence, and transition to a k?5/3 dependence in the mesoscale. Kinetic ...
Positive-Definite and Monotonic Limiters for Unrestricted-Time-Step Transport Schemes
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: General positive-definite and monotonic limiters are described for use with unrestricted-Courant-number flux-form transport schemes. These limiters are tested using a time-split multidimensional transport scheme. The ...
A Linear Analysis of the NCAR CCSM Finite-Volume Dynamical Core
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The NCAR Community Climate System Model (CCSM) finite-volume atmospheric core uses a C?D-grid discretization to solve the equations of motion. A linear analysis of this discretization shows that it behaves as a D grid to ...
Design of Integrated Bioinfiltration-Detention Urban Retrofits with Design Storm and Continuous Simulation Methods
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This article presents the elements involved in the design of a bioretention planter/trench infiltration-detention system as part of a very large-scale urban retrofit project. The prototype system was designed to intercept ...
Truncation Error Estimates for Refinement Criteria in Nested and Adaptive Models
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Truncation error estimates are considered as criteria for fine-grid placement and movement in nested and adaptive finite-difference atmospheric models. A simple method for calculating the truncation error at any time during ...