Abstract: Statistically based metrics, incorporating operating costs, for gas turbine engine diagnostic systems are required to evaluate competing products fairly and to establish a convincing business case. ...

Abstract: An accurate prediction of bearing capacity of shallow foundations on granular soils has been historically complicated by effects due to scale of the foundation. These effects are due to the nonlinear strength behavior of ...

Abstract: Multiple volcanoes erupt yearly propelling volcanic ash into the atmosphere and creating an aviation hazard. The plinian eruption type is most likely to create a significant aviation hazard. Plinian eruptions can eject ...

Abstract: The skill of instantaneous Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) retrieved near-surface meteorology, including surface skin temperature (Ts), air temperature (Ta), specific humidity (q), and relative humidity (RH), as well ...

Abstract: Recently, attention has been devoted to problems of construction of facilities on the lunar surface. Due to the unavailability of real lunar regolith, experimental studies have relied on the use of lunar soil simulants, ...

Abstract: hile investigating linkages between afternoon peak rainfall amount and land?atmosphere coupling strength, a statistically significant trend in phase 2 of the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS-2) warm ...

Abstract: he lack of observational data for use in evaluating the realism of model-based land?atmosphere feedback signal and strength has been deemed a major obstacle to future improvements to seasonal weather prediction by the ...

Abstract: Studies of the quasi-two-day wave show that it is a summertime phenomenon. In the summer of 1983?84 at Adelaide (35°S, 138°E), the main phase of the wave appeared as a pulse in mid-January which lasted about seven cycles ...

Abstract: “Biogenic interference” is that portion of natural organic matter in soil that cannot be distinguished from petroleum in a standard test for contamination. Biogenic interference is normally a small fraction of total natural ...

Abstract: This study has applied computerized pattern analysis techniques to the location and classification of feature of several mature extratropical cyclones that were depicted in GOES satellite images. These features include the ...