Abstract: Using METEOSAT data in the ISCCP B2 format, we study the mean radiation fields and their fluctuations during Northern Hemisphere summer (June, July, August) of 1983, 1984 and 1985, for regions of 5°?5° located from 50°N ...

Abstract: Some aspects of the interannual and the diurnal variations of the convection over the tropical Africa and the Atlantic Ocean are derived using Meteosat data. The study is based on four summer months (June, July, August and ...

Abstract: Using Meteosat data and European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) analyses, we examine easterly waves and their relation with the cloudiness over West Africa and the tropical Atlantic Ocean for three summers ...

Abstract: sing ERA-Interim global atmospheric reanalysis, an original tracking approach is developed to follow tropical low pressure systems from the early tropical depression (TD) stage up to possible intensification into developed ...

Abstract: Ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) strengthening is an efficient technique to improve the capacity of shear-deficient members. However, the applicability of UHPC strengthening on a T-beam has been scarcely investigated, ...

Abstract: The utilization of ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) as lateral or U-shaped thin layers to strengthen the shear-deficient normal-strength concrete (NSC) beams is an effective and promising way to increase their stiffness ...

Abstract: Spectral analysis of the outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) time series over equatorial Africa reveals large oscillations of the convection with periods of between 3 and 6 days. In March and April, when the intertropical ...

Abstract: This paper presents the development of an active discretely deformable surface that makes use of mechanical interpolation in order to limit the number of required actuators. First, a planar ...