Abstract: A global hydrological routing algorithm (HYDRA) that simulates seasonal river discharge and changes in surface water level on a spatial resolution of 5? long ? 5? lat is presented. The model is based on previous work by ...

Abstract: Total quality management (TQM) has not yet been successfully applied or recognized for any industry-wide improvements within the engineering and construction professions. In today's litigious climate, legal dependencies ...

Abstract: A model (SWAM) to predict surface waters (lakes and wetlands) on the scale of atmospheric general circulation models is developed. SWAM is based on a linear reservoir hydrologic model and is driven by runoff, precipitation, ...

Abstract: Each continental grid box of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) community climate model (CCM1) is assigned to a particular continental drainage basin based on river basin extent and river flow direction. ...

Abstract: The reverse engineering of a valid algebraic inequality often leads to a novel physical reality characterized by a distinct signature: the algebraic inequality itself. This paper uses reverse engineering of valid algebraic ...

Abstract: To understand the nature of coupling between a hurricane vortex and asymmetries in its near-core region, it is first necessary to have an understanding of the spectrum of free waves on barotropic vortices. As foundation ...

Abstract: This work examines further the problem of tropical cyclogenesis by convective generation of vertical vorticity within a preexisting cyclonic circulation whose initial maximum tangential wind is approximately 5 m s?1. This ...

Abstract: This paper presents the methodology developed for the use of continuous vertical track deflection measurements from a moving loaded rail car to map the subgrade condition along a railway line. This analysis of deflection ...