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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Pre-Satellite"”.
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Analysis of Variability in Atmospheric River Characteristics in New Zealand from 1940 through 2023
… middle latitudes where they can drive extreme precipitation and flooding. They have become especially important for New Zealand where ARs are critical for their water resources but also cause societal impacts. This study examines long-term changes in AR frequency, seasonality and strength in …
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Investigating Kuwaiti television serial dramas of Ramadan : social issues and narrative forms across three transformative production eras
… has thus far been neglected. Kuwaiti serials present a limited amount of episodes condensed over thirty days of airing during Ramadan that require intense audience engagement, consistent recollection of information, and narrative closure. Through close textual analyses of representative case …
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Understanding the Effect of Internal Climate Variability on 20th Century Indian Ocean Sea Level: Results from Newly Reconstructed Sea Level Data
… and sparse tide gauge observations. Although satellite altimetry provides accurate basin-wide sea level measurements, trends computed from its relatively short (~27-year) data record are heavily influenced by interannual to multi-decadal variability. To accurately project future Indian Ocean …
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Using Archived Aerial Photography to Measure Long-term Change in the Surface Elevation of Larsen A Tributary Glaciers from 1957 to 2020
… AP (Scambos et al., 2014). Historically, (pre-1990s) changes in the surface elevation of glaciers have been observed but not accurately measured due to lack of pre-satellite altimetry data and reliable Ground Control Points (GCPs). This study presents the results of existing methodology for …
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Climate, uncertainty, and the slippery measurement of Antarctic ice
This thesis presents a history of scientific uncertainty as told through several key episodes in the mapping, measuring, and modeling of Antarctica's ice sheets. Throughout, I trace the scientific practices constraining uncertainty—and the ways in which uncertainty has repeatedly escaped …