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Showing 1 to 20 of 158 for “"atmospheric science"”.
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Married to the Lab. Tying the Knot of Art and Science
… aim of this thesis is to tie the knot of art and science, searching for ways to explain and explore complex atmospheric phenomena through art. Primary methods of research are poetry, video and performance art practice. The results of this thesis are five video performance art works as well as five …
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Upper-ocean influences on hurricane intensification modeling
… modeling has been a difficult problem for the atmospheric science community. Complex models have been built to simulate the process, but with only a certain amount of success. A model developed by Dr. Kerry Emanuel is much simpler compared to previous studies. The Emanuel model approaches …
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Efficient Computational Tools for Variational Data Assimilation and Information Content Estimation
… efficient computational tools that allow the atmospheric science community benefit from state of the art assimilation methodologies. Data assimilation is the procedure to combine data from observations with model predictions to obtain a more accurate representation of the state of the …
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Advanced analysis and visualisation techniques for atmospheric data
Atmospheric science is the study of a large, complex system which is becoming increasingly important to understand. There are many climate models which aim to contribute to that understanding by computational simulation of the atmosphere. To generate these models, and to confirm the accuracy of …
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Women's Success in Science: The Role of Self -Efficacy and Resiliency in Building Social Capital
… of seven women pursuing undergraduate degrees in atmospheric sciences are examined through lenses constructed from social science theories of self-efficacy, resiliency and social capital. Each of the women successfully earned a Bachelor's degree in atmospheric sciences in spite of being the …
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Development of a Water Cloud Radiance Model for Use in Training an Artificial Neural Network to Recover Cloud Properties from Sun Photometer Observations
… long-term climate record. State-of-the-art atmospheric science requires a variety of approaches to the measurement of the atmospheric structure and composition. This thesis supports the possibility of inferring cloud properties from sun photometer observations of the cloud solar aureole …
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Emissions From Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations During Wet and Dry Periods in the Southeastern United States
… quality modeling is a recent development in atmospheric science dedicated to simulating the characteristics of surface emissions within the context of a variety of meteorological conditions. In western Kentucky, there are several concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) that emit a …
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Centimeter-Scale Spacecraft: Design, Fabrication, And Deployment
… implications for space exploration, Earth and atmospheric science, and education. New missions to characterize planetary surfaces and atmospheres, asteroids, and Earth's ionosphere could be planned using thousands of tiny spacecraft equipped with a variety of sensors. Such mission architectures …
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The Tambora project: an atmospheric simulation and historical evaluation of the Mount Tambora eruption and its impacts on global climate and society (1815-18)
… a multidisciplinary collaboration between atmospheric science, computer modeling and humanistic analysis was developed in order to fully reconstruct this epochal global event. This project reviews the existing scientific and journalistic literature on Tambora and proposes a series of …
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Study of the Martian upper atmosphere using radio tracking data
… variability. Not only did the new data on global atmospheric densities generate opportunities to understand the atmospheric composition of early Mars and supply constraints at the upper limit of General Circulation Models, it is critical for the design and planning of future exploration missions. …
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A Temporal Examination of the Connections between Convective Available Potential Energy and Convective System Development
… regions could be of great interest to the atmospheric science community.</p>
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Instrument development for exploring the influence of interfacial chemistry on aerosol growth, aging, and partitioning of gases
… of aerosol chemistry and growth under atmospheric conditions in a novel rotating aerosol suspension chamber with cavity ring-down spectroscopy provided key insight into the effect of pollutants and other vapors on the overall atmospheric lifetime of particulate matter. The Atmospheric …
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Non-LTE diagnostics of the infrared observations of the planetary atmosphere
… non-LTE model stellar atmospheres. This new for atmospheric science technique is not subject to the limitations of the traditional matrix and conventional lambda iteration methods which dominate the studies dealing with non-LTE in planetary atmospheres. In the case of the CO2 non-LTE problems in …
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Nonlinear Observers for Aircraft Maneuvering in Wind
… wind velocity is fundamental across fields from atmospheric science to aeronautics, yet direct wind sensing is often constrained by operational limits. This motivates indirect wind estimation methods that infer wind from aircraft motion. However, typical model-based estimators lack rigorous …
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Development of an accurate 3D Monte Carlo broadband atmospheric radiative transfer model
… model) to produce heating rates relevant to atmospheric dynamics, and (3) developing tools to interface between the model and databases of single scattering properties of the real atmosphere. Special attention has been paid to practical aspects of implementation for high performance computing …
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Model-agnostic Methodology for High-Altitude Balloon Mission Planning
… balloons (HABs) are increasingly used for atmospheric science, technology validation, Earth observation, and resilient communications. There is a need for modeling HABs in multi-domain missions, and a key challenge for incorporating them is their flight trajectory dependence on atmospheric …
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Ozone Precursor Sources and Box Modeling of Ozone in Mexico City Under Altered Emission Conditions
… was the top VOC for O3 formation due to its high atmospheric abundance, linked to industrial and vehicular emissions. In the second task, a modified positive matrix factorization (PMF) with Fpeak rotation (0.3 for MC-PMF and 0.5 for IC-PMF) was utilized to identify VOC emission sources. Similar …
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Development of a Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). Case Study: Refining Ammonia Emissions Through Observation Data
Data assimilation combines models with observations to improve predictions, reduce uncertainties, and support better decisions. To meet the need for a comprehensive framework that supports multiple approaches and models, we are developing the Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). In the …
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Development of a Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). Case Study: Refining Ammonia Emissions Through Observation Data
Data assimilation combines models with observations to improve predictions, reduce uncertainties, and support better decisions. To meet the need for a comprehensive framework that supports multiple approaches and models, we are developing the Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). In the …
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A Diverse and Comprehensive Air Quality Modeling Analysis of Houston, Texas: How Will Changing Emissions, Industries, and Legislation Impact the Air and Human Health?
This dissertation utilizes air quality models to assess drivers of pollution in Houston, Texas, where air quality poses a significant risk to human health. This research focuses on how factors like emissions from the energy sector, Houston Ship Channel (HSC) activity, and evolving legislation …
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