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Identification Of Ttl Boundaries Using The Ozone-Water Vapor Relationship, Laura Pan Oct 2012

Identification Of Ttl Boundaries Using The Ozone-Water Vapor Relationship, Laura Pan

U.S. - Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of the Current Science and Future Observational Needs

Two sets of TTL boundary definitions have been proposed in the literature. One uses the static stability structure (Gettelman and Foster, 2002) and the other uses the radiative forcing mass flux criterion (Fu et al., 2007; Fueglistaler et al., 2009). In this work, we present a method to characterize the TTL boundaries using ozone–water vapor relationship. The result shows that the tracer behavior supports the level of the minimum stability to be the lower boundary of the transition layer and the cold point to be a good proxy of the upper boundary. Using this method, we characterize and compare the …


Ozone Variations Over The Northern Subtropical Region Revealed By Ozonesonde Observations In Hanoi, Shin-Ya Ogino Oct 2012

Ozone Variations Over The Northern Subtropical Region Revealed By Ozonesonde Observations In Hanoi, Shin-Ya Ogino

U.S. - Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of the Current Science and Future Observational Needs

Seasonal and subseasonal variations in the ozone mixing ratio (OMR) are investigated by using continuous seven-year ozonesonde data from Hanoi (21 0 N, 106 0 E), Vietnam. The mean seasonal variations for the seven years show large amplitude at the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) region (10–18 km) and at the lower troposphere (around 3 km) with standard deviations relative to the mean value of about 30% for both regions. In the UTLS region, the seasonal variation in the OMR shows a minimum in winter and a maximum in spring to summer. The variation seems to be caused by …


The Noaa H2o And O3 Data Base, Karen Rosenlof Oct 2012

The Noaa H2o And O3 Data Base, Karen Rosenlof

U.S. - Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of the Current Science and Future Observational Needs

No abstract provided.


In-Situ Water Vapor And Ozone Measurements In Lhasa And Kunming During The Asian Summer Monsoon, Jianchun Bian, Laura L. Pan, Laura Paulik, Holger Vömel, Hongbin Chen, Daren Lu Oct 2012

In-Situ Water Vapor And Ozone Measurements In Lhasa And Kunming During The Asian Summer Monsoon, Jianchun Bian, Laura L. Pan, Laura Paulik, Holger Vömel, Hongbin Chen, Daren Lu

U.S. - Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of the Current Science and Future Observational Needs

Asian summer monsoon (ASM) anticyclone circulation is recognized to be a significant transport pathway for water vapor and pollutants to enter the stratosphere. Observational evidence, however, is largely based on satellite retrievals. We report the first coincident in situ measurements of water vapor and ozone within the ASM anticyclone. The combined water vapor and ozone sondes were launched from Kunming in August 2009 and Lhasa in August 2010. We present the key characteristics of these measurements, and provide a comparison to similar measurements from Alajuela, Costa Rica, an equatorial location, during the Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling (TC4) campaign …


Development Of New Hydorometer Video Sonde (Hyvis) System For Ice Cloud Observation In Ttl Region, Kensaku Shimizu Oct 2012

Development Of New Hydorometer Video Sonde (Hyvis) System For Ice Cloud Observation In Ttl Region, Kensaku Shimizu

U.S. - Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of the Current Science and Future Observational Needs

Cirrus clouds in the TTL play an important role on the radiation budget and thus the understanding of their optical properties together with the microphysical processes associated with their formation is quite important. In spite of the progress in theoretical research on the TTL cirrus (e.g., Koop et al., 2000; Peter et al., 2006), observational research is not enough because of the difficulty due to its height and coldness. On the other hand, research of cirrus clouds at 10 km height has been carried out since 1990s using aircraft and hydrometer sondes such as HYVIS (Murakami and Orikasa, 1997) and …


Impact Of Abrupt Stratospheric Dynamical Change On Tropical Tropopause Layer, Nawo Eguchi, Kunihiko Kodera, Tomoe Nasuno Oct 2012

Impact Of Abrupt Stratospheric Dynamical Change On Tropical Tropopause Layer, Nawo Eguchi, Kunihiko Kodera, Tomoe Nasuno

U.S. - Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of the Current Science and Future Observational Needs

We have studied the impact of stratospheric circulation change on water vapor in the Tropical Tropopause Layer (TTL) during the stratospheric sudden warming (SSW) events (e.g., Eguchi and Kodera, 2010). Increased Brewer-Dobson circulation associated with SSW produces cooling in the tropical lower stratosphere (LS). The cooling generally produces more cirrus clouds and decreases of the water vapor mixing ratio (WV) in the TTL, except for some regions over Africa and South American continents where penetrating clouds are expected. This time, we found a new stratospheric phenomenon which produces abrupt warming in the tropical stratosphere converse to the SSW event. The …


Volatility And Composition Of Ttl Aerosols By Balloon-Borne In-Situ Observation, Masahiko Hayashi Oct 2012

Volatility And Composition Of Ttl Aerosols By Balloon-Borne In-Situ Observation, Masahiko Hayashi

U.S. - Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of the Current Science and Future Observational Needs

Tandem optical particle counters (OPC) were launched by balloon, from Biak 1 0 S, 136 0 E in January 2011 and 2012. One of the tandem OPC directly observed size distribution of aerosols of 0.3 – 7 µm in diameter, and another one observed size distributions in heated conditions of 100 0 , 150 0 , and 200 0 C through thermodenuder, to observe volatility of TTL aerosols. Most of TTL aerosol smaller than 0.8 µm in diameter show high volatility, suggesting to be composed of sulfuric acid or sulfate. There also exist non-volatile particles larger than 0.8 µm in …


Cloud-Top Height Dataset By Geostationary Satellite Split Window Measurements Trained With Cloudsat Data, Noriyuki Nishi Oct 2012

Cloud-Top Height Dataset By Geostationary Satellite Split Window Measurements Trained With Cloudsat Data, Noriyuki Nishi

U.S. - Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of the Current Science and Future Observational Needs

Lookup tables for estimating the cloud-top height (CTOP) and visible optical thickness of uppertropospheric clouds by the infrared brightness temperature (TB) at 10.8 μm (T11) and its difference from TB at 12 μm (DT11-12) measured by geostationary satellites are developed (Hamada and Nishi 2010, JAMC). These lookup tables were constructed by regressing the cloud radar measurements by the CloudSat satellite over the infrared measurements by the Japanese geostationary multifunctional transport satellite MTSAT-1R and MTSAT-2. The CTOP is available at http://database.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp/arch/ctop/ since July 2005. The data have good precision for cirrus clouds (τ > ~3) that have large DT11-12 values and are …


Quantifying The Deep Convective Temperature Signal Within The Tropical Tropopause Layer (Ttl), Thomas Birner Oct 2012

Quantifying The Deep Convective Temperature Signal Within The Tropical Tropopause Layer (Ttl), Thomas Birner

U.S. - Japan Bilateral Workshop on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: State of the Current Science and Future Observational Needs

Dynamics on a vast range of spatial and temporal scales, from individual convective plumes to planetary-scale circulations, play a role in driving the temperature variability in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL). Here, we aim to better quantify the deep convective temperature signal within the TTL using multiple datasets. First, we investigate the link between ozone and temperature in the TTL using the Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes (SHADOZ) dataset. Low ozone concentrations in the TTL are indicative of deep convective transport from the boundary layer. We confirm the usefulness of ozone as an indicator of deep convection by identifying a typical …


October 2012 Academic Affairs Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Academic Affairs Committee Oct 2012

October 2012 Academic Affairs Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Academic Affairs Committee

Academic Affairs Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.


The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 3 Issue 6, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program Oct 2012

The Fierce Green Fire: Vol. 3 Issue 6, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.


Development Of Tungsten Based Ceramic-Metallic Nuclear Fuel Containing Uranium Oxide For Nuclear Cryogenic Propulsion Stage Project, Jaewon Choi Oct 2012

Development Of Tungsten Based Ceramic-Metallic Nuclear Fuel Containing Uranium Oxide For Nuclear Cryogenic Propulsion Stage Project, Jaewon Choi

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Space-Based Support Through Servir During And After The 2009 Floods And Landslides In El Salvador, Eric R. Anderson, D Irwin, F Delgado, M Diaz, G Molina, Emil Cherrington Oct 2012

Evaluation Of Space-Based Support Through Servir During And After The 2009 Floods And Landslides In El Salvador, Eric R. Anderson, D Irwin, F Delgado, M Diaz, G Molina, Emil Cherrington

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


Thermal Detection Of Inaccessible Corrosion, Matthew Charnley, Andrew Rzeznik Oct 2012

Thermal Detection Of Inaccessible Corrosion, Matthew Charnley, Andrew Rzeznik

Mathematical Sciences Technical Reports (MSTR)

In this paper, we explore the mathematical inverse problem of detecting corroded material on the reverse side of a partially accessible metal plate. We will show how a linearization can be used to simplify the initial problem and explain a regularization method used to obtain acceptable results for the corrosion profile. We will also state and perform some calculations for the full three-dimensional problem for possible future work.


Education Program Changes 10/18/12, Curriculum Committee Oct 2012

Education Program Changes 10/18/12, Curriculum Committee

Curriculum Committee Reports

No abstract provided.


The Scarlet - Volume Xcii, No. 3 (October 18, 2012), Scarlet Staff Oct 2012

The Scarlet - Volume Xcii, No. 3 (October 18, 2012), Scarlet Staff

The Scarlet (Student Newspaper) (2011-present)

The October 18, 2012 edition of The Scarlet (est. 1939), Clark University's student-run newspaper. The Scarlet is intellectually and editorially independent of the University.


Unh Celebrates Commercialization Growth; Recognizes Success Of Mathematician Kevin Short, Erika Mantz Oct 2012

Unh Celebrates Commercialization Growth; Recognizes Success Of Mathematician Kevin Short, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

No abstract provided.


Long-Lived Electron Spins In A Modulation Doped (100) Gaas Quantum Well, John S. Colton, D. Meyer, K Clark, D. Craft, J. Cutler, T. Park, P. White Oct 2012

Long-Lived Electron Spins In A Modulation Doped (100) Gaas Quantum Well, John S. Colton, D. Meyer, K Clark, D. Craft, J. Cutler, T. Park, P. White

Faculty Publications

We have measured T1 spin lifetimes of a 14 nm modulation-doped (100) GaAs quantum well using a time-resolved pump-probe Kerr rotation technique. The quantum well was selected by tuning the wavelength of the probe laser. T1 lifetimes in excess of 1 Us were measured at 1.5 K and 5.5 T, exceeding the typical T2 lifetimes that have been measured in GaAs and II-VI quantum wells by orders of magnitude. We observed effects from nuclear polarization, which were largely removable by simultaneous nuclear magnetic resonance, along with two distinct lifetimes under some conditions that likely result from probing two differently localized …


Development And Test Of A Vlf-Receiver For Monitoring Solar Flares, Liz Klar, Chris Phillips, Akito D. Kawamura, Eric Zirnstein Oct 2012

Development And Test Of A Vlf-Receiver For Monitoring Solar Flares, Liz Klar, Chris Phillips, Akito D. Kawamura, Eric Zirnstein

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


Hindu Kush Himalayan Food Security: Using Nasa Data In Dssat, Claire Herdy, Lee Ellenburg Oct 2012

Hindu Kush Himalayan Food Security: Using Nasa Data In Dssat, Claire Herdy, Lee Ellenburg

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


Yield-Biomass Correlation Assessment: Satellite-Based Temperature Analysis & Vegetation Indices At Ingenio Santa Rosa, Panama, Travis Rael, Victor Tapia Oct 2012

Yield-Biomass Correlation Assessment: Satellite-Based Temperature Analysis & Vegetation Indices At Ingenio Santa Rosa, Panama, Travis Rael, Victor Tapia

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

5th Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium


Analysis Of Stacked Linear Transformer Drivers For Application In Nuclear Fusion Propulsion, Patrick Giddens Oct 2012

Analysis Of Stacked Linear Transformer Drivers For Application In Nuclear Fusion Propulsion, Patrick Giddens

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


Charger Times Vol. 1, No. 7, 2012-10-18, University Of Alabama In Huntsville Oct 2012

Charger Times Vol. 1, No. 7, 2012-10-18, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Charger Times (2012-2014)

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Space Systems During The April 2011 Multiple Tornado Outbreak, Emma Kiele Fry Oct 2012

The Role Of Space Systems During The April 2011 Multiple Tornado Outbreak, Emma Kiele Fry

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


Erosion Vulnerability In The Zarati Subwatershed And Its Impact Of Water Quality, Savanna Guelde, Alicia Mata, Troy Atchison Oct 2012

Erosion Vulnerability In The Zarati Subwatershed And Its Impact Of Water Quality, Savanna Guelde, Alicia Mata, Troy Atchison

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Land Cover Change On Water Quality In The Bay Of Parita, Panama, Nikki Wright, Elinor Crook Oct 2012

The Effects Of Land Cover Change On Water Quality In The Bay Of Parita, Panama, Nikki Wright, Elinor Crook

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


The Pan American (2012-10-18), Karen Antonacci Oct 2012

The Pan American (2012-10-18), Karen Antonacci

UTPA Archives - The Pan American Newspaper

Vol. 69, No. 8


Sunvelope: A Nevada Company Revolutionizes Solar Hot Water Collectors, Nevada Institute For Renewable Energy Commercialization (Nirec) Oct 2012

Sunvelope: A Nevada Company Revolutionizes Solar Hot Water Collectors, Nevada Institute For Renewable Energy Commercialization (Nirec)

Nevada Newsflash

Solar hot water is just not sexy to the general public—and that’s created a challenge for Pete Mokler, director of marketing at Sunvelope Solar. “Our technology can deliver more energy units per dollar invested—whether counted in therms, BTUs, or kilowatt hours—than photovoltaic, wind, geothermal and biomass,” says Mokler, “but you say ‘solar hot water’ and people yawn.”


Development Of A Lightweight, Monolithic, Aspheric Mirror Utlizing Fdm Technology, Josiah Thomas Oct 2012

Development Of A Lightweight, Monolithic, Aspheric Mirror Utlizing Fdm Technology, Josiah Thomas

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.


Remote Sensing The Environmental Effects Of Reforestation: Multi- And Hyperspectral Temporal Analysis For Punjab, India, Melanie Phillips Oct 2012

Remote Sensing The Environmental Effects Of Reforestation: Multi- And Hyperspectral Temporal Analysis For Punjab, India, Melanie Phillips

Von Braun Symposium Student Posters

No abstract provided.