| Sand Waves That Impede Navigation of Coastal Inlet Navigation Channels |
AUG 2006 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Shelley J. Whitmeyer; Duncan FitzGerald; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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 | Large bed forms, such as dunes or sand waves, can pose a navigation hazard for inlet channels (Pope 2000). Understanding the conditions causing their formation can be an aid in navigation channel management. This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineer Technical Note (CHETN) is concerned with large bed forms that chronically or periodically encroach on the authorized navigation depth. Smaller bed forms have been observed in many (perhaps most) other inlets, but ... |
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| Including Nearshore Processes in Phase-Averaged Hydrodynamics Models |
AUG 2006 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Bradley D. Johnson; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| The large spatial and time scales of the numerical modeling projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) requires the use of computationally efficient phase-averaged hydrodynamic models derived by averaging the equations of motion over a representative short wave period. Guidance in modeling nearshore regions with phase-averaged hydrodynamic models is provided herein. Physical processes unique to the surf zone are described along with methods of incorporating these effects to ... |
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| Effect of Armoring a Cohesive Nearshore with a Thin Cobble Lag, Shoreham, Michigan |
AUG 2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Mohammad Dibajnia; James Selegean; Andrew Morang; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) summarizes monitoring results of the 1995 lake bed paving project conducted at Shoreham, MI, on Lake Michigan by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), in collaboration with The U.S. Army Engineer District, Detroit. The CHETN also discusses the effectiveness of lake bed paving in reducing cohesive lake bed downcutting and mitigation of bluff erosion. The lake bed paving concept ... |
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| Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, Deep-Draft Navigation Improvement Project Feasibility Study; Channel Improvement Investigations |
AUG 2006 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis W. Webb; Mark L. Habel; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| Boston Harbor is located on the eastern shore of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on Massachusetts Bay. The Corps of Engineers and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) are evaluating a number of improvements to Boston Harbor. These improvements include deepening and widening portions of the Broad Sound North Entrance Channel, Main Ship Channel, and lower Reserved Channel and its turning area for the benefit of larger container vessels calling on Massport's ... |
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| Isotopic Determination of Region of Origin in Modern Peoples: Applications for Identification of U.S. War-Dead From the Vietnam Conflict |
AUG 2006 |
295 pages |
| Authors:
Laura A. Regan; FLORIDA UNIV GAINESVILLE
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| This study is novel in that it is the first of its kind to compile a reference sample of isotopic values associated with known natal regions to be utilized in forensic work. Stable isotopes of carbon, oxygen, strontium, and lead were examined to determine if natal origins could be assessed isotopically between Southeast Asian and American dental remains as well as regionally within the United States. Teeth believed to be ... |
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| Terrain Analysis Files (DVD) |
Aug 2006 |
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| Authors:
ARMY ENGINEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABS FORT BELVOIR VA TERRAIN ANALYSIS CENTER
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 | ELECTRONIC FILE CHARACTERISTICS: 25 files; Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) and MS Word (.DOC). PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: 1 DVD-ROM; 4 3/4 in.; 3.55 GB. |
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| Integrating the National Environmental Policy Act with Environmental Management System through Geographic Information System |
Aug 2006 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Mick Bilney; ENSR INTERNATIONAL CORP ARLINGTON VA
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| The Fort Lewis NEPA Legacy Project was designed and executed to define the existing current-state NEPA process and to design a new process integrating NEPA, EMS, Geo-Spatial Tools and Sustainability Goals. Certain conditions drive the adoption of such an integrated process to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental management at a military installation. These conditions include when: a) Cost efficiencies are needed due to funding shortfalls, b) Stationing actions ... |
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| Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis, Peace Talks, Terrorism, and U.S. Policy |
27 JUL 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ted Dagne; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Sudan, geographically the largest country in Africa, has been ravaged by civil war intermittently for four decades. An estimated 2 million people have died over the past two decades due to war-related causes and famine, and millions have been displaced from their homes. There have been many failed attempts to end the civil war in southern Sudan, including efforts by Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, former President Jimmy Carter, and the United ... |
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| Extracting Wind Sea and Swell from Directional Wave Spectra Derived from a Bottom-Mounted ADCP |
JUL 2006 |
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| Authors:
James H. Churchill; Albert J. Plueddemann; Stephen M. Faluotico; WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
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| Recent advances in processing velocity data from bottom-mounted Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs) offer the capability of partitioning directional wave spectra of surface wave height in order to separate locally generated wind waves from swell. In the study described here, we have partitioned directional wavee spectra, derived from bottom-mounted ADCP measurements at the Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) south of Martha's Vineyard, MA, into dominant swell and locally generated wind-wave ... |
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| Human Error and Commercial Aviation Accidents: A Comprehensive, Fine-Grained Analysis Using HFACS |
JUL 2006 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Scott A. Shappell; Cristy A. Detwiler; Kali A. Holcomb; Carla A. Hackworth; Albert J. Boquet; Douglas A. Wiegmann; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF AVIATION MEDICINE
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| The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) is a theoretically based tool for investigating and analyzing human error associated with accidents and incidents. Previous research has shown that HFACS can be reliably used to identify general trends in the human factors associated with military and general aviation accidents. The aim of this study was to extend previous examinations of aviation accidents to include specific aircrew, environmental, supervisory, and organizational ... |
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| Romania's Entrance into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
16 JUN 2006 |
151 pages |
| Authors:
George M. Pelesteanu; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The end of the Cold War and the significant social and political changes from the central and eastern European countries created a great opportunity for an improved security environment in the whole of the Euro-Atlantic area. Initiated in response to the new security architecture, the 1995 Study on NATO Enlargement established the principles and conditions to be accomplished by candidate states in order to become a full member of the ... |
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| An Analysis of the Communist Insurgency in the Philippines |
16 JUN 2006 |
133 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Parlade Antonio G.; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Maoist-inspired Communist Party of the Philippines celebrated its 37th anniversary on December 2005. It marks a long history of violence, terror, and instability in the archipelagic country of 87 million people, causing thousands of casualties among government troops, insurgents, and including civilians. This study seeks to find a lasting solution that will finally bring to a close the final chapter to insurgency in the country. It was approached from ... |
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| Assessing Water Security in the Amu Darya River Basin, Afghanistan |
16 JUN 2006 |
148 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph A. DiPasquale; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| New data and previous studies were used with quantitative analysis to assess Afghanistan's effect on water security in the Amu Darya river basin from 1995 to 2005. An event database constructed from open source news reporting and a geographic information system (GIS) of the basin combined to evaluate the basin's risk for water-related conflict relative to six factors: overall relations; population density, per capita income; freshwater treaty status; internationalization potential ... |
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| United States Counter-narcotics Policies towards Burma, and How the Illegal Myanmar Regime is Manipulating Those Policies to Commit Ethnic Genocide |
JUN 2006 |
147 pages |
| Authors:
Robert A. Hochstedler; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| US counter-narcotic policies towards Burma have possessed a singular-focus. In other words, they have been based on the traditional bilateral triumvirate strategies of eradication, education, and interdiction. In the country of Burma though, there are other US policies which also have a singular focus, which have undermined the effectiveness of these policies. Since the Burmese military regime's brutal suppression of the pro-democracy movement in 1988, the US has severed all ... |
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| An Analysis of China's Information Technology Strategies and their Implication for US National Security |
JUN 2006 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Wen-Hsiang Tsai; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In the past decades, China's military modernization and rapidly developing economy have increasingly attracted international attention, especially the United States. In addition, the PLA has begun to study asymmetric warfare capabilities under high-tech conditions. China definitely believes that asymmetric warfare operations have the advantage of creating a smarter attack style to avoid directly facing U.S. military strength. In summary, asymmetric warfare operations are considered by the PLA as a kind ... |
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| Has Ukraine's Path to Democracy Improved from Independence to the Orange Revolution |
JUN 2006 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
John T. Vaughan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis seeks to identify if Ukraine is transitioning to a democracy from an authoritarian regime after the breakup of the Soviet Union and if so, measure Ukraine's democratic progress using specific democratization criteria from the 1990 parliamentary elections to the 2004 Orange Revolution. A free and fair electoral process involving multiple political parties, genuine power resident with elected officials, and executive power both constrained constitutionally and held accountable by ... |
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| The Collins Center Update. Volume 8, Issue 3, April-June 2006 |
Jun 2006 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Chris Fowler; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| This issue contains the following articles: 1. Robotics Day; 2. Belize National Security Strategy Formulation Process Workshop; 3. The Strategic Rationale for Stability Operations; 4. Strategic Leader Staff Ride Program. |
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| Iraq: Map Sources |
26 MAY 2006 |
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| Authors:
Hannah Fischer; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report identifies selected websites for maps of Iraq, including government, library, and organizational websites. Maps of the Middle East, Iraq, facilities used by U.S. forces in the Gulf, and U.S. government humanitarian assistance and reconstruction activities in Iraq are also provided. This report will be updated as needed. |
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| Time to Put the Military on the Border |
16 MAY 2006 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Robert D. Deforge; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The United States has been in a war on terrorism since the events of September 11, 2001. As a result, there are ever increasing concerns over the possibility of terrorists exploiting our porous southwest border. It is well documented that the U.S. Border Patrol is undermanned, under-equipped, and under-trained to deal with the increasing numbers of illegal immigrants, escalating violent gang activity, and in the increasing incidents of questionable activity ... |
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| Regional Engagement from Phase 0: A Joint Interagency Task Force for the Trans-Sahel |
16 MAY 2006 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Penny A. Heiniger; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The Bush Administration's March 2006 National Security Strategy (NSS) delineates nine essential tasks for reaching the President's goal of ending tyranny in our world. Africa's challenges, recognition of its growing strategic significance, and the impact of failing states and ungoverned areas on U.S. security are woven throughout the NSS. For most of Africa, the Commander, United States European Command (EUCOM), executes those NSS tasks which fall under the Department of ... |
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| Water Scarcity as a Cause of Conflict in the Nile, Euphrates, and Jordan River Basins |
16 MAY 2006 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas R. Still; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The Euphrates, Nile, and Jordan Rivers are at center stage in the continued existence of the peoples in their basins where water scarcity serves as a source of conflict between the region's riparian nations, within national borders, and as an underlying condition that contributes to the unrest that breeds and incubates the development of violent behavior. Decreases in water quality, population growth, and/or unequal water access cause an increase in ... |
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| A Regional Guidebook for Applying the Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Assessing Wetland Functions of Depression Wetlands in the Upper Des Plaines River Basin |
MAY 2006 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Jeff P. Lin; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| This Regional Guidebook characterizes the wetlands in the Upper Des Plaines River Basin using the hydrogeomorphic (HGM) approach. The HGM approach is a collection of concepts and methods used to develop functional indices to assess the capacity of a particular wetland to perform functions relative to similar wetlands in a region. Specifically, this report describes the rationale that was used to select functions for two subclasses of herbaceous freshwater depressions, ... |
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| The Geology of Liberia: A Selected Bibliography of Liberian Geology, Geography and Earth Science |
MAY 2006 |
173 pages |
| Authors:
Robert L. Hadden; ARMY TOPOGRAPHIC ENGINEERING CENTER ALEXANDRIA VA
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| This bibliography on the water and geological information or Liberia was begun in 1995 as a request through the US Department or State by the Government or Liberia. It brings together selected citations from a variety of different cartographic, geographical, geological and hydrological resources and specialized library collections. Most of the citations have location information on where these items can be located and used on site, and either borrowed through ... |
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| Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point Manager Training Companion Guide, Korea (Korean Text Version) |
MAY 2006 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
James Lanoue; Robert O'Brien; KARTA TECHNOLOGY INC SAN ANTONIO TX
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| The Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point Manager Training Companion Guide is a resource for the United States Air Force installations within Korea. This guide assists Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point Managers (HWAPMs) in complying with the Korea Environment Governing Standards (KEGS) and Air Force Directives to ensure hazardous waste and designated waste are properly managed. The Companion Guide addresses the hazardous waste management requirements and procedure for those assigned to Kunsan Air ... |
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| Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point Manager Training Companion Guide, Korea (English Text Version) |
MAY 2006 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
James Lanoue; Robert O'Brien; KARTA TECHNOLOGY INC SAN ANTONIO TX
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| The Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point Manager Training Companion Guide is a resource for the United States Air Force installations within Korea. This guide assists Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point Managers (HWAPMs) in complying with the Korea Environment Governing Standards (KEGS) and Air Force Directives to ensure hazardous waste and designated waste are properly managed. The Companion Guide addresses the hazardous waste management requirements and procedure for those assigned to Kunsan Air ... |
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| Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis, Peace Talks, Terrorism, and U.S. Policy |
12 APR 2006 |
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| Authors:
Ted Dagne; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Sudan, geographically the largest country in Africa, has been ravaged by civil war intermittently for four decades. An estimated 2 million people have died over the past two decades due to war-related causes and famine, and millions have been displaced from their homes. The 21-year civil war has been and continues to be a major contributing factor to recurring humanitarian crisis. There have been many failed attempts to end the ... |
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| Coastal Imaging Spectroscopy |
31 MAR 2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
David D. Kohler; W. P. Bissett; FLORIDA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INST TAMPA FL
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| Atmospheric correction of coastal hyperspectral remotely sensed data is a difficult problem. The subtle yet variable signals found in these areas do not lend themselves to traditional techniques of selecting atmospheric correction parameters. The procedures investigated not only address how to select these parameters given ground truth data, but also suggest ways in which atmospheric correction can be done completely remotely. In addition to the development of operational atmospheric correction ... |
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| AIDS in Africa |
09 MAR 2006 |
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| Authors:
Nicolas Cook; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Sub-Saharan Africa ("Africa" hereafter) has been more severely affected by AIDS than any other part of the world. In 2005, the United Nations reports, there were about 25.8 million HIV-positive adults and children in the region, which has about 11.3% of the world's population but over 64% of the worldwide total of infected persons. The overall adult rate of infection in Africa is 7.2%, compared with 1.1% worldwide. Nine southern ... |
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| Combining Quality of Service and Topology Control in Directional Hybrid Wireless Networks |
MAR 2006 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Michael C. Erwin; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| Recent advancements in information and communications technology are changing the information environment in both quantitative and qualitative measures. The developments in directional wireless capabilities necessitate the ability to model these new capabilities, especially in dynamic environments typical of military combat operations. This thesis establishes a foundation for the definition and consideration of the unique network characteristics and requirements introduced by this novel instance of the Network Design Problem (NDP). Developed ... |
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| Determination of Changes in the State of the Arctic Ice Pack Using the NPS Pan-Arctic Coupled Ice-Ocean Model |
MAR 2006 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Terry McNamara; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA UNDERSEA WARFARE ACADEMIC GROUP
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| This thesis provides an analysis of the diminishing sea ice trend in the Arctic Ocean by examining the NPS 1/12-degree pan-Arctic coupled ice-ocean model. While many previous studies have analyzed changes in ice extent and concentration, this research focuses on ice thickness as it gives a better indication of ice volume variability. The skill of the model is examined by comparing its output to sea ice thickness data gathered during ... |
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| Methods for Aiding Height Determination in Pseudolite-Based Reference Systems Using Batch Least-Squares Estimation |
MAR 2006 |
105 pages |
| Authors:
John H. Amt; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| There are many situations in which GPS is either unable to provide the desired level of accuracy or is unavailable. Use of a pseudolite-based reference system for navigation can be a means for positioning during these times. While there are advantages in using a pseudolite-based reference system, there are still implementation issues and deficiencies that must be addressed. In many cases, a pseudolite system with ground-based transmitters has difficulty determining ... |
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| Improving 30-Day Foreacsts of Great Lake Ice Cover: Phase III 30-Day Spatial Forecasts |
15 FEB 2006 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Meg Austin; UNIVERSITY CORP FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH BOULDER CO
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| While many previous studies have highlighted important ice-atmosphere relationships in the Great Lakes, there remains a disconnect between the science and an objective 30-day forecast. In particular, most previous studies focused on temporally consistent (e.g. winter ice cover and winter mean temperatures) analyses, which are not applicable for forecasting. Additionally, most studies demonstrated only basin-scale linkages (i.e. the Great Lakes a single entity), but forecasters need information on scales specific ... |
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| Look Out Below: Islamic Terrorism in South America |
13 FEB 2006 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher A. Cruz; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| With hundreds of millions of dollars of financial support, ease of movement into the United States because of false passports and visas provided by corrupt South American government officials, and a sympathetic population filled with anti-American sentiment, the Islamic terrorist threat is very real in South America and should be a major security concern for the United States. While U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) receives most of the attention from U.S. ... |
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| A Need for Change: The Looming Energy Crisis |
08 FEB 2006 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Simon L. Holzman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States (US) national interest in the Middle East has grown more complex over the years, but fundamental concerns regarding oil protection and availability remain a central theme. U.S. dependency on Middle Eastern oil to meet ever-increasing energy consumption demands have returned to the levels found just prior to the 1978-1980 oil crisis. Current Middle Eastern instability and the rise of the al-Qaeda insurgency revive questions regarding the ability ... |
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| Erosion during Hurricane Isabel |
Jan 2006 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
C D Rowley; T R Keen; J D Dykes; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| A better understanding of the complex interplay between ocean waves, water levels, and currents, and the movement of sediment in the dune-beach system will improve predictions of coastal environmental hazards, water-column optics, bar movement, and mine burial -- all of which have tactical implications. Historically, this interaction of different processes has been modeled by using simple parameterizations. In this study, we explicitly simulate the above processes through a suite of ... |
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| The Source, Cycling, and Behavior of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Coastal Waters |
Jan 2006 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Mark L Wells; Jennifer Boehme; MAINE UNIV AT ORONO SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCES
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| Our long term research goal is to ascertain the nature and magnitude of optical effects (absorbance / fluorescence / scattering) in surface seawaters associated with the production and cycling of marine colloidal organic matter. We are particularly interested in determining how these effects are driven or modulated by the productivity dynamics of phytoplankton and marine heterotrophic bacteria in coastal regions not directly influenced by high riverine inputs of terrestrially-derived materials. ... |
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| Distributions of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in New York Harbor |
Jan 2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Alan F Blumberg; STEVENS INST OF TECH HOBOKEN NJ DEPT OF CIVIL ENVIRONMENTAL AND COASTAL ENGINEERING
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| The long-term goal of the project is to investigate the distributions of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the New York/New Jersey Harbor and New York Bight system so as to facilitate a deeper understanding of the source and processes that control CDOM distributions in estuarine and coastal waters. CDOM source strengths and photochemical degradation processes were incorporated into a calibrated/validated three dimensional estuarine and coastal ocean forecast circulation model. ... |
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| Unsteady Wave-Driven Circulation Cells Relevant to Rip Currents and Coastal Engineering |
Jan 2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Kennedy; FLORIDA UNIV GAINESVILLE DEPT OF CIVIL AND COASTAL ENGINEERING
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| The long term goals of this project are to predict waves, currents, sediment transport and morphological development in the nearshore ocean with accuracy and efficiency. The technological objectives of this project are to investigate the mechanics of wave-driven flow on complex topographies. Specifically, we are examining the occurrence, forms, and detailed causes of flow instabilities over complex topographies; the influence of three dimensional topographical features on large scale flow features, ... |
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| Southeast Oahu Regional Sediment Management: Identifying Sediment Pathways in the Vicinity of Wailea Point, Improved Characterization and Estimates of Sediment Sources, Pathways, and Sinks Under the System-Wide Water Resources Program (SWWRP) Volume 4 |
2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas D. Smith; Jessica R. Hays; CORPS OF ENGINEERS FORT SHAFTER HI HONOLULU ENGINEER DISTRICT
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| The five work units undertaking the task of increasing the understanding and developing methodologies for estimating volumes of sediment by grain size, from different sediment sources and linking the amounts of nutrients input to the system are ongoing. The results will be forthcoming by the end of FY08. The outcome will be improved estimation of the required sediment source data input for SIAM, Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic Analysis (GSSHA), ADaptive ... |
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| Russia's Economy: Signs of Progress and Retreat on the Transitional Road |
2006 |
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| Authors:
Jr. Wolf Charles; Thomas Lang; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Of the numerous economies considered to be "transitional," Russia--with a gross domestic product (GDP) about one-fifth that of China, but a per capita product twice that of China--has the second largest. Exactly where the Russian economy lies in the market-oriented gamut of transitioning economies, however, is not yet clear: between, say, Cuba, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam at one end, and some of the Balkan and central European states and China ... |
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| Beyond al-Qaeda. Part 2. The Outer Rings of the Terrorist Universe |
2006 |
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| Authors:
Angel Rabasa; Peter Chalk; Kim Cragin; Sara A. Daly; Heather S. Gregg; Theodore W. Krasik; Kevin A. O'Brien; William Rosenau; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The "al-Qaeda universe" does not incorporate the entirety of the terrorist threat or potential threat. A number of other militant groups threaten U.S. regional interests or allies and pose a potential direct threat to the United States. This volume, Part 2 of the study, focuses on three categories in this "second circle" of terrorist groups: (1) terrorist groups that articulate an Islamist agenda for their own country but are not ... |
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| Beyond al-Qaeda. Part 1. The Global Jihadist Movement |
2006 |
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| Authors:
Angel Rabasa; Peter Chalk; Kim Cragin; Sara A. Daly; Heather S. Gregg; Theodore W. Karasik; Kevin A. O'Brien; William Rosenau; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Defeating the global jihadist movement--which we define as al-Qaeda and the universe of jihadist groups that are associated with or inspired by al-Qaeda--is the most pressing security challenge facing the United States today. The global jihadist movement can be distinguished from traditional or local jihads, which are armed campaigns conducted by Islamist groups against local adversaries with usually limited aims and geographic scope, in that it targets the United States ... |
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| Economic Dimensions of Security in Central Asia |
2006 |
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| Authors:
Sergej Mahnovski; Kamil Akramov; Theodore Karasik; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This report assesses the political implications of economic and related social problems in the five post-Soviet Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It also suggests U.S. policy measures that would help address these problems, consistent with broader U.S. goals in the region. The September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States led those in policymaking circles to realize that instability, failed and failing states, and economic ... |
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| Sand Mining Impacts on Long-Term Dune Erosion in Southern Monterey Bay |
2006 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Edward Thornton; Abby Sallenger; Juan C. Sesto; Laura Egley; Timothy McGee; Rost Parsons; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| Southern Monterey Bay was the most intensively mined shoreline (with sand removed directly from the surf zone) in the U.S. during the period from 1906 until 1990, when the mines were closed following hypotheses that the mining caused coastal erosion It is estimated that the yearly averaged amount of mined sand between 1940 and 1984 was 128,000 m3/yr, which is approximately 50% of the yearly average dune volume loss during ... |
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| Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options |
21 DEC 2005 |
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| Authors:
Paul W. Parfomak; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Critical infrastructure consists of systems and assets so vital to the United States that their incapacity would harm the nation's physical security, economic security, or public health. Critical infrastructure is often geographically concentrated, so it may be distinctly vulnerable to events like natural disasters, epidemics, and certain kinds of terrorist attacks. Disruption of concentrated infrastructure could have greatly disproportionate effects, with costs potentially running into billions of dollars and spreading ... |
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| Tangible GIS for Real-Time Human Interaction with Landscape Models |
01 DEC 2005 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
L. Mitas; H. Mitasova; C. Ratti; NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV AT RALEIGH DEPT OF MARINE EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
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| New technologies that combine the flexibility of digital landscape representation with 3D physical scale models are changing users' interaction with geospatial data. This study investigated the coupling of open source GRASS Geographic Information System (GIS) with the Illuminated Clay system to explore the possible development of a Tangible Geospatial Modeling system that allows users to interact with landscape analysis and simulations using a flexible physical model. In this system, the ... |
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| COAMPS Simulations of the Coastal Atmosphere |
DEC 2005 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Eric D. Skyllingstad; Roger M. Samelson; OREGON STATE UNIV CORVALLIS
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| Work has focused primarily on simulations of the coastal atmosphere, and on building a coupled regional ocean-atmosphere model, based on the Naval Research Laboratory - COAMPS and Rutgers/UCLA ROMS models, for use on multiple processor, cluster systems. Progress to date includes the development of a processor management code module using the Model Coupling Toolkit (MCT) (Argonne National Laboratory). The management module is able to run both COAMPS and ROMS on ... |
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| Adits, Caves, Karizi-Qanats, and Tunnels in Afghanistan: An Annotated Bibliography |
30 NOV 2005 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Robert L. Hadden; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER ALEXANDRIA VA TOPOGRAPHIC ENGINEERING CENTER
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| This bibliography on the caves, tunnels, and other geological features of Afghanistan was begun in September 2001. The work brings together selected citations from a variety of different cartographic, geological, and speleological resources and specialized library collections. Publication dates range from 1830 to 2005. Resources cover books, journal articles, newspaper articles, reports, and maps from a variety of government and private library and geological information centers in Arabic, English, French, ... |
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| Evaluation of an Approximate Method for Incorporating Floating Docks in Harbor Wave Prediction Models |
25-Nov-2005 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Dongcheng Li; Vijay Panchang; Zhaoxiang Tang; Zeki Demirbilek; Jerry Ramsden; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| Computer models based on the two-dimensional (2-D) elliptic mild-slope equation are nowadays routinely used in harbor engineering applications. However, structures like floating breakwaters and docks, which are often encountered in the modeling domain, render the problem for locally three-dimensional model and hence are problematic in incorporate in a 2-D model. Tsay and Liu (Applied Ocean Research. 1983. Vol 5(1): 30-37) proposed a highly simplified but approximate approach that does not ... |
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| Determining Research Gaps in Disturbance Data for Fort Bliss and a Conceptual Model |
NOV 2005 |
38 pages |
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Tamara Hochstrasser; Debra Peters; Jeffrey S. Fehmi; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LAB
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| Numerous research and outside monitoring efforts have been completed for Fort Bliss, Texas. This report summarizes results from previous experimental studies on military disturbances on Fort Bliss and identifies research gaps in disturbance data. These studies (and others) are used to develop conceptual models of the impact of military disturbances on vegetation dynamics in arid lands. |
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