| Martin County, FL, Case Study: Physical and Economic Performance of Martin County Federal Shore Protection Project During 2004 Tropical Season. Flood and Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Program |
Aug-2009 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Mark B Gravens; Linda K Lent; Brian K Harper; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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 | This report presents the details of a case study analysis of the physical and economic performance of the Martin County Federal shore protection project during the 2004 tropical season. The goal of the analysis was to estimate the damages prevented by the shore protection project in Martin County over the 2004 tropical season, which brought two landfalling hurricanes across the southern end of Hutchinson Island just south of the project. ... |
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| Antingens for a Vaccine that Prevents Severe Malaria |
01-Mar-2009 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick E Duffy; SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INST WA
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| Malaria is the primary infectious disease threat facing the U.S. soldier, and is the leading cause of all causalities during tropical deployments. The long-term objective of this project is to identify and prepare the malaria parasite forms causing severe anemia, and then apply functional genomics and bioformatics tools to identify 15 to 30 proteins that could form the basis for an effective vaccine at both the pre-erythrocytic and blood stages ... |
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| TWAVE: A Modeling System for Flooding and Inundation of Islands by Tropical Storms |
Jan-2009 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Zeki Demirbilek; Jane M Smith; Alejandro Sanchez; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| This report, the first of a series, describes the coastal modeling package TWAVE (Typhoon and WAVE) developed under the Surge and Wave Island Modeling Studies (SWIMS) project capable of modeling tropical cyclone winds, waves, storm surge, and coastal inundation. The TWAVE flood and inundation package is a practice-oriented engineering modeling tool. The first version of TWAVE is described in this report and will be updated based on user feedback in ... |
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| Evaluation of Barrier Treatments on Native Vegetation in a Southern California Desert Habitat |
Jan-2009 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Todd W Walker; Arturo Gutierrez; Melissa Snelling; Branka B Lothrop; Cathy A Robinson; Vincent L Smith; Wayne W Wynn; Keneth J Linthicum; Seth C Britch; Muhammad Farooq; Hugh D Lothrop; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE GAINESVILLE FL CENTER FOR MEDICAL AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY
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| Treating perimeters with residual insecticides for protection from mosquito vectors has shown promise. These barrier treatments are typically evaluated in temperate or tropical areas using abundant vegetation as a substrate. However, there is an emerging interest to develop this technology to protect deployed US troops in extreme desert environments with sparse vegetation. We used a remote desert area in the Coachella Valley, California, to 1) evaluate bifenthrin barrier treatments on ... |
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| A Probabilistic Approach to Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness (TCCOR) |
01-Sep-2008 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth A Wallace; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness (TCCOR) are set at DoD installations in the Western Pacific to convey the risk associated with the onset of destructive winds from approaching tropical cyclones. In this thesis, the methods by which TCCOR are set were analyzed to determine if objective and/or probabilistic guidance could improve the process. The Tropical Prediction Utility (TPU) was developed by forecasters at Yokosuka, JA and the Joint Typhoon Warning ... |
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| Total Life Cycle Management - Assessment Tool: An Exploratory Analysis |
01-Jun-2008 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Brad Young; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| It is essential for the Marine Corps to ensure the successful supply, movement and maintenance of an armed force in peacetime and combat. Integral to an effective, long-term logistics plan is the ability to accurately forecast future requirements to sustain materiel readiness. Total Life Cycle Management Assessment Tool (TLCM-AT) is a simulation tool combining operations, maintenance, and logistics. This exploratory analysis gives insight into the factors used by TLCM-AT beyond ... |
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| Antigens for a Vaccine that Prevents Severe Malaria |
01-Mar-2008 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick E Duffy; SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INST WA
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| Malaria is the primary infectious disease threat facing the U.S. soldier and is the leading cause of all causalities during tropical deployments. The long-term objective of this project is to identify and prepare the malaria parasite forms causing severe anemia and then apply functional genomics and bioformatics tools to identify 15 to 30 proteins that could form the basis for an effective vaccine at both the pre-erythrocytic and blood stages ... |
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| Global Model Forecasts of 2005 Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Formations After Post-Processing to Account for Initial Intensity |
01 MAR 2008 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen G. Chesser; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The objective of this thesis was to test the impact on Atlantic tropical cyclone formation forecasts during 2005 by three global models via a post-processing technique of adjusting the initial conditions to match the National Hurricane Center initial intensity information contained in the Combined Automated Response to Query (CARQ). Histograms of model analyses of the 850 500 mb relative vorticity and the 700 500 mb warm core, which are derived ... |
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| Long-Range Statistical Forecasting of Korean Summer Precipitation |
MAR 2008 |
145 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Tournay Robert C.; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| We examined long-range statistical forecasting methods for Korean summer precipitation (KSP). We reviewed existing literature on the East Asian summer monsoon to develop a background on current KSP research and on the relationship of KSP to climate variations. Second, we explored interannual variability of KSP using composite and correlation analyses. We found that circulation anomalies in the spring prior to the monsoon in the tropical northwest Pacific alter sea surface ... |
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| Long-Term Development of Planted Mangrove Wetlands in Florida |
AUG 2007 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Deborah Shafer; Thomas Roberts; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| This technical note documents long-term trends in stand development for mangrove mitigation sites in southern and central Florida, and compares structural characteristics of planted and natural mangrove sites. |
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| On Long Baroclinic Rossby Waves in the Tropical North Atlantic Observed From Profiling Floats |
16 MAY 2007 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
P. C. Chu; L. M. Ivanov; O. V. Melnichenko; N. C. Wells; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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| Argo float data (subsurface tracks and temperature profiles collected from March 2004 through May 2005) are used to detect signatures of long Rossby waves in the velocity of the currents at 1000-m depth and temperature, between the ocean surface and 950 m, in the zonal band of 4 N 24 N in the tropical North Atlantic. Different types of long Rossby waves (with the characteristic scales between 1000 and 2500 ... |
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| Air-Sea Interaction at Contrasting Sites in the Eastern Tropical Pacific: Mesoscale Variability and Atmospheric Convection at 10 deg N |
FEB 2007 |
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| Authors:
J. T. Farrar; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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 | The role of ocean dynamics in driving air-sea interaction is examined at two contrasting sites on l25 deg W in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean using satellite data and data from two air-sea interaction moorings. Analysis reveals marked differences in the role of ocean dynamics in modulating sea surface temperature (SST). At a near-equatorial site (3 deg S), the 1997-1998 El Nino event dominated the evolution of SST and surface ... |
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| Comparing Horizontal Path C2n Measurements over 0.6 km in the Tropical Littoral Environment and in the Desert |
2007 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Mark P. Chang; Carlos O. Font; G. C. Gilbreath; Eun Oh; Emi Distefano; Sergio Restaino; Christopher Wilcox; Freddie Santiago; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| We have measured the optical turbulence structure parameter, C2n, in two extremely different locations: the first being the littoral region on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico. The second location is over the dry desert in central New Mexico. In both cases, the horizontal beam paths are approximately 0.6 km long, within 2 meters of the local surface (Puerto Rico) and varying between 2 to 100 meters (New Mexico). We ... |
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| Bonded Repair of a Gun Carriage Using Electroformed Nickel Reinforcements |
OCT 2006 |
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| Authors:
Alan Baker; Richard Chester; Richard Solly; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) AIR VEHICLES DIV
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| A repair technology based on the use of adhesively bonded electroformed nickel reinforcements was successfully developed to repair the trails of light field guns operated by ADF that had been damaged by fretting or mechanical contact in service. The success was judged by the measured reduction in strain in the reinforced regions (~40%) and the durability of these repairs in service over a period exceeding five years, including three years ... |
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| Loss of Military Performance due to Individual NBC Protection in a Tropic Environment (belasting en prestatieverlies door individuele nbc-beschermin gin de tropen) |
AUG 2006 |
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| Authors:
P. A. Reffeltrath; T. K. Tan; TNO DEFENCE SECURITY AND SAFETY SOESTERBERG (NETHERLANDS)
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| Introduction As part of the program `Passive protection against NBC weapons' research was performed into the effects of NBC protection on military performance. This was mostly done using laboratory experiments. To obtain more knowledge about working in the field under NBC protection a field experiment was performed in a tropical climate. Methods This study was performed during field trials of the project `protection factor in the field', which was performed ... |
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| Objectively Determined Model- Derived Parameters Associated With Forecasts of Tropical Cyclone Formation |
JUN 2006 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
Christy G. Cowan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| During the 2005 North Atlantic hurricane season, an objective tropical cyclone voice identification and tracking technique was applied to analyzed and forecast fields of three global operational numerical models- the National Centers for Environmental Prediction Global Forecast System (GFS) , the Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS), and the United Kingdom Meteorological Office model (UKMET) . For the purpose of evaluating each model's performance with respect to forecasting tropical ... |
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| Biotic and Abiotic Attenuation of Nitrogenous Energetic Compounds (NEC) in Coastal Waters and Sediments |
30 MAY 2006 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
M. T. Montgomery; S. W. Walker; C. L. Osburn; L. J. Hamdan; T. J. Boyd; Y. Furukawa; J. Hawari; F. Monteil-Rivera; D. W. O'Sullivan; H. W. Paerl; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC
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| During the first year of this project, laboratory experiments were coupled with two field samplings; the first involved the temperate ecosystem of the Chesapeake Bay in March 2005, and the second involved the tropical ecosystem offshore of Oahu. In general, the study of the rates of abiotic transformation of NEC (Task 1) and photolytic degradation (Task 2) took place in the laboratory, while the study of the degradation by microalgae ... |
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| The Impacts of Global Scale Climate Variations on Southwest Asia |
MAR 2006 |
175 pages |
| Authors:
Damon C. Vorhees; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| We have examined the impacts of global scale intraseasonal and interannual climate variations on Southwest Asia (SWA). The variations of primary interest are El Nino-La Nina (ENLN) the Indian Ocean Zonal Mode (IOZM) the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). The impacts of primary interest are on fall-winter precipitation and temperature in SWA and associated lower and upper level circulation anomalies in the eastern hemisphere. Our primary ... |
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| Convective Indices for the Central and Western Tropical Pacific |
MAR 2006 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew B. Stratton; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Within the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) area of responsibility tropical deep convection that is not associated with tropical cyclones can cause significant impacts to operations. In this study convective indices calculated from five sites in the central and western tropical North Pacific are examined with respect to their ability to predict the onset and intensity of deep convection. Two predictands are utilized: measures of convection derived from surface weather observations ... |
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| Antigens for a Vaccine That Prevents Severe Malaria |
MAR 2006 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick E. Duffy; SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INST WA
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| Malaria is the primary infectious disease threat facing the U.S. solider, and is the leading cause of all casualties during tropical deployments. The long-term objective of this project is to identify and prepare the malaria parasite forms causing severe anemia, and then apply functional genomics and bioinformatics tools to identify 15 to 30 proteins that could form the basis for an effective vaccine at both the pre-erythrocytic and blood stages ... |
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| Geochemical Tools and Paleoclimate Clues: Multi-Molecular and Isotopic Investigations of Tropical Marine Sediments and Alpine Ice |
FEB 2006 |
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| Authors:
Matthew C. Makou; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| South American climate has undergone dramatic changes since the last glacial period, as evidenced from Cariaco Basin (Venezuelan coast) and Peru Margin marine sediment biomarker records. Compounds derived from vascular plant leaf waxes and delivered to the marine sedimentary environment, including long-chain (C24-C32) n alkanoic acids, were used as proxies for terrestrial vegetation type, aridity, and atmospheric circulation. Marine biomarkers, such as sterols and phytol, were used to reconstruct productivity ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 12, Number 1, January/February 2006 |
Feb-2006 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Malaria is a mosquito-transmitted parasitic disease that is endemic throughout the tropics and in some temperate regions. Malaria accounts for as many as 300 million acute illnesses and more than 1 million deaths each year worldwide. Four Plasmodium species are capable of infecting humans and causing malaria: Plasmodium falciparum (the most deadly), Plasmodium vivax (the most common), Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium malariae. Throughout history, malaria has been a disease of ... |
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| Development of Fermented Taro as a Food Preservative Ingredient in Intermediate Moisture Products |
NOV 2005 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Wayne S. Muller; Alfred L. Allen; Anthony Sikes; Ken Racicot; Andy Senecal; ARMY NATICK SOLDIER CENTER MA
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| This study focuses on the functionality of fermented taro as an antibacterial ingredient for intermediate moisture (IM) products being developed by the military. The taro is cooked and then inoculated with a food-grade bacterium, Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis, which produces a bacteriocin, nisin, forming a fermented taro product. The fermented taro has antibacterial activity against various bacteria and is freeze-dried for eventual incorporation as a food preservative ingredient in an ... |
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| A Review of Field Technologies for Long-Term Monitoring of Ordnance-Related Compounds in Groundwater |
SEP 2005 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Denise K. MacMillan; David E. Splichal; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| As the most basic knowledge of remote sensing, spectral radiances are a function of many factors. These functions include varying incident solar irradiance, atmospheric conditions, meteorological conditions, reflectance properties of the surface, and sensor viewing conditions. Above the mentioned background, we considered the methodology how to measure the point-wise spectral characteristics and how to convert its point-wise spectral information to spatial-wise spectral information over tropical rainforest canopy. Here our research ... |
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| Impacts of Tropical Convection on the Atmosphere and Ionosphere, Phase 2 |
11 AUG 2005 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Vincent; ADELAIDE UNIV (AUSTRALIA)
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| The aims of this project were to 1) use data acquired in the DAWEX Campaign of 2001 to investigate in detail the generation of gravity waves by intense convection in Northern Australia; 2) use equatorial radar observations of winds in the 70 - 100 km range of the atmosphere to investigate the spectrum of gravity waves reaching the lower thermosphere; and 3) make combined observations of gravity waves and ionospheric ... |
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| Global Precipitation Measurement Update |
25 JUL 2005 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Gilbert M. Flaming; NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION GREENBELT MD GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER
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| Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) is an international cooperative program whose objectives are to (a) increase understanding of rainfall processes, and (b) make frequent rainfall measurements on a global basis. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Japanese Aviation Exploration Agency have entered into a cooperative effort for the formulation and development of GPM. This effort represents a continuation of the partnership that developed the highly successful Tropical Rainfall Measuring ... |
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| Characteristic Errors in 120-H Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts in the Western North Pacific |
MAR 2005 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan M. Kehoe; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF METEOROLOGY
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| All large (>400 n mi at 96 h, >500 n mi at 120 h) Navy Operational Global Atmospheric Prediction System (NOGAPS) and U.S. Navy version of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Model (GFDN) tropical cyclone track forecast errors in the western North Pacific during the 2004 typhoon season are examined. Responsible error mechanisms are described by conceptual models that are related to known tropical cyclone motion processes being misrepresented in ... |
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| Probability Distribution Function of the Upper Equatorial Pacific Current Speeds |
2005 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Peter C. Chu; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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| The probability distribution function (PDF) of the upper (0-50 rn) tropical Pacific current speeds (w), constructed from hourly ADCP data (1990-2007) at six stations for the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean project satisfies the two-parameter Weibull distribution reasonably well with different characteristics between El Nino and La Nina events: In the western Pacific, the PDF of w' has a larger peakedness during the La Nina events than during the El Nino events: ... |
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| Production of Recombinant Protein Pap31 and Its Application for the Diagnosis of Bartonella bacilliformis Infection |
2005 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
A. Taye; H. Chen; K. Duncan; Z. Zhang; L. Hendrix; J. Gonzalez; W. Ching; NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Tropical bartonellosis is a highly fatal epidemic and endemic infectious disease that occurs throughout the communities of the Andes Mountains in South America. The disease is caused by the facultative intracellular bacteria, Bartonella bacilliformis. The emergence of bartonellosis in new geographic areas and an increase in the number of reported cases suggest the need for a rapid test for epidemiologic study and investigation of the disease burden. The objective of ... |
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| Unmanned Tracked Ground Vehicle for Natural Environments |
DEC 2004 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
J. Ibanez-Guzman; X. Jian; A. Malcolm; Z. Gong; Chun Wah Chen; Alex Tay; SINGAPORE INST OF MANUFACTURING TECH
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| The deployment of an autonomous and teleoperated vehicle in tropical environments presents numerous challenges due to the extreme conditions encountered. This paper presents the transformation of a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier into an autonomous and teleoperated vehicle for operation in jungle-like conditions. The system was partitioned into functional systems: Vehicle Control/ Mobility, Piloting, Visual Guidance, Teleoperation and Communications. Details of the system architecture and major components are included. Emphasis is ... |
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| Stability-Dependent Exchange Coefficients for Air-Sea Fluxes |
27 OCT 2004 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
A. B. Kara; Harley E. Hurlburt; Alan J. Wallcraft; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| This study introduces exchange coefficients for wind stress (C(sub D)), latent heat flux (C(sub L), and sensible heat flux (C(sub S)) over the global ocean. They are obtained from the state-of-the-art Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE) bulk algorithm (version 3.0). Using the exchange coefficients from this bulk scheme, C(sub D), C(sub L), and C(sub s) are then expressed as simple polynomial functions of air-sea temperature difference (T(sub a)-T(sub s)) where ... |
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| Effects of METOC Factors on EW Systems Against Low Detectable Targets in a Tropical Littoral Environment |
SEP 2004 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Jorge V. Zarate; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATIONAL SCIENCES
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| In Littoral Warfare (LW), naval operations face a whole new range of missions and types of threats. In such situations, Electronic Warfare (EW) systems are extremely important, yet constantly challenged to perform faster and more accurate detection and recognition of potential threats. However, meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) factors can severely modify the effectiveness of EW systems, particularly against low detectable targets in warm waters. Therefore, this thesis analyzes the effects ... |
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| Environmental Mitigation Ranges around Australia |
FEB 2004 |
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| Authors:
Paul Clarke; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) MARITIME OPERATIONS DIV
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| URS Australia is currently writing "Environmental Management Plan for Australian Maritime Exercise Areas" for the ADF. To help URS, the MOD within DSTO has modeled the expected received sound pressure levels for a number of different environments and sonar frequencies around Australia. The maximum ranges the sound pressure levels dropped below 182 and 160 dB were then calculated for a number of different sonars operating at levels indicative of or ... |
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| Influenza Surveillance in Indonesia: 1999-2003 |
2004 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Charmagne G. Beckett; Herman Kosasih; Chairin Ma'roef; Erlin Listiyaningsih; Iqbal R. F. Elyazar; Suharyono Wuryadi; Djoko Yuwono; James L. McArdle; Andrew L. Corwin; Kevin R. Porter; NAVAL SUBMARINE MEDICAL RESEARCH LAB GROTON CT
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| Although influenza is recognized for its worldwide importance, little is known about the disease from tropical countries like Indonesia. From August 1999 through January 2003, a surveillance study was conducted in clinics at 6 sentinel locations. Adults (age, 114 years) and children (age, 4 14 years) presenting with respiratory symptoms suggestive of influenza were asked to enroll in the study. Nasal and pharyngeal swabs were examined by virus isolation, polymerase ... |
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| Movement Patterns and Site Utilization of Fishes as Determined by Acoustic Telemetry: Implications for the Design of Marine Reserves |
01-Sep-2003 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Steven Miller; James Lindholm; Peter Auster; Les Kaufman; Greg Stone; NOAAS STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY SCITUATE MA
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| Marine reserves (MRs), also known as no-take reserves, represent one of the primary tools for conservation and management of the marine environment currently available to managers. While the theoretical justification for MRs is extensive (see National Research Council 2001), and mounting evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of MRs as a management tool (Halpern, 2003), empirical data on the utility of MRs for mobile taxa such as fishes is still needed (Lindholm ... |
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| Potential for Expansion of Coral Reefs into Higher Latitudes due to Climate Change |
Sep-2003 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Gang Liu; William Skirving; Alan E Strong; NOAA/NESDIS OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS CAMP SPRINGS MD
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| With the occurrence of recent strong climate events (e.g. El Nino 1997-1998 and La Nina 1999-2000) over the last couple of decades, it has become interesting to investigate if there have been any effects on Sea Surface temperature (SST) at geographical margins of coral reefs. It is generally accepted that the sea temperature range for coral reefs is 18-36 deg C, with the optimal range being between 22-deg and 28-deg ... |
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| Biodiversity Inventorying and Monitoring, Conservation and Training |
SEP 2003 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth C. Losos; SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION WASHINGTON DC
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| The ICBG Associate Program for Biodiversity Inventory and Monitoring, Conservation and Training (APi) is composed of three organizations: Smithsonian Institution's Monitoring and Assessing Biodiversity Program (SI/NAB), Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS) and the Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme. Through APi - SI/NAB proposed to accomplish the following long-term |
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| The Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS): NTAS-3 Mooring Turnaround Cruise Report |
JUN 2003 |
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| Authors:
Albert J. Plueddemann; William M. Ostrom; Nancy R. Galbraith; Jason C. Smith; James R. Ryder; WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
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| The Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS) was established to address the need for accurate air-sea flux estimates and upper ocean measurements in a region with strong sea surface temperature anomalies and the likelihood of significant local air-sea interaction on interannual to decadal timescales. The approach is to maintain a surface mooring outfitted for meteorological and oceanographic measurements at a site near 15 deg N, 51 deg W by successive mooring ... |
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| Medical Surveillance Monthly Report (MSMR). Volume 9, Number 1, January 2003 |
Jan-2003 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
ARMED FORCES HEALTH SURVEILLANCE CENTER SILVER SPRING MD
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| Malaria is a mosquito-transmitted febrile infectious disease that is endemic throughout the tropics. It is estimated that malaria accounts for nearly 500 million clinically significant cases and more than one million deaths each year worldwide. In recent years, the intensity and extent of malaria endemicity have increased. In the U.S. Army, many soldiers are permanently assigned in malaria endemic areas; in addition, many soldiers are exposed to malaria risk during ... |
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| Informed Questions Paper: Philippine Politics |
2003 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Michael S. Rogers; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| The Republic of the Philippines is a relatively young nation, having been in existence for less than sixty years. Yet, its islands have a very old and rich history - a history that has been influenced by some of the greatest empires and most powerful nations in the history of the world. The majority of its citizens are of Malay stock, descendants of Indonesians and Malays who migrated to the ... |
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| Hurricane Isabel: A Numerical Model Study of Storm Surge Along the East Coast of the United States |
2003 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Ruth H. Preller; Pamela G. Posey; Gretchen M. Dawson; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| On the 6th of September 2003, a westward moving tropical wave in the far eastern Atlantic began to organize and evolve into tropical storm Isabel. By September 7, Isabel had become a full-fledged hurricane and began to move west- northwest. Isabel continued her northwest track through the 8th and 9th, intensifying into a major hurricane. By September 11th, Isabel had become a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, and ... |
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| Comparing TRMM Rainfall Retrieval With NOAA Buoy Rain Gauge Data |
DEC 2002 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Amy B. Phillips; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSONAFB OH
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| This study compares rain rate measurements from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite to rain rate measurements from rain gauges on open-ocean buoys. The rain gauges are part of the instrument package on the Next Generation Autonomous Temperature Line Acquisition System (ATLAS) buoys in the Tropical Atmosphere-Ocean/Triangle Trans-Ocean Buoy Network (TAO/TRITON) array in the tropical Pacific. The rain rate data from TRMM and 25 buoys are collected from January ... |
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| Biodiversity Inventorying and Monitoring, Conservation and Training |
OCT 2002 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth C. Losos; SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INST WASHINGTON DC
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| Two Smithsonian organizations, the Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program (SI/NAB) and the Center for Tropical Forest Science (CTFS), continue ongoing research projects in Western and Central Africa. NAB and it partner organization in Cameroon, BDCPC, conducted a 10-day Biodiversity Assessment training course for Nigerian participants in an effort to understand the capacities of the Nigerian National Parks. With the support of NAB, biological assessment and monitoring at the Takamanda ... |
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| The Associate Program on Ethnobiology, Socio-Economic Value Assessment and Community Based Conservation |
30 SEP 2002 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Maurice M. Iwu; BIORESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMME SILVER SPRING MD
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| The African ICBG, in general emphasizes three major goals: evaluation of rainforest plants from Nigeria and Cameroon as cures for parasitic diseases; research on forest dynamics to understand the effects of sustainable harvesting and cultivation of important medicinal plants; training of Cameroonians and Nigerians in natural products chemistry and tropical ecology. The ICBG project, jointly sponsored by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. ... |
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| The Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS): NTAS-2 Mooring Turnaround Cruise Report |
SEP 2002 |
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| Authors:
Albert J. Plueddemann; William M. Ostrom; Nancy R. Galbraith; Paul R. Bouchard; George H. Tupper; WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
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| The Northwest Tropical Atlantic Station (NTAS) was established to address the need for accurate air-sea flux estimates and upper ocean measurements in a region with strong sea surface temperature anomalies and the likelihood of significant local air-sea interaction on interannual to decadal timescales. The approach is to maintain a surface mooring outfitted for meteorological and oceanographic measurements at a site near 15 deg. N, 51 deg. 00W by successive mooring ... |
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| Meteorological and Model Traits Knowledge Bases for North Indian Ocean Tropical Cyclones |
SEP 2002 |
140 pages |
| Authors:
Rachael A. Spollen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| These tropical cyclone Meteorology and Model Traits Knowledge Bases for the North Indian Ocean (NI0) complete the global coverage required for application of the Systematic Approach to tropical cyclone track forecasting introduced by Carr and Elsberry (1994). The database for the NIO Meteorological Knowledge Base includes 64 storms during 1991-2001, All of the 656 cases could be classified in three common synoptic patterns that have been found to apply in ... |
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| Long-Term Evolution and Coupling of the Boundary Layers in the Stratus Deck Regions of the Eastern Pacific (STRATUS) |
AUG 2002 |
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| Authors:
Charlotte Vallee; Kelan Huang; Robert Weller; WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
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| The surface mooring component of the CLIVAR Long Term Evolution and Coupling of the Boundary Layers in the Stratus Deck Regions study (STRATUS) took place from October 2000 in the eastern tropical Pacific. As part of the Eastern Pacific Investigation of Climate Processes in the Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere System (EPIC), STRATUS is a CLIVAR study with the goal of investigating links between sea surface temperature variability in the eastern tropical Pacific ... |
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| Coastal Processes Study of San Bernard River Mouth, Texas: Stability and Maintenance of Mouth |
AUG 2002 |
87 pages |
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Nicholas C. Kraus; Lihwa Lin; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICSLAB
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| This report documents an investigation of the coastal and inlet physical processes acting at the San Bernard River mouth, Texas. The U.S. Army Engineer District, Galveston, requested the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), to conduct this study to assist in formulation and assessment of alternatives for improving navigation along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) between the Brazos River and the San Bernard ... |
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| The Nutritional, Physiological and Psychological Status of a Group of British Sappers after 23 Days of Adventure Training in the Hot Wet Tropics |
JUL 2002 |
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| Authors:
Christine Booth; Ross Coad; Warren Roberts; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA) AERONAUTICAL AND MARITIME RESEARCH LAB
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| The nutritional adequacy of both Australian combat ration packs and local feeding with fresh foods was evaluated during Exercise Pelopor Finn, a 23- day adventure training exercise conducted in Saban, Malaysia. Thirty one males (aged 19 to 32 years) from the British 25 Engineer Regiment participated in the study. Blood samples were collected for determination of nutritional status and a skin immune- function test was performed before and after the ... |
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| Use of the High Resolution Profiler (HRP) in the Salt Finger Tracer Release Experiment (SFTRE) |
JUL 2002 |
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| Authors:
Ellyn T. Montgomery; WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
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| The Salt Finger Tracer Release Experiment (SFTRE) was conducted in the tropical North Atlantic in 2001. The experimental area was east of Barbados and is characterized by thermohaline staircase features prevalent in the depth range of 200-600 meters. The goal of this experiment was to quantify the distribution and intensity of vertical mixing in a region of thermohaline staircases. Two cruises were required to accomplish this goal: one to survey ... |
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