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French, Mark Edward (FA 230)
Full text linkFinding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 230. Paper: The Sleeping Roommate written by Mark Edward French for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class
Mark Edward Frost's Graduate Recital
Full text linkOriginal Format: CassetteComposers in the graduate recital: Heinrich Schutz; Johannes Brahms; Paul Fetler; R. Vaughan WilliamsRecital: Conducto
Mark Edward Lewis, The Flood Myths of Early China, 2006
No full textMathieu Rémi. Mark Edward Lewis, The Flood Myths of Early China, 2006. In: Études chinoises, n°25, 2006. pp. 212-223
Mark Edward Lewis, Sanctionned Violence in Early China
No full textLevi Jean. Mark Edward Lewis, Sanctionned Violence in Early China . In: Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations. 46ᵉ année, N. 1, 1991. pp. 128-129
Portfolio analysis of Japans "best mix" electricity generation resource diversification policy
No full textThesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1996.Includes bibliographical references (p. 76).by Mark Edward Ellis.M.S
Visual interface issues in a virtual environment for space teleoperation
Full text linkThesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1993.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-108).by Mark Edward Vidov.M.S
Molecular wires : syntheses, electrochemistry and properties of metal complexes containing carbon chains / by Mark Edward Smith.
Full text link"September 2002"Includes as appendix: a list of publications by the author arising from this work; and, copies of some published journal articlesIncludes bibliographical references.[12], 209 leaves, [35] pages : ill. ; 30 cm.Describes the synthesis, properties and reactions of transition metal complexes containing poly-ynyl ligandsThesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Chemistry, 200
Heat budgets and diurnal mixing in the western equatorial Pacific Ocean
No full textThis thesis presents a study of upper ocean processes effecting the heat content and sea surface temperature of the western equatorial Pacific Ocean. The study uses high resolution ship-borne measurements of upper ocean hydrography and current structure, and simultaneous measurements of air/sea fluxes of heat, moisture and momentum. Two periods are investigated, (1) April 1988 and, (2) December 1992- February 1993. Methods of analysis are heat budget estimation of the two data sets and one dimensional numerical mixing model experiments. The second heat budget shows that over the period December 1992-February 1993 the heat balance is between the net surface heat flux and the local change in heat content of the upper 40 m to within 10 W m~2. Exceptions to this local balance are of short duration, order(days), and of large amplitude, order(100 W m~2). During April 1988 the local change in heat content is found to be dominated by horizontal advection down to 200 m. The net surface heat flux is found to be balanced by an estimate of vertical turbulent diffusion of heat to within 10%. Evidence is presented, using a combination of observations and numerical simulations, showing sub- surface density structure to interact with the mixed layer in such a way as to effect the sea surface temperature. One dimensional mixing models are shown to be able to simulate the observed diurnal cycle of mixing in the upper ocean. Sensitivity studies show the diurnal momentum cycle to be sensitive to vertical velocity shear and the value of the Coriolis parameter, /, and relatively insensitive to the zonal pressure gradient. The diurnal thermal cycle is shown to be sensitive to short wave radiation, and to a lesser extent latent heat loss. Mixing models are used to investigate the effects of precipitation on the sea surface temperature. Rain is shown to depress the sea surface temperature by up to 0.3 degree C immediately following a rain event, but after a period of weeks there is an increase in sea surface temperature, caused by local barrier layer formation. For a simulation of the period December 1992-February 1993 the increase is small (0.05 degree C). Implications of the work for general circulation modelling are discussed.</p
From engineer to manager : the careers of technical managers in high technology industry
No full textAssessing variation in the relationships between remotely sensed data and canopy chlorophyll composition
No full textThe chlorophyll composition of a vegetation canopy is an important indicator of productivity, plant stress and a range of ecosystem processes. Strong relationships exist between remotely sensed data and chlorophyll composition of vegetation canopies. There is, however, considerable variability in the relationships observed which cannot be accounted for by our current understanding of radiation-canopy interactions. This thesis examines three potential factors that may cause variability in such relationships at the local scale; namely, view zenith angle, specular reflectance and spatial resolution.Research was focused initially on variation in remotely sensed data with view zenith angle, for a wheat canopy. It was observed that remotely sensed data, in the form of vegetation indices, varied significantly with view zenith angle, leading to variation in the relationships between vegetation indices and canopy chlorophyll composition. The strongest correlations were observed at view zeniths approaching the 'hot spot' of canopy reflectance, while relationships appeared weaker at extreme view zenith angles. Partial correlation analysis revealed that the most significant factor in determining variability in the relationships observed, was the proportion of vegetation present within the scene.Light reflected specularly from a leaf surface contains no information on the concentration of pigments within the leaf. It was hypothesised that the removal of the specular component of wheat canopy reflectance would strengthen the relationships between remotely sensed data and canopy chlorophyll composition. The specular component was isolated through measurements of polarized reflectance and found to comprise a large proportion of total canopy reflectance, particularly at wavelengths of strong pigment absorption. When removed, however, the relationships observed were not stronger than when the specular component was included. The hypothesis was, therefore, rejected.It has been observed that the range in the wavelength position of the red edge of plant reflectance (REP) derived from coarse spatial resolution data is less than for fine spatial resolution data. Estimates of REP from a grassland site, revealed that the range in REP was considerably less in airborne data than in field data, much of which was attributed to the increased spatial resolution of the data, but, was compounded by the choice of method used to estimate REP.</p
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