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A Statistical Method of Fog Forecasting in North Carolina
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Author
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Pettee, Warren
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology
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Description
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The frequency and intensity at which fog occurs impacts the entire transportation infrastructure of the United States: Maritime shipping, aviation, railroads, and highways. The phenomenon is difficult to accurately capture in current numerical sim...
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DYNAMIC RANGE ENHANCMENT IN DIGITAL FRINGE PROJECTION AND LASER INTERFEROMETRY
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Author
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Babaie, Gelareh
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Optics, Engineering, Meteorology
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Description
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GELAREH BABAIE. Dynamic range enhancement in digital fringe projection and laser interferometry. (Under the direction of DR. FARAMARZ FARAHI)Optical metrology is the science and technology concerning measurements with light. Surface texture and 3D...
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Development of a Forecasting Technique for the Charlotte Urban Heat Island Intensity
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Author
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Stuck, Anna
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology
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Description
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The urban heat island (UHI) of Charlotte (North Carolina) - a rapidly expanding subtropical city - was studied through statistical analysis and short-term predictive modeling. Our study used hourly surface observations taken from 12 weather statio...
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Diagnosing Thunderstorms Induced Power Outages with the Rapid Refresh Model
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Author
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Cucinotta, Rachel
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology, Atmospheric science
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Description
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Duke Energy customers frequently experience electrical power outages caused by thunderstorms that produce strong surface winds and subsequently damage power distribution infrastructure. To better anticipate such outages, forecasters would benefit ...
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Environmental Evolution of Supercells Interacting with the Appalachian Mountains
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Author
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Purpura, Sarah
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology
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Description
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The Appalachian Mountains within the eastern United States have a considerable impact on day-to-day weather, including severe convection. However, the impact of the Appalachians on supercell thunderstorms is not well understood, posing a significa...
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Extreme Dewpoint Trends Are Increasing Across Much of the United States
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Author
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Burroughs, James
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology
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Description
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As temperatures continue to increase all over the world, extreme weather events and the extreme observations associated with them are becoming more prevalent. This should imply that higher moisture content values are occurring across the globe, wh...
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Idealized Simulations of Supercell Thunderstorms Interacting with the Appalachian Mountains
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Author
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Riggin IV, Roger
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology, Geophysics, Geography
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Description
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The Appalachian Mountains within the eastern United States have a considerable impact on daily weather, including supercell thunderstorms. Forecasters currently lack a comprehensive conceptual model to assist with the decision-making process when ...
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Long-Term Changes in Seasonal Temperature Extremes Worldwide
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Author
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Van Ormer, Allison
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Climatic changes, Meteorology, Atmospheric science
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Description
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The temperatures a country, state, or any particular area experience over many decadestend towards a bell curve probability distribution, such that the mean value is the center of the distribution, and the range of values experienced can be quanti...
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Reanalysis of the Extended Multivariate ENSO Index
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Author
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Webb, Eric
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology, Atmospheric science
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Description
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The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the most robust, coupled ocean-atmospheric component of intraseasonal-interannual variability on the globe. Therefore, an index that effectively characterizes a large fraction of ENSO’s total variability ...