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ARM tropical pacific experiment (ATPEX): Role of cloud, water vapor and convection feedbacks in the coupled ocean/atmosphere system (open access)

ARM tropical pacific experiment (ATPEX): Role of cloud, water vapor and convection feedbacks in the coupled ocean/atmosphere system

We have initiated studies that include radiation model validation, improved treatment of the three-dimensional structure of cloud-radiation interactions, and sensitivity runs that will unravel the role of cloud-convection-radiation interactions in the Pacific Sear Surface Temperatures and the overlying Walker and Hadley circulation. The research program is divided into three phases: (1) radiation, (2) cloud parameterization issues; (3) feedback and ocean-atmosphere interactions.
Date: March 5, 1992
Creator: Ramanathan, V. & Barnett, T.P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Readily implemented enhanced sinusoid detection in noise (open access)

Readily implemented enhanced sinusoid detection in noise

Significant efforts have been devoted, spanning many years, to the problem of sinusoid detection in noise. Many of these efforts have produced superb, yet complex, algorithms which may be difficult to use for a wide segment of the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) community. This paper presents a simple, easily implemented and high effective method which solves this problem. This method severely degrades non-sinusoidal noise while leaving the embedded sinusoid(s) relatively undisturbed. The algorithm, simply put, exploits the difference between the net effect of integration and differentiation of sinusoids versus the effect of these operations on random noise and other signal sequences. The cross-correlation of sine wave with its differentiated (and/or integrated) self is quite high. Conversely, the cross-reduction of a noise sequence with its differentiated (and/or integrated) self is much lower. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that for sequences consisting of a sinusoid in noise, significant signal-to-noise-ratios (SNRs) in the correlation results are achievable using a combination of differentiation (and/or integration) and cross-correlation operations on such sequences. This technique has been applied to actual Doppler radar data, as well as to synthesized data, with excellent improvement in signal detection capability. 4 refs.
Date: March 5, 1992
Creator: Lindsay, K.V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ductile-Brittle Transition Temperature testing of tungsten using the three-point bend test (open access)

Ductile-Brittle Transition Temperature testing of tungsten using the three-point bend test

Three-point bend tests were performed to determine the Ductile-Brittle Transition Temperatures (DBTTs) of forged and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) tungsten. Testing was performed under quasi-static conditions at temperatures between 23{degrees}C and 450{degrees}C using a forced-air environmental chamber. Load-displacement data from the three-point bend tests indicated that the constitutive behavior of the materials tested varied considerably. Finite element modeling of the three-point bend test was performed to investigate plastic strains induced in the samples during testing as a function of constitutive behavior. The modeling assumed plane stress conditions in the sample and simple bi-linear elastic-plastic constitutive behavior of the test material. The strains induced in the samples were found to be functions of both the yield stress and work hardening behavior of the materials. The use of the three-point bend test to determine DBTT, and the DBTTs reported for the test materials, are discussed relative to the modeling results. It is concluded that the three-point bend test has some utility in the determination of DBTTs if some caution is used in the selection of test parameters and fixture geometries. However, the three-point bed test does not provide a complete picture of the nature of the ductile-brittle transition. 12 refs., 9 figs.
Date: March 5, 1991
Creator: Lassila, D.H.; Magness, F. & Freeman, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Schools And Libraries Program: Actions Taken to Improve Operational Procedures Prior to Committing Funds (open access)

Schools And Libraries Program: Actions Taken to Improve Operational Procedures Prior to Committing Funds

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Schools and Libraries Corporation's progress in implementing GAO's July 16, 1998, recommendations for improving its procedures and internal controls."
Date: March 5, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Why does Oak Lawn not have an Early Voting Location?] (open access)

[Why does Oak Lawn not have an Early Voting Location?]

A document pertaining to the lack of space available for early voters residing in Oak Lawn.
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1998 (open access)

The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1998

Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 5, 1998
Creator: Ezzell, Nancy & Brown, Laurie Ezzell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1992 (open access)

The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 84, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1992

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 5, 1992
Creator: Reynolds, Jim
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1999 (open access)

University Press (Beaumont, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1999

Semiweekly newspaper from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas that includes local, national, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 1999
Creator: Dorman, Billie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Cattle Drive] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cattle Drive]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 5, 1995, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Chicago Red] captions transcript

[News Clip: Chicago Red]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.
Date: March 5, 1991, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
The influence of naturally-occurring organic acids on model estimates of lakewater acidification using the model of acidification of groundwater in catchments (MAGIC) (open access)

The influence of naturally-occurring organic acids on model estimates of lakewater acidification using the model of acidification of groundwater in catchments (MAGIC)

A project for the US Department of Energy, entitled Incorporation of an organic acid representation into MAGIC (Model of Acidification of Groundwater in Catchments) and Testing of the Revised Model UsingIndependent Data Sources'' was initiated by E S Environmental Chemistry, Inc. in March, 1992. Major components of the project include: improving the MAGIC model by incorporating a rigorous organic acid representation, based on empirical data and geochemical considerations, and testing the revised model using data from paleolimnological hindcasts of preindustrial chemistry for 33 Adirondack Mountain lakes, and the results of whole-catchment artificial acidification projects in Maine and Norway. The ongoing research in this project involves development of an organic acid representation to be incorporated into the MAGIC modeland testing of the improved model using three independent data sources. The research during Year 1 has included conducting two workshops to agree on an approach for the organic acid modeling, developing the organic subroutine and incorporating it into MAGIC (Task 1), conducing MAGIC hindcasts for Adirondack lakes and comparing the results with paleolimnological reconstructions (Task 2), and conducting site visits to the manipulation project sites in Maine and Norway. The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of the work …
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: Sullivan, T.J.; Eilers, J.M. (E and S Environmental Chemistry, Inc., Corvallis, OR (United States)); Cosby, B.J. (Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA (United States). Dept. of Environmental Sciences); Driscoll, C.T. (Syracuse Univ., NY (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering); Hemond, H.F. (Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering) & Charles, D.F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska No Further Action Decision document for Hg-1 (open access)

Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska No Further Action Decision document for Hg-1

This document is being prepared to document that a No Further Action Decision (NFAD) document is appropriate for the Hg-1 site at Shemya Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, under the Air Force Installation Restoration Program (IRP). The IRP is a Department of Defense (DOD) program established to identify and remediate hazardous waste problems on DOD property that result from past practices. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) draft document [open quotes]No Further Action Criteria for DOD Military/FUD Sites[close quotes] has been used as a guide in preparing this document. Air Force personnel have stated that the Hg-1 site may have been used to store mercury and PCB-contaminated material. The site was added to the IRP in 1987, and later that year a field investigation was conducted at the site. Soil samples were collected and analyzed for mercury, EP toxicity, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dioxin. All concentrations of contaminants found in Area Hg-1 are below regulatory action levels for PCBs (40 CFR 761) and mercury (55 FR 30798) or below detection levels for dioxin/furans. Therefore, leaving these soils in place is acceptable.
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Renovation of the hot press in the Plutonium Experimental Facility (open access)

Renovation of the hot press in the Plutonium Experimental Facility

The Plutonium Experimental Facility (PEF) will be used to develop a new fuel pellet fabrication process and to evaluate equipment upgrades. The facility was used from 1978 until 1982 to optimize the parameters for fuel pellet production using a process which was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The PEF was shutdown and essentially abandoned until mid-1987 when the facility renovations were initiated by the Actinide Technology Section (ATS) of SRL. A major portion of the renovation work was related to the restart of the hot press system. This report describes the renovations and modifications which were required to restart the PEF hot press. The primary purpose of documenting this work is to help provide a basis for Separations to determine the best method of renovating the hot press in the Plutonium Fuel Fabrication (PuFF) facility. This report also includes several SRL recommendations concerning the renovation and modification of the PuFF hot press. 4 refs.
Date: March 5, 1990
Creator: Congdon, J. W. & Nelson, G. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 144, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1992 (open access)

Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 144, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1992

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 5, 1992
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 149, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1998 (open access)

Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 149, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1998

Weekly newspaper from Rusk, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 5, 1998
Creator: Whitehead, Marie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 18, Number 18, Pages 1383-1462, March 5, 1993 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 18, Number 18, Pages 1383-1462, March 5, 1993

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 17, Pages 1718-1837, March 5, 1996 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 17, Pages 1718-1837, March 5, 1996

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: March 5, 1996
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 16, Number 17, Pages 1397-1429, March 5, 1991 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 16, Number 17, Pages 1397-1429, March 5, 1991

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: March 5, 1991
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO97-015 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO97-015

Letter opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Reconsideration of Attorney General Letter Opinion No. 96-060 (1996) and related questions (ID# 38863)
Date: March 5, 1997
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-433 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-433

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Authority of a home-rule city to adopt an ordinance restricting or prohibiting cigarette vending machines.
Date: March 5, 1997
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-434 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-434

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether public housing authorities may administer federal housing assistance program involving payment of rent outside of their geographical boundaries.
Date: March 5, 1997
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO98-015 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO98-015

Letter opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Application of exemption from competitive bidding and competitive proposal requirements for a county contracts for work performed and paid for by the day (RQ-979)
Date: March 5, 1998
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Policeman's funeral] captions transcript

[News Clip: Policeman's funeral]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: March 5, 1997, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Application of non-radiometric methods to the determination of plutonium. Literature review conducted for the Buried Waste Integrated Program (open access)

Application of non-radiometric methods to the determination of plutonium. Literature review conducted for the Buried Waste Integrated Program

This literature review was motivated by discussions that took place during a review of contamination control technologies proposed for INEL (buried waste). It should be a useful tool in identifying non-radiation measurement techniques for Pu and Am such as ICP-MS, which should fulfill the following criteria: apparatus must be field deployable; up to 100 samples per day; and lower levels of detection and required time must be listed. The sensitivity of ICP and RIMS is compared against that needed for contamination monitoring at INEL. Only Pu-241, with a required detection limit of 400 ppt, would challenge the sensitivity of ICP-MS; Pu-238 would be easily determined. The need to determine Pu-238 and Am-241 in the presence of U-238 and Pu-241 seems to preclude the possibility of using laser ablation ICP-MS for Pu monitoring. ICP-AES and -LEAFS methods may not have enough sensitivity to determine Pu-238 at 2 ppb level with confidence, but RIMS (resonance ionization mass spectroscopy) should be adequate. 47 refs, figs.
Date: March 5, 1992
Creator: Edelson, M. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library