Jamaica’s Windward Maroon “Slaveholders”

Comparison of Flood Routing Models (Case Study: Maroon River, Iran)

This study is undertaken to compare some different flood routing models including wave models and numerical models in the real field. The results of the wave models included kinematic, diffusive and dynamic wave have already been compared using laboratory data. Lack of the data field and technical support has been causes of not be investigated in the real field. In this present paper, several n...

Negotiating Social Identities on an Eastern Maroon Radio Show

In recent years, Pidgin and Creole languages have made significant inroads into the public domain of the countries where they are spoken. The media, and the radio broadcasting sector in particular, are the areas in which they figure most prominently. Extension of their use has brought about linguistic changes (Garrett, 2000). This paper explores such changes in relation to the Eastern Maroon ra...

The Windward Performance of Yachts in Rough Water

A 5 year research program to investigate the effect of realistic hull form parameters on the added resistance of a yacht in waves is nearing completion. Model experiments and theoretical predictions were carried out and the results are discussed in this paper. Five hull form parameters have been investigated so far, they are: 1. stern overhang; 2. LCB-LCF separation; 3. prismatic coefficient, 4...

Autumnal Bird Migration Over The Windward Caribbean Islands

Pyrogenic vorticity from windward and lee slope fires

Research into dynamic bushfire behaviour conducted over the last few years has shown that bushfires burning on lee-facing slopes can exhibit atypical forms of propagation under extreme weather conditions. For instance, recent numerical simulations have indicated that pyrogenic vorticity (the curl of the velocity field) is a key driver of rapid lateral fire spread as a consequence, this type of ...