. The ~easurement of the differential propagation phase and copolar correlation coefficient are affected by the d1fferent1al phase pattern of the antenna system when operating in an alternate horizontal and vertical transmitting scheme. Direct phase pattern measurements of a large dish such as that of the CSU CHILL is difficult because of the need to obtain phase reference. A simple technique i...

Storage of jicama roots at 10 °C resulted in characteristic chill-induced changes in pulp color (decreased L* values and increased chroma) and texture (increased distance to rupture) after 7–14 days. Discoloration or browning of the pulp occurred first in exterior pulp tissue and then progressed to the interior tissue. Changes in texture during storage were similar in exterior and interior pulp...

[1] We model the spatial distribution of snow depth across a wind-dominated alpine basin using a geostatistical approach with a complex variable mean. Snow depth surveys were conducted at maximum accumulation from 1997 through 2003 in the 2.3 km Green Lakes Valley watershed in Colorado. We model snow depth as a random function that can be decomposed into a deterministic trend and a stochastic r...

This is the seventh edition of the Colorado State University (CSU)-CHILL newsletter which we distribute on an annual basis, near the start of the academic year. The newsletter is intended to provide information to the community regarding research, education, and refurbishment activities of the CSUCHILL facility. In April 1995 Colorado State University was awarded a second five-year Cooperative ...

in this paper, optimal design of hybrid solar-wind- diesel energy system with battery storage for reliable load in arsoon village in ardabil is presented. the village has 35 households that mean daily energy consumption is estimated 63.4 kwh. in this design optimization is implemented, considering loss of power supply probability (lpsp) index for reliable load providing, with minimum total cons...

We model the spatial distribution of snow depth across a wind-dominated alpine basin using a geostatistical approach with a complex variable mean. Snow depth surveys were conducted at maximum accumulation from 1997 through 2003 in the 2.3-km2 Green Lakes Valley (GLV) watershed in Colorado. We model snow depth as a random function that can be decomposed into a deterministic trend and a stochasti...

Cardio(lipin) workout beefs up mitochondrial impor ts Mitochondria depend on imported proteins. Kutik et al. show how a protein keeps this molecular traffi c fl owing by helping manufacture a key membrane lipid. Almost all of the 1,000 or so different proteins mitochondria need to operate are made elsewhere in the cell. After crossing a mitochondrion's outer membrane, proteins follow one of two...

An experiment was carried out to investigate whether variations in chill water temperature affect muscle shortening and meat quality in duck breast. Three chill water temperatures were applied to duck carcasses at 20 min postmortem for 30 min, including in ice water at 0 degrees C, in cold water at 10 degrees C, and in water at 20 degrees C. Results revealed that carcass temperatures were diffe...

We have investigated the effect of key solar wind driving parameters on solar wind-magnetosphere coupling efficiency during sheath and magnetic cloud-driven storms. The particular focus of the study was on the coupling efficiency dependence with Alfvén Mach number (MA). The efficiency has been estimated using the dawn-dusk component of the interplanetary electric field (EY ), Newell and Borovsk...

Winter dormancy is a well known mechanism adopted by temperate plants, to mitigate the chilling temperature of winters. However, acquisition of sufficient chilling during winter dormancy ensures the normal phenological traits in subsequent growing period. Thus, low temperature appears to play crucial roles in growth and development of temperate plants. Apple, being an important temperate fruit ...