A wind scatterometer makes measurements of the normalized radar-backscatter coefficient of the ocean surface. To retrieve the wind, a geophysical model function (GMF), which relates to the near-surface wind, is used. The wind vector can be estimated using maximum-likelihood techniques from several measurements made at different azimuth angles. The probability density of the measured is assumed ...

Background/Hypothesis:Widespread use of plastic has created a world where exposure to microplastics is inevitable leading their presence in our circulatory system. This raises questions about impact on thrombosis. Aminated polystyrene (aPS) plastics have been shown increase platelet aggregation and thrombus formation animal models. Given this, we hypothesized that aPS administration will the ra...

All available wind data associated with Hurricane Andrew’s passage were analyzed for periods corresponding to landfall south of Miami and emergence from southwest Florida. At landfall in southeast Florida, maximum sustained 1-min surface wind speeds VM1 reached just over 60 m s01 in the northern eyewall over land; by the time Andrew exited the Florida peninsula, the peak value of VM1 over land ...

Although significant private investment is absorbed in different sectors of power systems, transmission sector is still suffering from appropriate private investment. This is because of the pricing policies of transmission services, tariffs, and especially for investment risks. Investment risks are due to the uncertain behaviour of power systems that discourage investors to invest in the transm...

Jet streams are regions of sustained high wind speeds in the upper atmosphere and are seen by some as a substantial renewable energy resource. However, jet streams are nearly geostrophic flow, that is, they result from the balance between the pressure gradient and Coriolis force in the near absence of friction. Therefore, jet stream motion is associated with very small generation rates of kinet...