A new `Wavelet Energeti s' te hnique, based on `best-shift' orthonormal wavelet analysis (OWA) of a given instantaneous synopti map, is onstru ted for diagnosing nonlinear kineti -energeti transfers in observed blo king ases. Best-shift analysis represents longitudinal varian e of latitude-mean blo king stru tures at 50 kPa mu h more eÆ iently than does standard OWA, even for stru tures evolvin...

We propose nite sample tests and on den e sets for models with unobserved and generated regressors as well as various models estimated by instrumental variables methods. The validity of the pro edures is una e ted by the presen e of identi ation problems or \weak instruments", so no dete tion of su h problems is required. We study two distin t approa hes for various models onsidered by Pagan (1...

OF THE THESIS Using a Proxy to Enable Communi ation Overlap with Computation by Stephen Lau Master of S ien e in Computer S ien e & Engineering University of California, San Diego, 2003 Professor S ott B. Baden, Chair Parallel omputation with distributed memory has two key phases: lo al omputation on the nodes of the system, and ommuni ation between these nodes. While ommuni ation speeds have i...