We present an experimental and modelling study of a strong gravity wave event in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere near the Scandinavian mountain ridge. Continuous VHF radar measurements during the MaCWAVE rocket and ground-based measurement campaign were performed at the Norwegian Andoya Rocket Range (ARR) near Andenes (69.3 N, 16 E) in January 2003. Detailed gravity wave investigations...

A single point viscosity measurement has been proven meaningless in determining the rheological and application properties of a paint. Paints having the same “one point“ viscosity can hove different settling, sag, and leveling properties. These rheological differences are graphically depicted by means of viscosity profiles obtained through the use of low and high shear rate viscometers. A metho...

With the development of science and technology, microwave has been used in many fields such as industry, military, medicine and communication. People are living in a lapped and dynamic electromagnetic environment. Concerns about potential hazards of microwave are getting increasing attentions. The single biological effects of microwave were widely discussed which was considered harmful. Relevan...

A history of studies on the gravity measurements at sea in Japan is reviewed with an emphasis on the contribution of the author. The first successful measurements at sea were made in 1923 by Vening Meinesz in the Netherlands using the pendulum apparatus installed in a submarine. However, the gravity measurements using a submarine are not convenient because the access to a submarine is limited. ...

A growing population is driving automatization in agricultural industry to strive for more productive arable land. Being part of this process, this work is aimed to investigate the possibility to implement sensor-based automation in a particular system called FrontEnd Loader, which is a lifting arm that is commonly mounted at the front of a tractor. Two main tasks are considered here, namely El...

The Gravity and Ocean Circulation Experiment GOCE satellite mission measure the Earth gravity field with unprecedented accuracy leading to substantial improvements in the modelling of the ocean circulation and transport. In this study of the performance of GOCE, a newer gravity model have been combined with the DTU10MSS mean sea surface model to construct a global mean dynamic topography model ...

Control of water and air in the root zone of plants remains a challenge in the microgravity environment of space. Due to limited flight opportunities, research aimed at resolving microgravity porous media fluid dynamics must often be conducted on Earth. The NASA KC-135 reduced gravity flight program offers an opportunity for Earth-based researchers to study physical processes in a variable grav...

We study the spreading and leveling of a gravity current in Hele-Shaw cell with flow-wise width variations as an analog for flow {in fractures horizontally heterogeneous aquifers}. Using phase-plane analysis, we obtain second-kind self-similar solutions to describe evolution current's shape during both (pre-closure) (post-closure) regimes. The theory is compared numerical simulations partial di...