The time-mean circulation in the Agulhas Retroflection area is determined by combining TOPEX/POSEIDON data and a two-layer quasi-geostrophic model using the ensemble smoother. By taking the time-mean circulation as the unknown in the data assimilation procedure, the time-varying altimeter signal is used to constrain the time-mean field. The quasi-geostrophic model is applied as a strong constra...

For a random process X consider the random vector deened by the values of X at times 0 < U n;1 < ::: < U n;n < 1 and the minimal values of X on each of the intervals between consecutive pairs of these times, where the U n;i are the order statistics of n independent uniform (0; 1) variables, independent of X. The joint law of this random vector is explicitly described when X is a Brownian motion...

This work investigates the impact of geometry on the reliability of a high conductivity, meandered, stretchable interconnect. Meandered copper conductor interconnects of varying geometries that have been encapsulated into a PDMS matrix, are evaluated for reliability under tensile stretching conditions to 10% elongation. We present results that support our earlier findings by experiment and FEM ...

The usefulness of a methodology that integrates shape grammar for capturing design information with cellular automata for computational output of a design solution space is demonstrated in this paper. The application domain is the ornamental artwork known as Chinese lattices or meanders, a subject of earlier interest in shape grammar studies. In this study, a specification for a Chinese lattice...

The channel of Bhagirathi River is the branches off from the Ganga at Nurpur (lower course of the Ganga). Bhagirathi River is one of the main rivers in Murshidabad district. Analyzing the image of the Bhagirathi River in Murshidabad district through the year 1970, 1977, 1990, 2000 and 2006, it is found that significant changed has been occurred in souththern part of the river and less change is...