[1] The diurnal cycle of liquid water path (LWP) over the subtropical and tropical oceans is examined using two complete years of TMI (Tropical Rainfall MeasuringMission Microwave Imager) satellite microwave radiometer data. Diurnal amplitudes are a considerable fraction of the mean, especially in low cloud regions to the west of continents, where values of 15–35% are typical. Early morning max...

Juxta-articular nodes (Lutz, 1891; Jeanselme, 1924) have usually been reported from tropical countries where yaws and syphilis are endemic. Kalz and Newton (1943) state that only about 200 cases have been reported from non-tropical regions. In the Scandinavian literature only one report of such nodes (Fex, 1927) has come to our knowledge and we therefore wish to present four cases observed at t...

General considerations. This disease occurs in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. The exact method of contracting the disease has not yet been definitely settled. Various parasites have been blamed, such as the bed-bug, the mosquito, and several others. Wenyon showed that an "oriental sore" can be experimentally produced by contaminating an abrade...

This paper addresses various characteristic features associated with the hydration of the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) in association with the boreal monsoonal convective activity occurring over three different tropical regions viz. Asian region, American region and African region. Analysis of water vapor mixing ratio (WVMR) data obtained from AURA MLS (v3.3), ISCCP ...

Cirrus clouds in tropical regions are often located high in the cold upper troposphere and have low optical depths. In addition, tropical cirrus often extend in large sheets up to 1000 km horizontally, which may have a large influence on the energy budget of the atmosphere. Characterizing the location and radiative properties of cirrus clouds is an important step in understanding the processes ...

T HE DVORAK TECHNIQUE LEGACY. The Dvorak tropical cyclone (TC) intensity estimation technique has been the primary method of monitoring tropical systems for more than three decades. The technique has likely saved tens of thousands of lives in regions where over one billion people are directly affected by TCs (commonly called hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones). The Dvorak technique’s practical a...

Ainhum or Dactylolysis Spontanea is an idiopathic condition due to constriction rings or grooves on the digits that result in auto amputation. The ainhum commonly affects the fifth toe and usually the compromise is bilateral. This disease affects mainly African American adults between 20 to 50 years old from tropical and sub-tropical regions. We report a 75 years-old man with clinical and radio...

Malaria is one of the most widespread, potentially fatal infectious diseases. It is a tropical disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium. It is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. An estimated 300-500 million clinical cases of malaria occur each year globally. Approximately half of the world's population is at risk of ...

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in certain tropical and sub-tropical regions, and is sometimes encountered as an imported disease in Norway. The disease is characterized by chronic and painless, but often disfiguring, ulcers that regress after some months to years, leaving atrophic scars. Diagnosis is established by demonstrating amastigote Leishmania bodies by microscopy of Giemsa-stained s...

Juxta-articular nodes (Lutz, 1891; Jeanselme, 1924) have usually been reported from tropical countries where yaws and syphilis are endemic. Kalz and Newton (1943) state that only about 200 cases have been reported from non-tropical regions. In the Scandinavian literature only one report of such nodes (Fex, 1927) has come to our knowledge and we therefore wish to present four cases observed at t...