Interest in the application of computer simulation in construction has been growing since the introduction of the CYCLONE (CYCLic Operation NEtwork) methodology in 1973. The CYCLONE methodology has become well established and its six standard modeling elements provide a simple, straightforward tool for the study of various construction operations. Many construction-specific simulation systems e...

Secular changes in regional storm tracking are examined as physical mechanisms for observed teleconnections between the New England hydroclimate and four predictor variables: the Southern Oscillation Index, the North Atlantic Oscillation, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, and regional sea-surface temperatures. The main modes of New England winter precipitation, snowfall, and cyclone variability ...

Cyclone models have been used without relevant modifications for more than a century. Most of the attention has been focused on finding new methods to improve performance parameters. Recently, some studies were conducted to improve equipment performance by evaluating geometric effects on projects. In this work, the effect of cyclone geometry was studied through the creation of a symmetrical inl...

The tropical cyclone-ocean interaction was investigated using a high-r(~solution tropical cyclone ocean coupled model. The model design consisted of the NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory tropical cyclone prediction model which was coupled with a multilayer primitive equation ocean model. Coupling between the hurricane and the ocean models was carried out by passing into the ocean model...

Cyclone is a polymorphic, type-safe programming language derived from C. The primarydesign goals of Cyclone are to let programmers control data representations and memory man-agement without sacrificing type-safety. In this paper, we focus on the region-based memorymanagement of Cyclone and its static typing discipline. The design incorporates several advance-ments, including su...

Cyclone separators are widely used in a variety of industrial applications. A low-mass loading gas cyclone is characterized by two performance parameters, namely the Euler and Stokes numbers. These parameters are highly sensitive to the geometrical design parameters defining the cyclone. Optimizing the cyclone geometry therefore is a complex problem. Testing a large number of cyclone geometries...

This paper presents the design procedure and implementation results of a proposed software defined radio (SDR) using Altera Cyclone II family board. The implementation uses Matlab/Simulink, Embedded Matlab blocks, and Cyclone II development and educational board. The design has first implemented in Matlab/Simulink environment. It is then converted to VHDL level using Simulink HDL coder. The des...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Consistent abiotic factors can affect directional selection; cyclones are abiotic phenomena with near-discrete geographic limits. The current study investigates selective pressure of cyclones on plants at the species level, testing for possible natural selection. METHODS New World Arecaceae (palms) are used as a model system, as plants with monopodial, unbranched arboresce...

Accurately predicting future tropical cyclone risk requires understanding the fundamental controls on tropical cyclone dynamics. Here we present an annually-resolved 450-year reconstruction of western Caribbean tropical cyclone activity developed using a new coupled carbon and oxygen isotope ratio technique in an exceptionally well-dated stalagmite from Belize. Western Caribbean tropical cyclon...