There exist radar-based algorithms designed to detect circulations in the atmosphere. Not all detected circulations, however, are associated with tornados on the ground. Outlined herein, is the development of a multi-layered perceptron designed to classify the two types of circulations-nontornadic and tornadic-based on various attributes of the circulations. Special emphasis is placed on the ro...

To clarify the physiology of venous return (Q(vr)) in Fontan circulations, venous return conductance (G(vr)) and mean circulatory filling pressure (P(mcf)) were determined in pentobarbital sodium-anesthetized pigs. Relationships between Q(vr) and right (biventricular, n = 8) or left (Fontan, n = 8) filling pressures are described by straight lines with significant correlation coefficients. Esti...

The response of the tropical atmosphere to steady forcing for all four seasons is computed using a simple two-layer linear primitive-equation model allowing an arbitrary basic flow with two-dimensional shear. The character of each seasonal response is studied, and two distinct forms of behavior are found. Near the Equator, the forcing excites a slowly varying Kelvin wave of the time scale of mo...

[1] A high-resolution mesoscale model was used to investigate the impact of deforestation in Amazonia. Coherent mesoscale circulations were triggered by the surface heterogeneity; synoptic flow did not eliminate the circulations but advected them away from the location where they were generated. This was substantiated by satellite-derived cloud images. These circulations affected the transport ...

The circulation around any closed loop is a Lagrangian invariant for classical, smooth solutions of the incompressible Euler equations in any number of space dimensions. However, singular solutions relevant to turbulent flows need not preserve the classical integrals of motion. Here we generalize the Kelvin theorem on conservation of circulations to distributional solutions of Euler and give ne...

In this paper, we study the Navier-Stokes equation in which the unknown functions are the vorticity and the streamfunction. Our goal is to estimate the long-time innuence of a small error in the initial data. In order to do this, we write down the symmetrized linearized Navier-Stokes equation and we estimate the eigenvalues of the corresponding operator. A comparison between these estimates and...

The impact of thermally induced valley/ridge circulations on the regional-scale transport of pollutants is examined using a modeling approach. The approach consists of applying a numerical meteorological model which provides the wind and turbulence fields used as input to a Lagrangian dispersion model. A variety of generic simulations were performed. Results indicate a significant effect of the...

Mitzner, Wayne, and Elizabeth M. Wagner. Vascular remodeling in the circulations of the lung. J Appl Physiol 97: 1999–2004, 2004; doi:10.1152/ japplphysiol.00473.2004.—The lung is unique in its double sources of perfusion from the pulmonary and systemic circulations. One striking difference between the two circulations is the capacity for angiogenesis. The bronchial circulation has a capacity t...

Blood flow through a vascular bed is usually determined by the pressure gradient across it and the diameter of the precapillary resistance vessels. Special circulations have additional specific features of blood flow control. Several organs control their blood supply by autoregulation. Coronary blood flow is linked to myocardial oxygen consumption, primarily by a metabolic mechanism, thus incre...