Search Results - "Wolff, D. B."

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease associated with a deletion of two repeats in the prion protein gene by CAPELLARI, S, PARCHI, P, WOLFF, B. D, CAMPBELL, J, ATKINSON, R, POSEY, D. M, PETERSEN, R. B, GAMBETTI, P

“…A two-octapeptide repeat deletion of the prion protein gene has been recently observed in a patient with a 2-year history of dementia and a clinical diagnosis…”
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THE MIDLATITUDE CONTINENTAL CONVECTIVE CLOUDS EXPERIMENT (MC3E) by Jensen, M. P., Petersen, W. A., Bansemer, A., Bharadwaj, N., Carey, L. D., Cecil, D. J., Collis, S. M., Del Genio, A. D., Dolan, B., Gerlach, J., Giangrande, S. E., Heymsfield, A., Heymsfield, G., Kollias, P., Lang, T. J., Nesbitt, S. W., Neumann, A., Poellot, M., Rutledge, S. A., Schwaller, M., Tokay, A., Williams, C. R., Wolff, D. B., Xie, S., Zipser, E. J.

“…The Midlatitude Continental Convective Clouds Experiment (MC3E), a field program jointly led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation…”
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THE EMERGENCE OF OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE FOR THE WEATHER RADAR COMMUNITY by Heistermann, M., Collis, S., Dixon, M. J., Giangrande, S., Helmus, J. J., Kelley, B., Koistinen, J., Michelson, D. B., Peura, M., Pfaff, T., Wolff, D. B.

“…Weather radar analysis has become increasingly sophisticated over the past 50 years, and efforts to keep software up to date have generally lagged behind the…”
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Utilization of a hybrid sequencing batch reactor (HSBR) as a decentralized system of domestic wastewater treatment by Costa, R.H.R. da, Souto, V.S, Prelhaz, A.T.S, Neto, L.G.L, Wolff, D.B

“…This paper presents the experiments carried out in a hybrid sequencing batch reactor (HSBR), used for biological treatment of sewage. The HSBR was built in a…”
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Climatological processing and product development for the TRMM ground validation program by Marks, D.A, Kulie, M.S, Robinson, M, Silberstein, D.S, Wolff, D.B, Ferrier, B.S, Amitail, E, Fisher, B, Wang, J, Augustine, D, Thiele, O

“…A comprehensive Ground Validation (GV) Program has been implemented to validate TRMM satellite observations. The primary goal of TRMM GV is to provide basic…”
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Evolving improvements to TRMM ground validation rainfall estimates by Robinson, M, Kulie, M.S, Silberstein, D.S, Marks, D.A, Wolff, D.B, Amatai, E, Ferrier, B.S, Fisher, B.L, Wang, J

“…The primary function of the TRMM Ground Validation (GV) Program is to create GV rainfall products that provide basic validation of satellite-derived…”
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The Window Probability Matching Method for Rainfall Measurements with Radar by Rosenfeld, Daniel, Wolff, David B., Amitai, Eyal

“…A simplified probability matching method is introduced that relies on matching the unconditional probabilities of R and Ze using data from a C-band radar and…”
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The TRMM Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA): Quasi-Global, Multiyear, Combined-Sensor Precipitation Estimates at Fine Scales by Huffman, George J., Adler, Robert F., Bolvin, David T., Gu, Guojun, Nelkin, Eric J., Bowman, Kenneth P., Hong, Yang, Stocker, Erich F., Wolff, David B.

“…The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) provides a calibration-based sequential scheme for combining…”
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Influence of partial saturation and organic loading on the performance of vertical wetlands for raw wastewater treatment by Marchioro, L. G., Baggiotto, C., Decezaro, S. T., Freo, G. R., Houndedjihou, D., de Aquino Berriel Arruda, F., Ramírez, R. J. M. G., dos Santos, K. S., Wolff, D. B.

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Statistical comparison of algorithms by Kedem, B., Wolff, D.B., Fokianos, K.

“…A "reference" algorithm or instrument and its various "distortions" are considered, where the distortions carry some valid information about the reference. The…”
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Classification of Rain Regimes by the Three-Dimensional Properties of Reflectivity Fields by Rosenfeld, Daniel, Amitai, Eyal, Wolff, David B.

“…An automated scheme to characterize precipitation echoes within small windows in the radar field is presented and applied to previously subjectively classified…”
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Improved Accuracy of Radar WPMM Estimated Rainfall upon Application of Objective Classification Criteria by Rosenfeld, Daniel, Amitai, Eyal, Wolff, David B.

“…Application of the window probability matching method to radar and rain gauge data that have been objectively classified into different rain types resulted in…”
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General Probability-matched Relations between Radar Reflectivity and Rain Rate by Rosenfeld, Daniel, Wolff, David B., Atlas, David

“…A method of deriving the relation between radar-observed reflectivities Ze and gauge-measured rain intensity R is presented. It is based on matching the…”
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Comparisons of Instantaneous TRMM Ground Validation and Satellite Rain-Rate Estimates at Different Spatial Scales by Wolff, David B., Fisher, Brad L.

“…This study provides a comprehensive intercomparison of instantaneous rain rates observed by the two rain sensors aboard the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission…”
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Radar and Radiation Properties of Ice Clouds by Atlas, David, Matrosov, Sergey Y., Heymsfield, Andrew J., Chou, Ming-Dah, Wolff, David B.

“…The authors derive relations of the equivalent radar reflectivity Ze and extinction coefficient α of ice clouds and confirm the theory by in situ aircraft…”
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A Study of the Threshold Method Utilizing Raingage Data by Short, David A., Wolff, David B., Rosenfeld, Daniel, Atlas, David

“…The threshold method for estimation of area-average rain rate relies on determination of the fractional area where rain rate exceeds a preset level of…”
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Climatologically Tuned Reflectivity–Rain Rate Relations and Links to Area–Time Integrals by Atlas, David, Rosenfeld, Daniel, Wolff, David B.

“…Relations between either the point- or beam-averaged effective reflectivity, Ze, and surface rain rate, R, are determined by a probability matching method…”
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C-band attenuation by tropical rainfall in Darwin, Australia, using climatologically tuned Ze-R relations by ATLAS, D, ROSENFELD, D, WOLFF, D. B

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Beamwidth Effects on Z-R Relations and Area-integrated Rainfall by Rosenfeld, Daniel, Atlas, David, Wolff, David B., Amitai, Eyal

“…The effective radar reflectivity Ze measured by a radar is the convolution of the actual distribution of reflectivity with the beam radiation pattern. Because…”
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Solid wastes drained in an urban river sub-basin by Salles, A., Wolff, D.B., Silveira, G.L.

“…Inadequate disposal of solid wastes in urbanised areas may cause water body pollution and the obstruction of drainage canals. This may lead to floods, health…”
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