The real importance is the effect of weather on what we do and how we deal with it.
This article discusses some of the causes and effects of rapid drying of concrete slabs in hot-weather conditions and suggests preventative steps that are low cost and relatively easy to do.
Rapid drying of the concrete occurs by absorption of concrete mixture water by a dry subgrade, dry aggregates, or, most importantly, evaporation of surface moisture on a warm, dry, and windy day.
High drying conditions are the result of the weather (temperature, relative humidity, and wind speed) at the time of day during concrete placement.
Interim_report_june2001
This project has been facilitated by a data-sharing collaboration with ESO, and a data and results sharing collaboration with U. Tokyo, the latter who are proposing to build a 6-m class IR-optimized telescope near Chajnantor.
Document A Satellite Survey of Cloud Cover and Water Vapor in Northern Chile, plus a CD-ROM with the individual plots, were the deliverables.
Many of these sites have had a small amount of weather data that would be valuable for an initial idea of local wind speeds and diurnal temperature variations.
An analysis of the Gemini site on Mauna Kea is contained in the above reference.
Various groups on MK have expressed interest on operating DIMMs on MK.
0208031F http://www.dtic.mil/descriptivesum/Y2003/AirForce/0208031F.pdf
Budget, support, deployment, Budget Activity, equipment, Bare Base, TBD, cost, Exhibit, Air Force.
Designed and sized to support the current Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) wartime planning scenario of two nearly simultaneous Major Theater Wars (2MTW), this equipment provides theater warfighters billeting, industrial, and air field capability to support up to 68,200 combat troops and 822 aircraft at 15 austere locations by building complete temporary bases from the ground up.
The HF system provides capability directed in the FY90-94 Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) that initially tasked the Air Force to support United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) Rapid Deployment Forces (RDF) and save critical airlift resources through theater prepositioning.
2. The outstanding reputation enjoyed by the AF Bare Base program, established during the Gulf War, has continued to grow in successive Military-Operations-Other-Than-War (MOOTW) throughout the world.
fireweather http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/grounders/pdf/fireweather.pdf
fire, forecasters, weather, NOAA, meteorologists, nationwide, wildfires, support, NWS, management.
NOAA National Weather Service meteorologists provide site-specific forecasting for wildfires of all sizes---from half an acre to many thousand acres.
NOAA satellite experts provide a lifesaving bird's eye view of the devastating blazes.
Once a fire starts, up-to-date weather information becomes especially critical.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrapersonnel involved in the management of fires.
The local NWS office also provides specific meteorological information support to NWS' special cadre of Incident Meteorologists, also known as "IMETs", who may be deployed to a fire location.
The NWS has a small group of experienced fire weather forecasters (more than 50 certified nationwide) known as Incident Meteorologists.
191161-c http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/nij/191161-c.pdf
battery, Mil Spec, power, battery cycle life, Cost, Support, Capability, channels, dealer, speaker-microphones.
Portable, conventional; trunking capable with optional accessory board ICOM America Inc.
Not specified Rugged construction, backlit keypad, 1550 NiMH battery standard, and one-piece aluminum die-cast chassis.
Not specified Monocoque aluminum die-cast chassis-heat sink surrounded by polycarbonate case.
Gasket seals and polyvinyl speaker cone prevent moisture penetration for wet weather use.
800 752 0986, ext. 8280 (Tel) Encryption control: Secure voice capabilities are available with optional scrambler modules.
An internal port permits the addition of these modules to provide voice scrambling from low-level inversion to high-level encryption.
Not specified Die-cast chassis, polycarbonate case, weather-sealed construction.
Meets military environmental standards for light rain, humidity, dust, vibration, shock.
doc45
weather, support, forecasts, equipment, missions, communications, theater, capability, commander, air.
with its attendant requirement to be able to change Air Tasking Order (ATO) allocations on very short notice, forces the entire AT0 support process towards automation.
The weather support requirements are derived from Air Force evolving combat doctrine, force structure, deployment procedures, and employment tactics.
The leading edge, or first-in, theater weather teams will provide essential weather data necessary to enable the customer to put more bombs on target while enhancing safety and survivability from the onset of the conflict.
theater forecast units to generate theater-specific forecast products in support of an Operations Plan or a time sensitive contingency plan.
VSbasestation_spec
controller, power, multiple, VectaStar, base station, network, ATM, sector, ETSI, antenna.
Storage and transportation The Access Point, Fibre Patch Panel, Multiplexer and Power Distribution Unit meet the requirements of ETS 300 019-1-1 class 1.3E for weather-protected non-temperature-controlled storage locations, and ETS 300 019-1-2 class 2.3 for public transportation.
System power requirements The base station equipment rack requires --48VDC.
Access Points Each Access Point comprises an integrated antenna, radio, modem, and Medium Access Control (MAC).
VectaStar uses adaptive modulation techniques to provide the highest possible data rate for each subscriber according to the quality of the transmission path.
Each Access Point comprises an integrated antenna, radio, modem, and Medium Access Control (MAC).
user http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/88inch/manuals/user.pdf
telescope, observing, summit, Hale Pohaku, instruments, Hilo, equipment, facility, f/31, CCD.
The URL of the home page for the 2.2-meter telescope is: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/88inch and the URL for this manual is: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/88inch/manuals/user.pdf.
Also available from the home page are numerous instrument manuals, which contain more in-depth information.
Generally, observers on the 2.2-m telescope drive themselves in University 4-wheel drive vehicles which they pick up from and return to Hilo airport (see Fig. 1.2).
The connection to Hale Pohaku from Highway 200 is by a 10 km (6 mile) paved road (see Figs. 1.3 and 1.4), which passes through open grazing land, and drivers should beware of stock wandering on the road.
MAIN36FNL http://www.roc.noaa.gov/ssb/documents/MAIN36FNL.PDF
oil, gearbox, maintenance, FAA, report, NWS, Pedestal Gearbox, DoD, Radar, Modification Handbook.
DoD Distribution Statement A - Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Due to maintenance concerns, and the coloring of the oil containers, it has become necessary for each site to ensure they have the correct oil on hand.
In addition to inspecting the gearbox and transmitter oil on hand, this is to remind sites to perform the PMIs stated in NWS EHB 6-503-2, AF TO 31P1-4-108-6WC-8 and FAA TI 6345.1 V4; 168 day PMI, card number 2-032; and 336 day PMI, card number 2-042.
This modification was successfully completed at Radar Operations Center.
A sample EMRS report is provided as ATTACHMENT 3.
AERAterri
teachers, Internet, technology, district, classroom, community, Alliance, Savvy Cyber Teacher, staff, students.
Presented as part of the Roundtable Professional Development and In-Service Training With Technology at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 2000.
The Alliance+ Project1 is a U.S. Department of Education program that enables K-12 teachers to integrate the Internet into their standards-based curriculum with emphasis on Science and Math.
Nadaburg pre-K-8 students come into the computer lab on a rotating schedule.
I have been assisted by, Patty Finch, Paul Dewey, and Bob Campbell, the Alliance+ team from Think Tank at Maricopa Community College during the integration of technology into our school.
The enthusiasm has continued with the teachers and staff since they participated in our workshop.
AntiicingIdaho
anti-icing, crews, district, chemicals, frost, highway, maintenance, amounts, magnesium chloride, success.
Winter maintenance on Idaho highways has always been a big challenge for Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) winter maintenance crews.
The motorists and the snowplow operators face everything from frost and black ice on the roads to severe winter storms that can drop a couple of feet of snow over night.
Anti-icing is a proactive approach to keeping highways clear of snow and ice by applying liquid freeze-point depressant chemicals to the highway ahead of the storm.
Due to the high number of accidents and the high labor and materials costs to maintain US-12 in the winter, the District 2 Maintenance Engineer, Pat Lightfield, decided to try using liquid chemicals for anti-icing.
castillo http://www.campbellsci.ca/CampbellScientific/Download/castillo.pdf
cracks, sensors, soil moisture, tilt, park, equipment, monitoring, bastion, monument, weather stations.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida.
Taken in 1995, this view looks across the moat toward the southwest bastion, where several major cracks are visible.
The Park Superintendent, Gordie Wilson, together with the Southeast Region of the National Park Service, has commenced a long-range monitoring effort at the fort.
Sensor emplacements are denoted by squares (tilt meters/inclinometers), circles (x-y-z crack gauges), and triangles (soil core/moisture sensors).
· weather conditions at the site to assess their impact on geotechnical activity Monitoring equipment was assembled from several vendors.
Campbell Scientific provided the datalogger, multiplexers, weather stations, and soil moisture probes.
livingston3
stations, weather stations, profit, county, crop, Refugio County, Texas, CWP, producers, sorghum.
-Describing-Scope of Project and Expected Results: This was primarily a weather station construction project to meet informational needs of 1000 farmers and ranchers in Refugio County.
The project was also intended to help develop the web sites for both projected stations, and to rebuild a program with software that would help to network the stations after January 1, 2000.
This is important because Refugio County was selected as a test site for identifying and improving best management practices BMPs to improve the profitability of sorghum and cotton grown in rotation.
What the Project Has Accomplished to Date: Not two, but three weather stations were produced by using matching funds and equipment left over from another project.
msg-cal
Intrallect, forecasters, e-learning, satellites, weather, delivery, courses, trainer, training modules, delivery channels.
HOW do you train thousands of weather forecasters in the latest techniques across Europe and Africa without taking them away from their operational duties?
This was a dilemma facing EUMETSAT, the official European body for the operation and exploitation of meteorological satellites.
The second generation of weather satellites -- Meteosat Second Generation -- is due to be launched at the end of August 2002.
Thousands of weather forecasters and other experts across Europe and Africa who rely on information from weather satellites need to be trained how to interpret this new data.
Edinburgh-based Intrallect specializes in sophisticated e-Learning software which allows training packages to be delivered across a number of digital delivery channels.
good_weather_briefing
weather, flight, briefing, forecasts, flight watch, VFR, aircraft, airport, route, briefer.
Note: When used in this document the generic terms "Flight Service" and "Flight Service Station" should be construed to include both Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSS) and non-consolidated Flight Service Stations (FSS).
Touch-tone users can elect to speak with a briefer, listen to any of th e direct-access services, or select a menu which identifies those services and their Associated codes.
The international METAR and SPECI (special) weather codes replaced the North American Surf ace Aviation Weather Report (SA) and SP formats, in 1996.
Area Forecasts are 12-hour aviation forecasts plus a 6-hour categorical outlook giving general descriptions of VFR sky and weather conditions that affect aircraft operations.
