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TURNING ACQUISITION ON ITS HEAD - Will Congress get serious about performance-based logistics?
In: Armed forces journal: AFJ, S. 20-23
ISSN: 0004-220X, 0196-3597
Turning acquisition on its head: will the U.S. get serious about performance-based logistics?
In: Armed forces journal: AFJ, Band 150, Heft 6/6007, S. 20-23, 32
ISSN: 0004-220X, 0196-3597
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Using total precipitable water anomaly as a forecast aid for heavy precipitation events
2013 Spring. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Heavy precipitation events are of interest to weather forecasters, local government officials, and the Department of Defense. These events can cause flooding which endangers lives and property. Military concerns include decreased trafficability for military vehicles, which hinders both war- and peace-time missions. Even in data-rich areas such as the United States, it is difficult to determine when and where a heavy precipitation event will occur. The challenges are compounded in data-denied regions. The hypothesis that total precipitable water anomaly (TPWA) will be positive and increasing preceding heavy precipitation events is tested in order to establish an understanding of TPWA evolution. Results are then used to create a precipitation forecast aid. The operational, 16 km-gridded, 6-hourly TPWA product developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) compares a blended TPW product with a TPW climatology to give a percent of normal TPWA value. TPWA evolution is examined for 84 heavy precipitation events which occurred between August 2010 and November 2011. An algorithm which uses various TPWA thresholds derived from the 84 events is then developed and tested using dichotomous contingency table verification statistics to determine the extent to which satellite-based TPWA might be used to aid in forecasting precipitation over mesoscale domains. The hypothesis of positive and increasing TPWA preceding heavy precipitation events is supported by the analysis. Event-average TPWA rises for 36 hours and peaks at 154% of normal at the event time. The average precipitation event detected by the forecast algorithm is not of sufficient magnitude to be termed a "heavy" precipitation event; however, the algorithm adds skill to a climatological precipitation forecast. Probability of detection is low and false alarm ratios are large, thus qualifying the algorithm's current use as an aid rather than a deterministic forecast tool. The algorithm's ability to be easily modified and quickly run gives it potential for future use in precipitation forecasting.
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USMC sniper: Gunnery Sergeant Carlos N. Hathcock: MS would take the man--but not the legend
In: Soldier of fortune: SOF ; the journal of professional adventurers, Band 29, Heft 5, S. 58-61
ISSN: 0145-6784
Special Forces OD Alpha-555 (aka "Triple Nickel")
In: Soldier of fortune: SOF ; the journal of professional adventurers, Band 28, Heft 9, S. 48-51
ISSN: 0145-6784
The Case Study Method in Psychodynamic Psychology: Focus on Addiction
In: Clinical social work journal, Band 45, Heft 3, S. 215-226
ISSN: 1573-3343
Application of Machine Learning Techniques to Detect and Understand the Impacts of Global Warming on Southeast Australia
In: Georgetown journal of international affairs: GJIA, Band 24, Heft 2, S. 260-266
ISSN: 2471-8831
Abstract: Australia is adversely affected by global warming (GW), as its well-known cycles of droughts, floods, and extreme weather events are increasingly amplified by GW. Here, the focus is the impacts of GW on populous southeast Australia. Machine Learning attribution techniques have been applied to identify the main drivers of these impacts. This article presents the detection examples of the most relevant drivers, individually and in combination, responsible for observed trends in precipitation and temperature due to GW.
Folsom structures in the Wyoming Basin of southwest Wyoming: The evidence from site 48SW97
In: Plains anthropologist, Band 61, Heft 237, S. 76-95
ISSN: 2052-546X
Whose Gay Community? Social Class, Sexual Self-Expression, and Gay Community Involvement
In: The sociological quarterly: TSQ, Band 46, Heft 3, S. 437-456
ISSN: 1533-8525
Pronghorn and Bison Procurement During the Uinta Phase in Southwest Wyoming: A Case Study from Site 48SW270
In: Plains anthropologist, Band 45, Heft 174, S. 71-87
ISSN: 2052-546X
Rattlesnake Pass Site: A Folsom Occupation in South-Central Wyoming
In: Plains anthropologist, Band 35, Heft 129, S. 273-289
ISSN: 2052-546X
Territoriality and Fear of Crime in Elderly and Nonelderly Homeowners
In: The Journal of social psychology, Band 111, Heft 1, S. 119-129
ISSN: 1940-1183