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Synergistic Use of Remote Sensing for Snow Cover and Snow Water Equivalent Estimation

Jonathan Muñoz, Jose Infante, Tarendra Lakhankar, Reza Khanbilvardi, Peter Romanov, Nir Krakauer & Al Powell · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2013

An increasing number of satellite sensors operating in the optical and microwave spectral bands represent an opportunity for utilizing multi-sensor fusion and data assimilation techniques for improving the estimation of snowpack properties using remote sensing. In this paper, the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2013/7699

Assessing Surface PM2.5 Estimates Using Data Fusion of Active and Passive Remote Sensing Methods

Lina Cordero, Nabin Malakar, Yonghua Wu, Barry Gross & Fred Moshary · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2013

In this paper, we focus on estimations of fine particulate matter by combining MODIS satellite Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) with Weather Research Forecast (WRF) PBL information using a neural network approach and assess its performance. As part of our analysis, we first explore th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2013/7668

Combining Active and Passive Airborne Remote Sensing to Quantify NO2 and Ox Production near Bakersfield, CA

Sunil Baidar, Rainer Volkamer, Raul Alvarez, Alan Brewer, Fay Davies, Andy Langford, Hilke Oetjen, Guy Pearson, Christoph Senff & R. Michael Hardesty · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2013

Aims: The objective of this study is to demonstrate the integrated use of passive and active remote sensing instruments to quantify the rate of NOx emissions, and investigate the Ox production rates from an urban area. Place and Duration of Study: A research flight on June 15, 20...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2013/5740

An A-Train Satellite Based Stratiform Mixed-Phase Cloud Retrieval Algorithm by Combining Active and Passive Sensor Measurements

Loknath Adhikari & Zhien Wang · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2013

Aims: To develop a new satellite-based mixed-phase cloud retrieval algorithm for improving mixed-phase cloud liquid water path (LWP) retrievals by combining Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro radiometer (MODIS), CloudSat, and Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2013/3055

Generalized Growth and Approximation of Pseudoanalytic Functions on the Disk

Devendra Kumar, Vandna Jain & Balbir Singh · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2013

McCoy [20] considered the approximation of pseudoanalytic functions (PAF) on the disk. Pseudoanalytic functions are constructed as complex combination of real - valued analytic solutions to the Stokes-Beltrami System. These solutions include the generalized biaxisymmetric potenti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/4086

Effects of Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes [mart.] solms) Compost on Growth and Yield Parameters of Maize (Zea mays)

Newton Osoro, John O. Muoma, Alice Amoding, Dative Mukaminega, Morris Muthini, Omwoyo Ombori & John M. Maingi · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2013

Aims: To evaluate the effects of water hyacinth compost prepared with various cultures on growth and yield parameters of maize. Study Design: Randomized Complete Block Design. Place and Duration of Study: Field experiments were carried out at Otonglo Division in Kisumu County and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/5776

Histological Alterations in the Rabbit Epididymis Induced by Sildenafil Overdosing

Bashir M. Jarrar · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2013

Background: Sildenafil is used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and is helping millions of men around the world to achieve and maintain a long lasting erection. The histological alterations in the genital system epithelial lining due to sildenafil overdoses intoxication...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4972

Pattern of Neonatal Mortality in a Teritiary Health Facility in Umuahia, South East, Nigeria

Eke Christopher B, Ezomike Uchechukwu O, Chukwu Bartholomew F, Chinawa Josephat M, Korie Francis C, Chukwudi Ndubuisi & Ukpabi Ihuoma K · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2013

Background: Neonatal mortality rates are highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Nigeria inclusive. And so the aim of the current study was to audit the pattern of neonatal deaths. Study Design: A cross sectional retrospective descriptive study was undertaken. Place and Duration of S...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/4985

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Related to Dengue among Caretakers of Elementary School Children in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand

Risa Takahashi, Calistus Wilunda, Karani Magutah, Tun-Linn Thein, Naoko Shibuya & Sangchom Siripanich · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2013

Aim: To assess dengue related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among caretakers of elementary school children in Thailand. Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and duration of the Study: Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, in April 2012 Methods: Data on socio-demographic char...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6390

The Single-valued Character of Some Class of Multi-valued Admissible Mappings

Miroslaw Slosarski · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2013

In the countably dimensional, separable and locally compact spaces, some class of admissible mappings was defined that is also closed due to composition and that has similar properties to the properties of single-valued mappings. A certain property of these maps was applied in th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/6860

Positive Solutions for Systems of Singular Higher-Order Multi-Point Boundary Value Problems

Johnny Henderson & Rodica Luca · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2013

We study the existence of positive solutions of a system of higher-order nonlinear differential equations subject to multi-point boundary conditions, where the nonlinearities do not possess any sublinear or superlinear growth conditions and may be singular. In the proof of the ma...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/4509

Nonlinear Perturbations of a Periodic Quasilinear Elliptic Problem with Discontinuous Nonlinearity in RN1

Qin Li & Zuodong Yang · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2013

Using variational methods, we estabilish existence of positive solutions for a class of quasilinear elliptic problems                                                  where  is a positive, continuous perturbations of a periodic function, H is the Heaviside function and f is a con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2014/6006