Space transportation system and associated payloads: Glossary, acronyms, and abbreviations

A collection of some of the acronyms and abbreviations now in everyday use in the shuttle world is presented. It is a combination of lists that were prepared at Marshall Space Flight Center and Kennedy and Johnson Space Centers, places where intensive shuttle activities are being carried out. This list is intended as a guide or reference and should not be considered to have the status and sanction of a dictionary

The Virginian Sea bibliography

The bibliography of the Virginian Sea is a compendium of literature and environmental data concerning the Middle Atlantic Bight region of the Western North Atlantic - or the United States east coast. The geographical coverage of this bibliography ineludes that region extending from 41° N latitude to 36° N latitude and out 200 miles from the coastal headlands. This volume represents the first step of an effort undertaken by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to assess the present status of knowledge concerning the physical and chemical environment, biology, and fisheries of the Virginian Sea. We do not put forth this work as a complete bibliography of the Virginian Sea. No bibliographic effort of this scope can attain one-hundred percent coverage. Certainly, however, this bibliography is quite representative of the scientific research that has been done in the Middle Atlantic Bight. Later editions will broaden the bibliographic coverage of this work, correcting omissions as they are noted and making necessary additions. We hope that this bibliography will be useful to government, science, and the private sector; and welcome suggestions and, criticisms which would lead to its improvement

NASA Microgravity Materials Science Conference

The Microgravity Materials Science Conference was held June 10-11, 1996 at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville, AL. It was organized by the Microgravity Materials Science Discipline Working Group, sponsored by the Microgravity Science and Applications Division at NASA Headquarters, and hosted by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and the Alliance for Microgravity Materials Science and Applications (AMMSA). It was the second NASA conference of this type in the microgravity materials science discipline. The microgravity science program sponsored approximately 80 investigations and 69 principal investigators in FY96, all of whom made oral or poster presentations at this conference. The conference's purpose was to inform the materials science community of research opportunities in reduced gravity in preparation for a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) scheduled for release in late 1996 by the Microgravity Science and Applications Division at NASA Headquarters. The conference was aimed at materials science researchers from academia, industry, and government. A tour of the MSFC microgravity research facilities was held on June 12, 1996. This volume is comprised of the research reports submitted by the principal investigators after the conference and presentations made by various NASA microgravity science managers

The 1991 Marshall Space Flight Center research and technology

A compilation of 194 articles addressing research and technology activities at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is given. Activities are divided into three major areas: advanced studies addressing transportation systems, space systems, and space science activities conducted primarily in the Program Development Directorate; research tasks carried out in the Space Science Laboratory; and technology programs hosted by a wide array of organizations at the Center. The theme for this year's report is 'Building for the Future'

Chesapeake Bay Bibliography - Volume III. Maryland Waters

The Chesapeake Bay Bibliography was initiated by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in response to growing resource management problems of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. With these problems came the realization that planning and management of such a great natural resource is an overwhelming task requiring the best available information. This bibliography, therefore, was undertaken to document existing sources of information, to help identify research and data gathering needs, and to develop a comprehensive research and information services programs for individuals interested in research on, and management of the natural resources of the Chesapeake Bay region. This work is the second continuation and enlargement of the Chesapeake Bay Bibliography. The Chesapeake Bay Bibliography, Volume III, Maryland Waters is a subject index of literature concerning the Chesapeake Bay from the Maryland-Virginia state line to the fall line of the Susquehanna River.Books, periodicals, government, institutional, and academic reports, theses, and dissertations have been consulted to compile the citations contained in the bibliography. See also: Volume I (1971) which summarized information sources dealing with the James River Link Volume II Virginia (1972) focused on the respective segments of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Link Volume IV Virginia Waters (1976) includes and updates the water resource-oriented citations contained in Volumes I and II, and it also identifies information sources dealing with the land resources of Virginia\u27s nine coastal planning regions. Link Volume V Virginia and Maryland Waters (1981) covers the entire Bay and its tributaries, from the fall line of the Susquehanna River, south through Maryland and Virginia to the Hampton Roads area and extends three miles into the territorial offshore waters of Virginia. The Virginia segment of the Eastern Shore on the Delmarva Peninsula is also included. Lin

Federal Register

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii

Using the GCel for Simulation of Flow in the Continental Shelf Region

Accurate predictions of flows and transport in the continental shelf region can be obtained using a numerical simulation of the three dimensional shallow water equations. As more powerful computers become available, the grids that are used in these simulations can be much finer, making the results more reliable. This article describes a first implementation of existing simulation software on the GCel computer of SARA in Amsterdam. The modification of the algorithms is described and and issues related to load balancing, communication and data distribution will be discussed. The results of the first experiments with this implementation show that the expected performance can be reached. Keywords. Parallelisation, Incompressible flow simulation 1 Introduction Over the years the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat has put a lot of effort in constructing numerical simulation models of flow and transport in the continental shelf region. Among the different models are a three dimensional model and a tidepe..

Federal Register

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii

Using the GCel for simulation of flow in the continental shelf region

Accurate predictions of flows and transport in the continental shelf region can be obtained using a numerical simulation of the three dimensional shallow water equations. As more powerful computers become available, the grids that are used in these simulations can be much finer, making the results more reliable. This article describes a first implementation of existing simulation software on the GCel computer of SARA in Amsterdam. The modification of the algorithms is described and and issues related to load balancing, communication and data distribution will be discussed. The results of the first experiments with this implementation show that the expected performance can be reached. Keywords. Parallelisation, Incompressible flow simulation 1 Introduction Over the years the Dutch Rijkswaterstaat has put a lot of effort in constructing numerical simulation models of flow and transport in the continental shelf region. Among the different models are a three dimensional model and a tidepe..