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Operational LANDSAT remote sensing system development
The reduction of $121.6 million dollars from NOAA's LANDSAT development program for FY 1982, and the shortened time period for transferring remote sensing technology to the private sector resulted in changes in the Agency's plans for managing the operational system. Proposed legislation for congressional consideration or enactment to establish conditions under which this private sector transfer will occur, and the expected gradual rise in the price of data products are discussed. No money exists for capital investment and none is projected for investing in an operational data handling system for the LANDSAT D satellite. Candidates knowledgeable of various aspects of the needs and uses of remote sensing are urged to consider participation in NOAA's advisory committee
Geodesic boundary value problems with symmetry
This paper shows how left and right actions of Lie groups on a manifold may
be used to complement one another in a variational reformulation of optimal
control problems equivalently as geodesic boundary value problems with
symmetry. We prove an equivalence theorem to this effect and illustrate it with
several examples. In finite-dimensions, we discuss geodesic flows on the Lie
groups SO(3) and SE(3) under the left and right actions of their respective Lie
algebras. In an infinite-dimensional example, we discuss optimal
large-deformation matching of one closed curve to another embedded in the same
plane. In the curve-matching example, the manifold \Emb(S^1, \mathbb{R}^2)
comprises the space of closed curves embedded in the plane
. The diffeomorphic left action \Diff(\mathbb{R}^2) deforms the
curve by a smooth invertible time-dependent transformation of the coordinate
system in which it is embedded, while leaving the parameterisation of the curve
invariant. The diffeomorphic right action \Diff(S^1) corresponds to a smooth
invertible reparameterisation of the domain coordinates of the curve. As
we show, this right action unlocks an important degree of freedom for
geodesically matching the curve shapes using an equivalent fixed boundary value
problem, without being constrained to match corresponding points along the
template and target curves at the endpoint in time.Comment: First version -- comments welcome
Embedded discontinuous Galerkin transport schemes with localised limiters
Motivated by finite element spaces used for representation of temperature in
the compatible finite element approach for numerical weather prediction, we
introduce locally bounded transport schemes for (partially-)continuous finite
element spaces. The underlying high-order transport scheme is constructed by
injecting the partially-continuous field into an embedding discontinuous finite
element space, applying a stable upwind discontinuous Galerkin (DG) scheme, and
projecting back into the partially-continuous space; we call this an embedded
DG scheme. We prove that this scheme is stable in L2 provided that the
underlying upwind DG scheme is. We then provide a framework for applying
limiters for embedded DG transport schemes. Standard DG limiters are applied
during the underlying DG scheme. We introduce a new localised form of
element-based flux-correction which we apply to limiting the projection back
into the partially-continuous space, so that the whole transport scheme is
bounded. We provide details in the specific case of tensor-product finite
element spaces on wedge elements that are discontinuous P1/Q1 in the horizontal
and continuous P2 in the vertical. The framework is illustrated with numerical
tests
Singular solutions, momentum maps and computational anatomy
This paper describes the variational formulation of template matching
problems of computational anatomy (CA); introduces the EPDiff evolution
equation in the context of an analogy between CA and fluid dynamics; discusses
the singular solutions for the EPDiff equation and explains why these singular
solutions exist (singular momentum map). Then it draws the consequences of
EPDiff for outline matching problem in CA and gives numerical examples
Use of active control technology to improve ride qualities of large transport aircraft
Analyses, construction and flight testing of two systems: Beta-vane and Modal Suppression Augmentation System (MSAS), which were developed to suppress gust induced lateral accelerations of large aircraft, are described. The 747 transport was used as the test vehicle. The purpose of the Beta-vane system is to reduce acceleration levels at the dutch roll frequency whereas the function of the MSAS system is to reduce accelerations due to flexible body motions caused by turbulence. Data from flight test, with both systems engaged shows a 50 to 70 percent reduction in lateral aft body acceleration levels. Furthermore, it is suggested that present day techniques used for developing dynamic equations of motion in the flexible mode region are limited
Semi-geostrophic particle motion and exponentially accurate normal forms
We give an exponentially-accurate normal form for a Lagrangian particle
moving in a rotating shallow-water system in the semi-geostrophic limit, which
describes the motion in the region of an exponentially-accurate slow manifold
(a region of phase space for which dynamics on the fast scale are exponentially
small in the Rossby number). The result extends to numerical solutions of this
problem via backward error analysis, and extends to the Hamiltonian
Particle-Mesh (HPM) method for the shallow-water equations where the result
shows that HPM stays close to balance for exponentially-long times in the
semi-geostrophic limit. We show how this result is related to the variational
asymptotics approach of [Oliver, 2005]; the difference being that on the
Hamiltonian side it is possible to obtain strong bounds on the growth of fast
motion away from (but near to) the slow manifold
Fermented beverages with health-promoting potential: Past and future perspectives
peer-reviewedFermentation is an ancient form of food preservation, which also improves the nutritional content of foods. In many regions of the world, fermented beverages have become known for their health-promoting attributes. In addition to harnessing traditional beverages for commercial use, there have recently been innovative efforts to develop non-dairy probiotic fermented beverages from a variety of substrates, including soy milk, whey, cereals and vegetable and fruit juices. On the basis of recent developments, it is anticipated that fermented beverages will continue to be a significant component within the functional food market
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