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Satellite Precipitation and Cloud Experiment (SPACE)
An experiment plan was formulated to support an investigation of the precipitation processes associated with mesoscale systems and the interaction of rain producing cloud complexes with the meso and macro-scale environment. The field program necessary to accomplish the scientific goals is designed to incorporate satellite information (VIS and IR as well as VAS data), special radiosonde and surface observing capabilities, radar observations of storms development, special observations from aircraft and ground based lightning measurements. The observing network comprises rawinsonde stations located in northern Alabama and eastern Tennessee. A high density raingauge network and the MSFC lightning location network also cover the area. Coordination with NASA U2 and ER2 aircraft programs and with the operational requirements of the microburst severe thunderstorm program can assure the most efficient utilization of the observing resources
Inference of Ancestral Recombination Graphs through Topological Data Analysis
The recent explosion of genomic data has underscored the need for
interpretable and comprehensive analyses that can capture complex phylogenetic
relationships within and across species. Recombination, reassortment and
horizontal gene transfer constitute examples of pervasive biological phenomena
that cannot be captured by tree-like representations. Starting from hundreds of
genomes, we are interested in the reconstruction of potential evolutionary
histories leading to the observed data. Ancestral recombination graphs
represent potential histories that explicitly accommodate recombination and
mutation events across orthologous genomes. However, they are computationally
costly to reconstruct, usually being infeasible for more than few tens of
genomes. Recently, Topological Data Analysis (TDA) methods have been proposed
as robust and scalable methods that can capture the genetic scale and frequency
of recombination. We build upon previous TDA developments for detecting and
quantifying recombination, and present a novel framework that can be applied to
hundreds of genomes and can be interpreted in terms of minimal histories of
mutation and recombination events, quantifying the scales and identifying the
genomic locations of recombinations. We implement this framework in a software
package, called TARGet, and apply it to several examples, including small
migration between different populations, human recombination, and horizontal
evolution in finches inhabiting the Gal\'apagos Islands.Comment: 33 pages, 12 figures. The accompanying software, instructions and
example files used in the manuscript can be obtained from
https://github.com/RabadanLab/TARGe
A computer program for a line-by-line calculation of spectra from diatomic molecules and atoms assuming a Voight line profile
Computer program predicts the spectra resulting from electronic transitions of diatomic molecules and atoms in local thermodynamic equilibrium. The program produces a spectrum by accounting for the contribution of each rotational and atomic line considered
A simple extended-cavity diode laser
Operating a laser diode in an extended cavity which provides frequency-selective feedback is a very effective method of reducing the laser's linewidth and improving its tunability. We have developed an extremely simple laser of this type, built from inexpensive commercial components with only a few minor modifications, A 780 nm laser built to this design has an output power of 80 mW, a Linewidth of 350 kHz, and it has been continuously locked to a Doppler-free rubidium transition for several days
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