Drought Evolution Patterns in the U.S.A. During Great Plains-Centered Droughts

This study examines the spatial evolution of drought severity within the contiguous United States during the first six months of average Great Plains-centered drought events. It identifies Great Plains-centered drought events from 1895-1989 based on the drought history of the North Central, South Dakota and Low Rolling Plains, Texas climatic divisions. Time series of warm- and cold-season average drought severity based on Great Plains drought for all United States\u27 climatic divisions are calculated and spatially analyzed. Mapped patterns show spatial teleconnections in drought development. Cold-season drought patterns based on the North Central, South Dakota climatic division are clearly in-phase with droughts in the lower Mississippi Valley. Drought patterns based on the Low Rolling Plains, Texas climatic division reveal that droughts are in-phase across the southwestern United States, but are largely out-of-phase with the eastern states

Aero-industry EDP business systems environment

Aero-Industry is a Fortune 500 aerospace and industrial component manufacturing corporation. It is divided into Aerospace and Industrial business segments with total sales of $1.5 billion in 1988. It experienced rapid growth throughout the past fifteen years as it diversified its product lines. Executive management\u275 overriding operational strategy promoted decentralization of business operations and EDP business systems. The Aerospace segment consists of three divisions: Power Systems, Data Control and the Advanced Technology. These divisions have recently pleaded guilty to violations of Department of Defense (DOD) contract compliance regulations that resulted in record fines of over$130 million. The DOD specifically identified shortcomings in the inventory control and cost accounting management systems of the divisions. Most of these problems must be resolved as part of the settlement agreement. The problems will not be easy to resolve because the current systems were designed on a decentralized basis that has led to the existence of redundant data, processes and system interfaces. The lack of integration has resulted in increased staffing to use and maintain the systems. The Aerospace industry operates within a complex business environment that places many external and internal requirements on the organization and its business systems. The requirements are subject to periodic modification that creates a very complex systems environment for the divisions to maintain and operate

Drought Evolution Patterns in the U.S.A. During Great Plains-Centered Droughts

This study examines the spatial evolution of drought severity within the contiguous United States during the first six months of average Great Plains-centered drought events. It identifies Great Plains-centered drought events from 1895-1989 based on the drought history of the North Central, South Dakota and Low Rolling Plains, Texas climatic divisions. Time series of warm- and cold-season average drought severity based on Great Plains drought for all United States\u27 climatic divisions are calculated and spatially analyzed. Mapped patterns show spatial teleconnections in drought development. Cold-season drought patterns based on the North Central, South Dakota climatic division are clearly in-phase with droughts in the lower Mississippi Valley. Drought patterns based on the Low Rolling Plains, Texas climatic division reveal that droughts are in-phase across the southwestern United States, but are largely out-of-phase with the eastern states

Letter from Joshua F. Soule & T. Mason to James B. Finley

Soule and Mason acknowledge receipt of $50 from Finley. They report that 3 boxes of books in the quantities requested by Finley for sale in his district have been sent to him. The books, valued at$568.55 in total, include Wesley\u27s Original Sin, Wesley\u27s Testaments, hymnals, Sutcliffe\u27s Sermons, and Coke\u27s Sermons. They are very pleased that Finley will only accept good notes in payment for the books, as the Book Concern has suffered heavy losses due to counterfeit notes. Abstract Number - 562https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1858/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Joshua F. Soule & T. Mason to James B. Finley

The Book Concern has received Finley\u27s letter containing $1,700 for book sales. Though Soule and Mason are very grateful, they did take a loss because bank notes from the West are subject to a high discount in the East. They ask Finley to be very careful with the next payment. Kentucky notes are best for the Book Concern, as are large denominations. They also ask Finley to avoid unincorporated banks. Abstract Number - 1207https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/2187/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Joshua F. Soule & T. Mason to James B. Finley

Soule and Mason, book dealers for the Methodist Book Concern in New York, have learned from the Ohio Conference that Presiding Elder Finley has collected $1,777.72 in book sales from his district. They ask that Finley forward the money by post to them as soon as possible. They ask him not to use unincorporated banks or those having no legal charter, and to procure notes of the largest denomination possible. Bills on the following banks will be best -- Pittsburg, Steubenville, Marietta, Zanesville, Chillicothe, and Cincinnati Exporting Co. Abstract Number - 5https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1004/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Joshua F. Soule & T. Mason to James B. Finley

Soule and Mason have learned from the Ohio Conference that Finley has $173 from book sales to remit to the Book Concern. They implore Finley to send the payment without delay as our demand for money is pressing in the extreme. The first issue of Methodist Magazine has gone to print and will be in circulation by the first of next month. Abstract Number - 563https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1859/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Joshua F. Soule & T. Mason to James B. Finley

Soule and Mason received Finley\u27s letter and are unhappy to hear that the banking institutions in the western country are in such bad condition. They express the hope that establishment of the United States Bank will in time result in the regulation of these institutions. They advise Finley that notes from Chillicothe, Marietta, and Steubenville are best for the Book Concern, as are large denomination notes. In response to Finley\u27s query about damaged books, Soule and Mason give permission to sell them at a discounted price, but advise that Finley keep very careful records. As regards the new Book Concern publication, Methodist Magazine, subscribers may opt to receive 12 issues by mail if they pay in advance. Abstract Number - 564https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1860/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Joshua F. Soule & T. Mason to James B. Finley

Soule and Mason write to Finley as a Presiding Elder regarding the new publication Methodist Magazine. They recommend that a suitable book be procured by the preacher in charge of each circuit or station in order to record the names of all subscribers. When the preacher leaves his appointment, he should leave the book with one of the stewards, who will then pass it on to the new preacher in charge. Abstract Number - 597https://digitalcommons.owu.edu/finley-letters/1893/thumbnail.jp

Use of Atmospheric CO2-Sensitive Trees May Influence Dendroclimatic Reconstructions

We examined recent radial growth increases in western juniper trees using an 11-site chronology dating from AD 1000–2006. By various measures, radial growth during the late 20th/early 21st centuries was exceptional, with increases occurring absent of regional climatic change. We found that 54% of annual radial growth variability was explained by June Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) values, but the inclusion of atmospheric CO2 values accounted for a 14% increase in explanatory power. We reconstructed June PDSI both including and excluding CO2, and found that PDSI values were overestimated at the end of the record with CO2 omitted from the model. We conclude that: 1) western juniper radial growth was associated with rising CO2 during the late 20th/early 21st centuries; and, the use of CO2-sensitive trees such as western juniper for dendroclimatic reconstructions may influence the results if the impacts of CO2 fertilization are omitted