This paper introduces a new algorithm to detect aerosols and clouds based on micropulse lidar measurements. A semidiscretization processing technique is first used to inhibit the impact of increasing noise with distance. The value distribution equalization method which reduces the magnitude of signal variations with distance is then introduced. Combined with empirical threshold values, we deter...

We study perturbations of the Allen–Cahn equation and prove the convergence to forced mean curvature flow in the sharp interface limit. We allow for perturbations that are square-integrable with respect to the diffuse surface area measure. We give a suitable generalized formulation for forced mean curvature flow and apply previous results for the Allen–Cahn action functional. Finally we discuss...

This paper presents an investigation on the effect of introducing large-scale roughness through static curvature modifications on the low speed flow over an airfoil. The surfaces of a standard Eppler 398 airfoil have been modified with regular perturbations or “bumps” of the order of 2%c for this purpose. While the actual E398 airfoil is not a suitable candidate for low Re cases due to extensiv...

We derive a time-dependent exact solution of the free surface problem for the Navier–Stokes equations that describes the planar extensional motion of a viscous sheet driven by inertia. The linear stability of the exact solution to oneand two-dimensional symmetric perturbations is examined in the inviscid and viscous limits within the framework of the long-wave or slender body approximation. Bot...

The need for sensitive methods of detection and visualization of acoustic surface perturbations has grown with the increasing interest in such fields as acoustic holography, ultrasonic surface wave devices, and acoustic trapped energy resonators. One very sensitive detection method utilizes a coherent light beam as a probe for locally measuring phase and amplitude of the acoustic field. Several...

It is known that the free surface of an axisymmetric viscous film flowing down the outside of a thin vertical fiber under the influence of gravity becomes unstable to interfacial perturbations. We present an experimental study using fluids with different densities, surface tensions, and viscosities to investigate the growth and dynamics of these interfacial perturbations and to test the assumpt...

In the present study, remote sensing of soil moisture is carried out using the Passive and Active Land S-band airborne sensor (PALS). The data in this paper were taken from 5 days of overflights near Chickasha, Oklahoma during the 1999 Southern Great Plains (SGP) experiment. Presently, we analyze the collected data to understand the relationships between the observed signals (radiometer brightn...

This paper presents all the aspects expected for the MediaEval Workshop. The tested and adopted solutions are well described and the interest of using a set of features versus another one is discussed. The conclusion follows state-ofthe-art findings and allows bringing new inputs in the understanding of emotion prediction.

The instability of the plane interface separating the two uniforms, superposed, electrically conducting and counter streaming elastico-viscous fluids through a porous medium is examined for visco-elastic polymer solutions in the presence of a horizontal magnetic field and also in the presence and absence of surface tension. These solutions are known as Walters’ (model B  ) fluiare approximated...