Coincident profiles from the space-borne and ground-based lidar measurements provide a unique opportunity to estimate planetary boundary layer height (PBLH). In this study, PBLHs derived Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) were assessed by comparing them those obtained at Seoul National University (SNU) in Korea for both day night 2006 2019, sounding data. CALIOP-derived u...

The order-disorder layering transitions, of the Blume-Capel model, are studied using the Monte Carlo (MC) simulations, in the presence of a variable crystal field. For a very low temperature, the results are in good agreement with the ground state study. The first order transition line, found for low temperatures, is connected to the second order transition line, seen for higher temperatures, b...

Future Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks are envisioned as distributed architectures of autonomous data processing nodes. Such ad hoc networks should deliver reliable communication channels for control commands and data among ground stations and satellites minimizing delay and power. The LEO satellite networks are different from the generic ad hoc scenario. In this paper, we first analyz...

Variation in the structure of ground fuels, i.e. the moss and litter (M/L) layer, may be an important control on fire severity in heather moorlands and thus influence vegetation regeneration and soil carbon dynamics. We completed experimental fires in a Calluna vulgaris-dominated heathland to study the role of the M/L layer in determining (i) fire-induced temperature pulses into the soil and (i...