Overview This document provides a brief description of the OMTO3 data product. OMTO3 comprises total ozone, aerosol index, and ancillary information produced from the TOMS Version 8.5 (V8.5) algorithm applied to OMI " global mode " measurements. In the global mode each file contains a single orbit of data. In each orbit OMI measurements cover approximately 2600 km wide cross-track swath from po...

[1] In this study, ultraviolet TOMS (Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer) satellite data for SO2 are reevaluated for the first 15 days following the 15 June 1991 Pinatubo eruption to reflect new data retrieval and reduction methods. Infrared satellite SO2 data from the TOVS/HIRS/2 (TIROS (Television Infrared Observation Satellite) Optical Vertical Sounder/High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder...

This study investigates anomalous ozone distributions over cloudy areas in Nimbus-7 (N7) and Earth-Probe (EP) TOMS version-7 data and analyzes the causes for ozone anomaly formation. A 5 •-longitude by 5 •-latitude region is defined to contain a Positive Ozone Anomaly (POA) or Negative Ozone Anomaly (NOA) if the correlation coefficient 5 between total ozone and reflectivity is ≥0.5 or ≤−0.5. Th...

OBJECTIVE Our primary aim was to compare the outcomes of synthetic bone-anchored male slings (BAMS) and transobturator male slings (TOMS), to identify preoperative risk factors for failure, and to evaluate patient satisfaction with each procedure. PATIENTS AND METHODS Charts were reviewed retrospectively of patients who underwent synthetic BAMS or TOMS from 2000 to 2011. Data were categorised...

[1] An empirical relation is developed to express the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) aerosol index (AI) for the case of dust plumes, as an explicit function of four physical quantities: the single scattering albedo, optical thickness, altitude of the plume and surface pressure. This relation allows sensitivity analysis of the TOMS AI with physical properties, quantitative comparison wi...

[1] A number of global aerosol products of varying quality, strengths, and weaknesses have been generated. Presented here are synthetic analyses with regard to the quality, compatibility, and synergy of two long-term global (1983–2000) aerosol products derived from the advanced very high resolution radiometer (AVHRR) and the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS). Four essential aerosol parame...

A study was conducted to determine the clinical effects of 2% ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) Type A Medicated Article on growth performance in tom finishing turkeys (576, Nicholas, Large White) during 3 different age periods: 15–17, 17–19, and 19–21 wks of age. After a one week acclimation period, turkey finisher toms were fed one of 2 treatments with and without RAC (4.6 g/ton) for the last 1...

This experiment evaluates the effect of decreasing dietary CP, in addition to the effects of dietary supplements of L-Thr to low CP diets, in Large White Nicholas toms from 0 to 18 wk of age. Toms were fed dietary treatments consisting of four levels of dietary CP as a percentage of NRC (1994) recommendations (100, 92, 84, and 76% of NRC recommendations). Additional treatments consisted of supp...

Viscoelastic liquids with very small amounts of polymer/surfactant additives can, as well known since B.A. Toms’ observation in 1948, provide substantial reductions in frictional drag of wall-bounded turbulence relative to the corresponding Newtonian fluid flow. Friction reductions of up to 80% compared to the pure water flow can be occasionally achieved with smooth channel/pipe flow of viscoel...