Center for Teaching Excellence: Recent submissions
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Aircraft Observations of a Coastally Trapped Wind Reversal off the California Coast
(American Meteorological Society, 2008-02-01)The summertime marine atmospheric boundary layer off the California coast is normally characterized by northerly winds associated with the Pacific high. This pattern is occasionally disturbed by episodes of southerly winds ... -
A Study of the Forcing of the 22–25 June 2006 Coastally Trapped Wind Reversal Based on Numerical Simulations and Aircraft Observations
(American Meteorological Society, 2008-12-01)Coastally trapped wind reversals (CTWRs) occur periodically in the lowest several hundred meters of the marine boundary layer west of California and disrupt the northerly flow that typically occurs during summer. South ... -
Influence of large scale oscillations on upwelling-favorable coastal wind off central Chile
(American Geophysical Union, 2012-10-16)Along the central coast of Chile is typically equatorward, upwelling-favorable wind associated with the southeast Pacific anticyclone. A coastal low-level jet often develops, and its wind speed is mostly controlled by the ... -
Assessing the Influence of the MJO on Strong Precipitation Events in Subtropical, Semi-Arid North-Central Chile (30°S)
(American Meteorological Society, 2012-10-01)Annual precipitation in subtropical, semiarid north-central Chile (30°S) during rainy years comprises a few (3–5) strong events in the fall and winter, which are presumably modulated by the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO). ... -
Diagnosis of the Forcing and Structure of the Coastal Jet near Cape Mendocino Using In Situ Observations and Numerical Simulations
(American Meteorological Society, 2007-09-01)Several flights were conducted by the University of Wyoming King Air near Cape Mendocino, California, during June 2004 to examine finescale features of the coastal low-level jet (CJ) that frequently forms during summer ... -
Cessation of the 22–25 June 2006 Coastally Trapped Wind Reversal
(American Meteorological Society, 2010-07-01)Coastally trapped wind reversals (CTWRs) occur periodically in the marine boundary layer off the western coast of the United States and dramatically change the low-level wind regime and coastal weather. Southerly flow ... -
VOCALS-CUpEx: the Chilean Upwelling Experiment
(European Geosciences Union, 2011-01-01)The VAMOS Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Study Regional Experiment (VOCALS-REx) was a major field experiment conducted in spring of 2008 off southern Peru and northern Chile, aimed at better understanding the coupled climate ... -
Marine boundary layer over the subtropical southeast Pacific during VOCALS-REx – Part 2: Synoptic variability
(European Geosciences Union, 2010-01-01)In the second part of this work we study the day-to-day variability of the marine atmospheric boundary layer (MBL) over the subtropical southeast Pacific using primarily results from a numerical simulation that covered the ... -
Marine boundary layer over the subtropical southeast Pacific during VOCALS-REx – Part 1: Mean structure and diurnal cycle
(European Geosciences Union, 2010-01-01)Atmospheric subsidence over the subtropical southeast Pacific (SEP) leads to a low-level anticyclonic circulation, a cool sea surface and a cloud-topped marine boundary layer (MBL). Observations in this region from a major ... -
Airborne Observations of a Catalina Eddy
(American Meteorological Society, 2013-10)Summertime low-level winds over the ocean adjacent to the California coast are typically from the north, roughly parallel to the coastline. Past Point Conception the flow often turns eastward, thereby generating cyclonic ... -
Airborne Measurements of Coastal Jet Transition around Point Conception, California
(American Meteorological Society, 2013-11)Low-level winds along the Californian coast during spring and early summer are typically strong and contained within the cool, well-mixed marine boundary layer (MBL). A temperature inversion separates the MBL from the ... -
A synoptic climatology of the near-surface wind along the west coast of South America
(Royal Meteorological Society, 2013-05-20)Prevailing wind along the west coast of South America is equatorward, driven by the southeast Pacific anticyclone. The wind induces strong coastal upwelling that supports one of the most important fisheries in the world. ... -
Coastal Jet Adjustment near Point Conception, California, with Opposing Wind in the Bight
(American Meteorological Society, 2014-03)Typical spring and summer conditions offshore of California consist of strong northerly low-level wind contained within the cool, well-mixed marine boundary layer (MBL) that is separated from the warm and dry free troposphere ... -
Aircraft Observations of the Marine Boundary Layer Adjustment near Point Arguello, California
(American Meteorological Society, 2014-04)Northerly winds set up by synoptic conditions are persistent in the marine boundary layer (MBL) off the California coast from late spring through summer. Wind, pressure, and MBL height are modulated as the low-level flow ... -
A Total Evidence Approach to Understanding Phylogenetic Relationships and Ecological Diversity in Selanginella subg. Tetragonostachys
(Botanical Society of America, 2013-08)• Premise of the Study: Several members of Selaginella are renowned for their ability to survive extreme drought and “resurrect” when conditions improve. Many of these belong to subgenus Tetragonostachys , a group of ~45 ... -
Beyond Repetition: Karl Kraus's "Absolute Satire"
(Germanic Studies Association, 2013-10)This article reassesses the theoretical import of the Viennese satirist Karl Kraus, arguing that his satire challenges conventional understandings of the genre. Most notably in The Last Days of Mankind (Die letzten Tage ... -
Positioning Academic Libraries For The Future: A Process And Strategy For Organizational Transformation
(2014-06-16)Seeking to more effectively respond to campus initiatives and user expectations, the University of Kansas (KU) Libraries underwent a process of significant organizational review and transformation. Guided by a purposeful, ... -
Direct estimation of the mutation rate at dinucleotide microsatellite loci in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)
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Symposium on scientific literacy: Introduction
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Reconstructing Dryopteris “semicristata” (Dryopteridaceae): Molecular profiles of tetraploids verify their undiscovered diploid ancestor
(Botanical Society of America, 2010-05-21)• Premise of the study: Discovering missing ancestors is essential to understanding the evolutionary history of biodiversity on Earth. Evidence from extinct species can provide links for reconstructing intricate patterns ...