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Environmental Evolution of Supercells Interacting with the Appalachian Mountains
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Author
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Purpura, Sarah
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology
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Description
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The Appalachian Mountains within the eastern United States have a considerable impact on day-to-day weather, including severe convection. However, the impact of the Appalachians on supercell thunderstorms is not well understood, posing a significa...
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Extreme Dewpoint Trends Are Increasing Across Much of the United States
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Author
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Burroughs, James
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology
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Description
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As temperatures continue to increase all over the world, extreme weather events and the extreme observations associated with them are becoming more prevalent. This should imply that higher moisture content values are occurring across the globe, wh...
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Idealized Simulations of Supercell Thunderstorms Interacting with the Appalachian Mountains
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Author
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Riggin IV, Roger
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Meteorology, Geophysics, Geography
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Description
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The Appalachian Mountains within the eastern United States have a considerable impact on daily weather, including supercell thunderstorms. Forecasters currently lack a comprehensive conceptual model to assist with the decision-making process when ...
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Long-Term Changes in Seasonal Temperature Extremes Worldwide
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Author
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Van Ormer, Allison
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Climatic changes, Meteorology, Atmospheric science
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Description
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The temperatures a country, state, or any particular area experience over many decadestend towards a bell curve probability distribution, such that the mean value is the center of the distribution, and the range of values experienced can be quanti...
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Optical Vortices and Coherence in Nano-optics
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Author
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Smith, Matt
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Date Created
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2019
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Description
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In this dissertation, we use theory and computation to conduct three projects in the area of nano-optics. In the first project, we study optical coherence conversion using a plasmonic hole array. This work led to the discovery of the optical coher...