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    • Salinity Transport in a Finite-Volume Sigma-Layer Three-Dimensional Model

    • Salinity Transport in a Finite-Volume Sigma-Layer Three-Dimensional Model

    • Pontchartrain Estuary, Salinity Model, Baroclinic Open Boundary, Sigmacoordinate, Variable Friction, Tidal Pumping

    • The objective of this study was to develop a 3-D model for The Pontchartrain Estuary that was capable of long-term mass conservative simulation of salinities. This was accomplished in a multi-stage approach involving: a physical model of...

    • 2008-12-19;
    • A Geospatial Service Model and Catalog for Discovery and Orchestration

    • A Geospatial Service Model and Catalog for Discovery and Orchestration

    • Computer Science, Web services, Orchestration, Ontology, Geospatial

    • The goal of this research is to provide a supporting Web services architecture, consisting of a service model and catalog, to allow discovery and automatic orchestration of geospatial Web services. First, a methodology for supporting geospatial Web...

    • 2011-05-20
    • Secondary Clarifier Modeling:  A Multi-Process Approach

    • Secondary Clarifier Modeling: A Multi-Process Approach

    • Settling tanks; Clarifier; Modeling; Settling properties; Flocculation; Density currents; Swirl; Temperature effects

    • The performance of settling tanks depends on several interrelated processes and factors that include: hydrodynamics, settling, turbulence, sludge rheology, flocculation, temperature changes and heat exchange, geometry, loading, the nature of the...

    • 2004-08-05;
    • Water Quality Modeling of a Storm Water Channel

    • Water Quality Modeling of a Storm Water Channel

    • stratification; 2 layer model; Water quality; modeling

    • The fate of nutrients and their relationships in the London Avenue Canal is very complex. This study was undertaken to assess the water quality of the canal in wet and dry weather conditions, and to develop a 2 – layer model to predict the...

    • 2003-08-07;
    • A Model for Regional Technology-Based Economic Development

    • A Model for Regional Technology-Based Economic Development

    • Delphi method, Research and Engineering, Stages of Economic Development

    • Technology-based economic development has been a highly sought-after objective for regions in developed and developing countries alike. The wealth created by regional knowledgebased economies like Silicon Valley is an attractive outcome. Without...

    • 2009-05-15;
    • Numerical Modeling of River Diversions in the Lower Mississippi River

    • Numerical Modeling of River Diversions in the Lower Mississippi River

    • 3-D numerical modeling, 1-D numerical modeling, river diversions, mobile-bed, sediment transport, Lower Mississippi River

    • The presence of man-made levees along the Lower Mississippi River (MR) has significantly reduced the River sediment input to the wetlands and much of the River's sediment is now lost to the Gulf of Mexico. The sediment load in the River has also...

    • 2011-05-20
    • Essays on Fine Structure of Asset Returns, Jumps, and Stochastic Volatility

    • Essays on Fine Structure of Asset Returns, Jumps, and Stochastic Volatility

    • Mixed GARCH-jump models; Skewed t-distribution; GARJI; Likelihood ratio test; Information criteria; Value-at-Risk; Lévy processes; stochastic volatility; characteristic functions; fast Fourier transform; option pricing

    • There has been an on-going debate about choices of the most suitable model amongst a variety of model specifications and parameterizations. The first dissertation essay investigates whether asymmetric leptokurtic return distributions such as...

    • 2006-05-22;
    • Sensitivity Analysis of the UNO Activated Sludge Model

    • Sensitivity Analysis of the UNO Activated Sludge Model
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    • Different types of mathematical models have been proposed to predict the activated sludge process final effluent quality. La Motta (2004b) developed a mathematical model linking the operating parameters of an activated sludge system and the...

    • 2007-05-18;
    • How a Museum Exhibit Functions as a Literacy Event for Viewers

    • How a Museum Exhibit Functions as a Literacy Event for Viewers

    • Museum Learning; Multiliteracies; Multiple Literacies; New Literacy Studies

    • The purpose of this study was to investigate museum learning by describing the experiences of selected museum visitors who viewed a specified exhibit. The research question is: How does a museum exhibit function as a literacy event for viewers?...

    • 2005-08-10;
    • Buildup/Washoff Model for Dissolved Iron in Stormwater Runoff

    • Buildup/Washoff Model for Dissolved Iron in Stormwater Runoff
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    • This research focused on the calibration of the Buildup and Washoff for dissolved iron. The test site located at the intersection of the Interstate-10 and Interstate-610, New Orleans, Louisiana. Storm water runoff from the examined elevated roadway...

    • 2007-05-18;
    • Application of Dirichlet Distribution for Polytopic Model Estimation

    • Application of Dirichlet Distribution for Polytopic Model Estimation

    • Model interpolation, Quasi-Bayes procedure for mixtures, Dirichlet distribution, Jump-Markov linear systems, Polytopic model

    • The polytopic model (PM) structure is often used in the areas of automatic control and fault detection and isolation (FDI). It is an alternative to the multiple model approach which explicitly allows for interpolation among local models. This...

    • 2010-08-05
    • Wave and Longshore Transport Studies on Lake Pontchartrain

    • Wave and Longshore Transport Studies on Lake Pontchartrain

    • Sediment Transport .. Lake Pontchartrain .. Frequency Analysis .. Wind Roses .. QA/QC .. Longshore Transport .. Wave Studies

    • A wind-wave model for Lake Pontchartrain has been developed. This model uses the probability data obtained from the frequency analysis of wind information from the four weather monitoring stations in Lake Pontchartrain. For any given season and any...

    • 2004-05-21;
    • Water Quality Modeling of Freshwater Diversions in the Barataria Basin

    • Water Quality Modeling of Freshwater Diversions in the Barataria Basin

    • Barataria Basin, Northern Gulf of Mexico, Water quality modeling, Freshwater Diversions, Water level, Salinity, Nutrient Concentration

    • A 1-D tidal, salinity and water quality model that analyzes the impacts of freshwater diversions with median and high flow on the water level, salinity and nutrient concentration of the Barataria Basin over a 2 period is presented here. The model...

    • 2010-12-17

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