scholarly journals Wind Power Potential over the World’s Deepest River Valley

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Ram P. Regmi ◽  
Sangeeta Maharjan

<p class="Default">Wind power potential prevailing over the world’s deepest river gorge, the Kali Gandaki River Valley, located in the western trans-Himalaya region of Nepal, has been assessed and mapped at 1 km × 1 km horizontal grid resolution with the application of Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) modeling system. The wind power potential maps cover 70 km × 70 km area, which encloses the very first and failed wind power project in the country and the Jomsom Airport at the center. The simulated wind characteristics compare well with the available observed wind characteristic. The wind power potential appears to vary from good to outstanding over 200 km<sup>2</sup> area along the axis of Kali Gandaki River Valley. However, a detail long-term observation, numerical simulation as well as engineering examinations are desired to address abnormal valley wind characteristics for sustainable power production over the area.</p><p class="Default"><strong>Journal of Nepal Physical Society </strong></p><p><em>Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2017, Page : 54-59</em></p>

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Sangeeta Maharjan ◽  
Ram P. Regmi

The mountain gap flow characteristics in and around the Chisapani mountain gap of Karnali River basin has been numerically simulated using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model to understand its spatial and temporal characteristics and its implications. The model was initialized with NCEP initial and boundary conditions to carry continuous integrations 168 long hours to identify the general flow field during early springtime. The river valley accumulates channels and flushes a narrow jet stream of about 10 ms-1 in speed and 500 m in its depth into the vast southern plain via Chisapani mountain gap during night and morning time whereas in the afternoon, the mountain feeds up-valley wind of about 4 ms-1 from the southern plain up into the Karnali River basin.Journal of Institute of Science and Technology, 2015, 20(2): 1-5


2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Szczepanski ◽  
C Stepniak ◽  
B Targonska-Stepniak

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Min-Soo Seo ◽  
Byeonghyeon Lee ◽  
Kyung-Ku Kang ◽  
Soo-Eun Sung ◽  
Joo-Hee Choi ◽  
...  

DBA/2 mice are a well-known animal model for hearing loss developed due to intrinsic properties of these animals. However, results on the phenotype of hearing loss in DBA/2 mice have been mainly reported at an early stage in mice aged ≤7 weeks. Instead, the present study evaluated the hearing ability at 5, 13, and 34 weeks of age using DBA/2korl mice. Auditory brainstem response test was performed at 8–32 KHz at 5, 13, and 34 weeks of age, and hearing loss was confirmed to be induced in a time-dependent manner. In addition, histopathological evaluation at the same age confirmed the morphological damage of the cochlea. The findings presented herein are the results of the long-term observation of the phenotype of hearing loss in DBA/2 mice and can be useful in studies related to aging-dependent hearing loss.


2021 ◽  
pp. 62-67
Author(s):  
Annegret Abaza ◽  
Özlem Dikmetas ◽  
Irmingard Neuhann ◽  
Faik Gelisken

We report a case of posterior uveal effusion (UE) with a long-term follow-up that has occurred following cataract surgery. A 64-year-old woman presented with diminished vision of the right eye (RE) 3 weeks after an uneventful phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation. Complete ophthalmic examination including fluorescein angiography (FA), indocyanine green angiography (ICGA), echography and optical coherence tomography (OCT) were performed. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of the RE was 20/50. Anterior segment and intraocular pressure were unremarkable. OCT revealed prominent folds of the choroid and retina, subretinal fluid and darkening of the choroid with reduced visibility of the choroidal vessels and the scleral border. The left eye (LE) was unremarkable. BCVA of the LE was: 20/20. After topical anti-inflammatory and systemic corticosteroid therapy for 5 months, no morphological change of the macula was seen. The patient was observed without any treatment. Forty-three months after the cataract surgery and 38 months after cessation of the corticosteroid therapy, OCT revealed a normal macular morphology and the BCVA improved to 20/25. Even though rare, UE at the posterior pole may occur after modern cataract surgery. OCT examination is a reliable tool in monitoring the macular morphology. Since morphological and functional improvement can be seen in long-term, observation may be considered for some cases of posterior UE with resistance to the therapy.


Atmosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 505
Author(s):  
Yonglan Tang ◽  
Guirong Xu ◽  
Rong Wan ◽  
Xiaofang Wang ◽  
Junchao Wang ◽  
...  

It is an important to study atmospheric thermal and dynamic vertical structures over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and their impact on precipitation by using long-term observation at representative stations. This study exhibits the observational facts of summer precipitation variation on subdiurnal scale and its atmospheric thermal and dynamic vertical structures over the TP with hourly precipitation and intensive soundings in Jiulong during 2013–2020. It is found that precipitation amount and frequency are low in the daytime and high in the nighttime, and hourly precipitation greater than 1 mm mostly occurs at nighttime. Weak precipitation during the daytime may be caused by air advection, and strong precipitation at nighttime may be closely related with air convection. Both humidity and wind speed profiles show obvious fluctuation when precipitation occurs, and the greater the precipitation intensity, the larger the fluctuation. Moreover, the fluctuation of wind speed is small in the morning, large at noon and largest at night, presenting a similar diurnal cycle to that of convective activity over the TP, which is conductive to nighttime precipitation. Additionally, the inverse layer is accompanied by the inverse humidity layer, and wind speed presents multi-peaks distribution in its vertical structure. Both of these are closely related with the underlying surface and topography of Jiulong. More studies on physical mechanism and numerical simulation are necessary for better understanding the atmospheric phenomenon over the TP.


2021 ◽  
Vol 570 ◽  
pp. 117084
Author(s):  
Caron E.J. Vossen ◽  
Corrado Cimarelli ◽  
Alec J. Bennett ◽  
André Geisler ◽  
Damien Gaudin ◽  
...  

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