The purpose of this research was to develop methods for using geographic information system (GIS) analysis and unsupervised classification of Global Vegetation Index (GVI) images to improve carbon budget estimates of the former Soviet Union (FSU). A GIS was used to locate the geographic distribution and estimate the area of...
Streamflow variability can provide valuable information for nonpoint source
pollution monitoring program planning. The research papers presented in this thesis
examine selected properties of streamflow variability in Oregon to advance its application
in regional planning of water quality monitoring programs. The products of this research
depict Oregon streams by their...
Field Automation is an evolving set of geographic information system
(GIS) technologies, including mobile computing and the global positioning system,
addressing operational and environmental applications in the field. This research
involves designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating an environmental and
facility application field automated GIS. The Camp Rilea National Guard base,...
El Niflo and La Nifia are oceanographic and atmospheric phenomena that have been
catalogued for well over a centuly. In El Nifio years, Peru's otherwise thy west coast is
subjected to torrential rainfall. Higher ocean temperatures off the coast are deemed the
culprit. Attempts to quantify this began in the...
This paper evaluates Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 5: Natural Resources and Goal 17
Coastal Shorelands, planning programs and makes recommendations for improvement to the
Oregon members of the Columbia River Estuary Study Task Force (CREST). CREST is a
Council of Governments formed in 1974 which includes the local counties, cities...
The purpose of this paper is to identify significant storm events
occurring over a ten year period along the Oregon coast. The findings will be
used in a larger research framework to build an information base that looks into
the role of climatic forcing on coastal erosion and sediment transport...
Benton County, Oregon has been experiencing relatively high growth and
development during the last five years. This new growth has put a strain on urban and
rural development in the county. To cope with this growth, comprehensive plans,
zoning, and many other planning issues must be assessed and revised according...
The U.S. Forest Service has been actively using new information
technologies since the formation of the agency. Currently forests are using
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for mapping, data storage, modeling,
and spatial analysis. The Siuslaw National Forest has an active GIS with many
data layers. A project to correct the...
Sequential aerial photography was used to identify effects of hiking trails
on the spatial distribution of subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) habitat at alpine treeline.
Vegetation change over a 46 year period was compared along trails relative to areas
without trails, at five study sites in the McDonald Creek drainage of...