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Atmospheric boundary layer coupling to midlatitude mesoscale sea surface temperature anomalies

Creator:: Thum, Nicolai
Abstract:: This thesis examines the mechanisms that couple the monthly-averaged atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) to open-ocean sea surface temperature (SST) perturbations on scales of 50-500 km. The observed positive correlation between surface wind speed anomalies and SST anomalies is successfully simulated using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. In numerical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Steven K. Esbensen This thesis examines the mechanisms that couple the monthly-averaged atmospheric

Diffuse deformation patterns along the North American plate boundary zone, offshore western United States

Creator:: Chaytor, Jason D.
Abstract:: Plate boundaries are commonly regions of complex, diffuse deformation with the motion across the boundary accommodated by numerous structural systems, rather than being narrow, discrete zones of deformation. One such boundary occurs where the North American plate makes contact with Juan de Fuca, Gorda, and Pacific plates along the west...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Western North American Plate Boundary AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jason D. Chaytor for

Surface wind modification near mid-latitude ocean fronts : observational and dynamical analysis

Creator:: O'Neill, Larry W.
Abstract:: Interactions between surface winds and meanders in mid-latitude sea surface temperature (SST) fronts with horizontal length scales of 100-1000 km are investigated from satellite observations and numerical simulations. Observations from the Sea- Winds scatterometer on the QuikSCAT satellite show that the magnitude, direction, curl, and divergence of the surface wind...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Submarine plateau volcanism and Cretaceous Ocean Anoxic Event 1a : geochemical evidence from Aptian sedimentary sections

Creator:: Walczak, Paul S.
Abstract:: Marine sediments exceptionally rich in organic carbon, known as black shales, occur globally but intermittently in well correlated Cretaceous successions. The presence of black shales indicates that sporadic, ocean-wide interruption of normal respiration of marine organic matter during oxygen-deficient conditions has occurred. Submarine volcanism on a massive scale, related to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Paul Steven Walczak for the degree of Master of Science in Oceanography presented on May 30, 2006

Economic costs of long-term sea level rise on the Oregon coast : A case study of the Siletz Littoral Cell

Creator:: Fleck, William K.
Abstract:: Given the broad scientific consensus that global climate is changing, it is no longer a question if sea level will rise, but rather by how much will it rise. The regional estimates for the Eastern Pacific suggest that the Northwest coastlines will experience a greater eustatic sea level rise than...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: D: Beach Nourishment Project Costs 61 iv List of Figures Figure 1- Canadian global climate

Identification and Distribution of Subtidal and Intertidal Shellfish Populations in Tillamook Bay, Oregon

Creator:: Griffin, Kerry F.
Abstract:: An increase in the commercial and recreational harvest of clams in Tillamook Bay, Oregon, coupled with a general lack of knowledge about the bay's ecology, served as the impetus for a shellfish survey undertaken in the summer of 1995. Commercial clam harvest has increased twelve fold since 1978 (Carter et...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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The fluvial response to glacial-interglacial climate change in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Creator:: VanLaningham, Sam J.
Abstract:: This research focuses on the development of new techniques to explore terrestrial-ocean climate linkages along the Pacific Northwest-northeast Pacific Ocean margin. This is done by investigating river response to climate change and by unraveling this history preserved in continental margin sediments. A significant component of this work centers on developing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Assessing Pohnpei Land Use Plan and Implementation Strategy

Creator:: Hall, Carrie A.
Abstract:: The product of my internship was a working draft of a land use and master plan for the SPC to review. The draft is to be used for creating a more comprehensive land use and zoning master plan. Attempts were made to incorporate input from federal, state, and local governments,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Providing long-term funding for watershed management : an evaluation of strategies for the Coquille Watershed Association

Creator:: Anderson, Laura
Abstract:: Salmon restoration has become a major priority in the Pacific Northwest. In the State of Oregon, much of the responsibility for habitat restoration has fallen on local watershed councils, with the majority of their funding coming from state and federal grants. Funding limitations, including the amount of funds allotted to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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The Coastal Natural Hazards Policy Working Group: The Move to Update Oregon's Coastal Hazards Management

Creator:: Ansevin-Allen, Andrea C.
Abstract:: This paper will attempt to evaluate the prospects of the PWG's success based on their process so far, using models of policy development and implementation from Kingdon (1984), Putt and Springer (1989), and Sabatier and Mazmanian (1983). Because the PWG's work is not finished, the evaluation may help the group...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

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Atmospheric boundary layer coupling to midlatitude mesoscale sea surface temperature anomalies

Diffuse deformation patterns along the North American plate boundary zone, offshore western United States

Surface wind modification near mid-latitude ocean fronts : observational and dynamical analysis

Submarine plateau volcanism and Cretaceous Ocean Anoxic Event 1a : geochemical evidence from Aptian sedimentary sections

Economic costs of long-term sea level rise on the Oregon coast : A case study of the Siletz Littoral Cell

Identification and Distribution of Subtidal and Intertidal Shellfish Populations in Tillamook Bay, Oregon

The fluvial response to glacial-interglacial climate change in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Assessing Pohnpei Land Use Plan and Implementation Strategy

Providing long-term funding for watershed management : an evaluation of strategies for the Coquille Watershed Association

The Coastal Natural Hazards Policy Working Group: The Move to Update Oregon's Coastal Hazards Management

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