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Volcanology and petrology of the Rattlesnake Ash-Flow Tuff, eastern Oregon

Creator:

Streck, Martin J.

Abstract:

The Rattlesnake Ash-Flow Tuff erupted 7.05±0.01 Ma from the western Harney Basin, southeastern Oregon. The location of the vent area is inferred based on vent-ward increases in size of pumices, in degree of welding, and in degree of post-emplacement crystallization. Today's outcrops cover 9000 km2 and estimated original outcrop coverage...

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Dissertation
Spatial and temporal patterns of fire in the forests of the central Oregon Coast Range

Creator:

Impara, Peter C.

Abstract:

Fire history and fire regime were interpreted from tree ring analysis of 4320 stumps at 178 sites in a 25 by 55 km area in the central Oregon Coast Range. A total of 27 fire episodes were identified in a 516 year period, with sizes estimated at 18 to 544...

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Dissertation
Landscape change in the Tualatin Basin following Euro-American settlement

Creator:

Shively, David D. and Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute

Abstract:

The Tualatin Basin landscape has undergone extensive change since the initiation of Euro-American settlement, with important consequences for basin hydrology and water quality. Changes that include the isolation of the Tualatin River from its floodplain areas, losses of important wetlands and riparian areas, and urbanization associated with population growth in...

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Technical Report