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Identifying "at-risk" regions of snow accumulation within California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, and assessing implications on reservoir operations

Creator:: Kalyan, Imtiaz-Ali M.
Abstract:: California's water resources vary throughout the state owing to the regions varying topography, diverse climate, and the distribution of precipitation. Most of the state's precipitation falls over the northern coastal range and the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Winter snowpack that accumulates within these mountain basins serves as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and support when needed. I am thankful to Dr. Julia Jones and Dr. Gordon Grant for adding their

Tidal influence on downstream fining in gravel-bed rivers

Creator:: Coles, Derron Rafiq
Abstract:: This research examines the downstream fining phenomenon as it operates in coastal gravel-bed rivers of Oregon. Downstream fining is a change in bed composition toward smaller sediment sizes in the downstream direction. Changes in stream flow discharge and channel slope affect the rate of bed-load transport, thereby altering the downstream...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: department and my committee members Wayne Huber, Julia Jones, Richard Cuenca, and Jim Ingle, who have

Evaluation of Deforestation in the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras

Creator:: Wade, Michael C.
Abstract:: Satellite imagery has been a useful tool in monitoring land cover changes, including changes within protected areas. In the 1980’s and 1990’s Honduras created over 100 protected areas, yet few resources have been dedicated to their management. This study used Landsat satellite imagery to evaluate deforestation in the Río Plátano...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Dr. Julia Jones and Dr. Hannah Gosnell, for their work on my graduate committee and support of my

Forest Succession and Climate Change Effects on Long-Term Runoff Coefficients at Varying Timescales

Creator:: Crampe, Emily A.
Abstract:: Forest harvesting and climate change induced shifts in precipitation characteristics (i.e., intensity, type) may affect how water is partitioned on the landscape, with more water potentially being lost to evaporation or groundwater, and less water being partitioned into the stream. Long-term, paired watershed data allows us to assess these possible...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Jones who provided important insight into this project, as she has worked at the Andrews Forest for

This Earth Emanating Enchantment: What Wonder and Joy Can Teach Us Within Traditional Western Environmentalism

Creator:: Ohotnicky, Colette E.
Abstract:: G.K. Chesterton once stated, “I am concerned with a certain way of looking at life, which was created in me by the fairytales, but has since been meekly ratified by the mere facts….The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in the fairy book,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Jones, Professor Jennifer Richter, and Dr. Christopher Dunn, for their encouragement and enthusiasm

Spatial Prediction for Finite Populations with Ecological Applications

Creator:: Higham, Matthew
Abstract:: Standard geostatistical models used in abundance prediction assume that observed counts on each site are made without error. However, in some wildlife populations, assuming perfect detection of animal or plant counts is unrealistic. We first construct an adjustment to a finite population block kriging (FPBK) estimator that allows the possibility...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Julia Jones for serving on my committee and for being available to answer any questions pertaining to

Central place foraging and the winter village: a settlement pattern analysis in the lower Salmon River Canyon in Idaho

Creator:: Carlisle, Kendra
Abstract:: Hunter-gatherers depend on naturally occurring resources and, in order to survive, must overcome resource procurement challenges inherent in their environment. One challenge relates to the temporal and spatial availability of resources, which hunter-gatherers address, in part, through the strategic use of space to position themselves for optimal access to necessary...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Julia Jones, Dr. Bryan Tilt, and Dr. William Bogley; major professor Dr. Loren Davis, BLM

Evaluating the effectiveness of illuminated and shadowed contour lines

Creator:: Eynard, James D.
Abstract:: Illuminated contour lines, where line width and color are varied based on an angle of illumination, date back to the mid-nineteenth century, but their effectiveness compared to conventional contour lines has not been fully examined. Currently, illuminated contour lines are not widely used in computer-based cartography because they are not...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to this research. I would also like to thank my committee members: Dr. Julia Jones, Matthew

Spatial relationships for vegetation in restored and reference salt marshes in the Salmon River Estuary, Oregon

Creator:: Chellew, Megan
Abstract:: In this thesis, the spatial patterns of vegetation and soils of reference and restored tidal marshes were compared to determine the extent to which restored sites differ from the reference site after 40 years of restoration. Vegetation surveys of 1m x 1m plots were conducted along previously-established transects of salt...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: University, CEOAS) Dr. Rebecca Flitcroft (USDA Forest Service) and Dr. Julia Jones (Oregon State

Assessment of the Vegetation Changes using High-Resolution 4-Band Imagery

Creator:: Galapita Pallayapelage, Sudeera Wickramarathna
Abstract:: Natural resources are essential to humanity. With the increase in global development in recent decades, people must monitor the state of the environment, whose disturbance has a more significant impact on society than before. However, conventional environmental monitoring is challenged in highly dynamic ecosystems and large areas. As a solution,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: maintaining a work-life balance. I am grateful to my committee members, Drs. Michael Wing, Julia Jones

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Identifying "at-risk" regions of snow accumulation within California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, and assessing implications on reservoir operations

Tidal influence on downstream fining in gravel-bed rivers

Evaluation of Deforestation in the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras

Forest Succession and Climate Change Effects on Long-Term Runoff Coefficients at Varying Timescales

This Earth Emanating Enchantment: What Wonder and Joy Can Teach Us Within Traditional Western Environmentalism

Spatial Prediction for Finite Populations with Ecological Applications

Central place foraging and the winter village: a settlement pattern analysis in the lower Salmon River Canyon in Idaho

Evaluating the effectiveness of illuminated and shadowed contour lines

Spatial relationships for vegetation in restored and reference salt marshes in the Salmon River Estuary, Oregon

Assessment of the Vegetation Changes using High-Resolution 4-Band Imagery

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