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  • Analysis of the regional carbon balance of Pacific Northwest forests under changing climate, disturbance, and management for bioenergy

    Creator:
    Hudiburg, Tara W.
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    Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been steadily increasing from anthropogenic energy production, development and use. Carbon cycling in the terrestrial biosphere, particularly forest ecosystems, has an important role in regulating atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide. US West coast forest management policies are being developed to implement forest bioenergy production while...
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    Dissertation
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    :185-189. Gurney, K. R., D. L. Mendoza, Y. Zhou, M. L. Fischer, C. C. Miller, S. Geethakumar

  • Depth-dependence of surf zone eddies : a study at Duck, NC

    Creator:
    Aiken, Rebecca A.
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    Surf zone eddies (f < 0.01 Hz) are important in nearshore mixing, shoreline erosion, the distribution of pollutants, and ecological processes, such as offshore transport of larvae. Surf zone eddies have traditionally been treated as two-dimensional features with horizontal length scales larger than the local water depth. Studies by Lippmann...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    force); D is momentum mixing caused by viscosity and diffusion; (J,K) represents the horizontal and

  • Detection of Physical and Biological Fronts in the Northern California Current System and the Drivers Behind Their Seasonal to Interannual Variability

    Creator:
    Jamil, Aliya L.
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    Oceanic fronts mark the boundary between two water masses and are often sites of complex bio-physical processes and multi-trophic level interactions, making them particularly important features in marine ecosystems. As global climate change induces multi-scale shifts in the driving physical mechanisms of fronts, spatiotemporal tracking of frontal variability can aid...
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    Masters Thesis
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    attention to detail. Thank you to my committee members, Emily Shroyer and Virginia Weis, for their

  • Efficacy of Reusing NanoDot OSL Dosimeters Using Optical Bleaching

    Creator:
    Graeper, Gavin
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    Use of optically stimulated luminescence detectors (OSLDs) is rapidly increasing in the area of in vivo dosimetry. OSLDs are relatively new to the market compared to their main competitor, thermoluminescent detectors (TLDs). Currently, not all characteristics of OSLDs have been fully investigated. Landauer’s nanoDot OSLDs were used in conjunction with...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Section 5.7). The electron released can be from any of the K, L, M, or N shells. If the electron is

  • How Can the Assessment of the Effectiveness of RBOs Affect Their Institutional Arrangement?

    Creator:
    Chemayeva, Nataliya
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    Basin-wide approach in managing water resources is believed to be the most effective way in addressing upstream and downstream flows. However, this poses certain challenges as water basins tend to be transboundary and include a plethora of stakeholders and their interests. In order to avoid conflictive and rival behavior riparian...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Committee members, Dr. Aaron Wolf, Dr. Jan Breitling, and Dr. Emily Shroyer who were eager to join me in

  • Marine Low Clouds : Radiation, Turbulence, and Forecasting

    Creator:
    Verlinden, Kathryn L.
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    High-resolution ship-based observations of a nearly uniform stratocumulus deck in the southeast Pacific during 17 days of the 2008 VOCALS regional experiment elucidate radiation and turbulence in the marine boundary layer (MBL). A new method for prescribing observations-based cloud properties to the Rapid Radiative Transfer Model is presented and applied...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Modeling Arctic melt ponds using a resolved ice model with GCM forcing

    Creator:
    Collins, Lee E.
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    The albedo of Arctic sea ice depends greatly on the formation of melt ponds. These ponds form in depressions on the ice as surface snow melts during the summer months, and their location is determined mainly by the initial snow topography. Using a high resolution sea ice model forced with...
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    Masters Thesis
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    for his collaboration that helped make this work possible. The author also thanks Emily Shroyer and

  • On the nearshore impact of wave energy converter arrays

    Creator:
    O'Dea, Annika Magnuson
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    Radiation stresses, defined as the excess flow of momentum due to the presence of waves (Longuet-Higgins, 1964), are the main drivers behind the cross-shore and longshore forcing that results in wave setup, set-down, and longshore currents (e.g. Svendsen, 2006). Longshore currents entrain and transport sediment and therefore play an important...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , Peter Ruggiero, Tuba Özkan-Haller, and Emily Shroyer for their feedback. Finally, I would like to

  • Pre-clinical Investigation of MARS CT for use in Bone Quality Assessment

    Creator:
    Leary, Celeste I.
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    Bone strength and fracture resistivity are related to a variety of factors encompassed in what is referred to as bone quality. However, bone quality is not a well-defined concept; therefore individual fracture risk cannot be predicted accurately, and osteoporosis treatment monitoring remains di cult. Clinically available imaging modalities use bone...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Emily Shroyer for being willing to be on my Masters defence committee. You made putting my committee

  • Pull-Oriented Faculty Development: A Multiple, Descriptive-Explanatory Case Study

    Creator:
    Barner, Matthew S.
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    Traditional faculty development programs aimed at disseminating research-based pedagogy and innovations at potential adopters have helped increase awareness of these innovations; however, their adoption into engineering classrooms has been limited. This paper aims to present an alternative, pull-oriented approach to faculty development where faculty participants co-develop curricular innovations with engineering...
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    Masters Thesis