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  • A laboratory experiment on sand bar migration with comparisons to recent models

    Creator:
    Magalen, Jason
    Abstract:
    Successful prediction of nearshore sediment migration is important in determining the vulnerability of a coastline. During energetic wave climates (storm events) sediment rapidly erodes from beaches and is deposited offshore. In subsequent milder wave conditions, the sediment migrates shoreward, accreting on the beach and helping to protect the coastline. It...
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    Masters Thesis
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    for their invaluable assistance along the way. I would like to thank Dr. Robert Holman and Dr. Thomas

  • Numerical model investigations of wind-driven coastal circulation

    Creator:
    Cervantes, Brandy T.
    Abstract:
    The effects of wind forcing on coastal ocean circulation are studied using a numerical modeling approach. The first region of interest is on the North Carolina shelf, where the Coastal Ocean Processes (CoOP) Inner Shelf Study (ISS) took place during August - November 1994. ISS observations are used to initialize,...
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    Dissertation
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    committee John A. Barth, Robert N. Miller, Roger Samelson, Rob Holman, and the graduate representative Todd

  • Modeling shallow-water hydrodynamics : rotations, rips, and rivers

    Creator:
    Long, Joseph W.
    Abstract:
    Hydrodynamic models are used as a diagnostic tool to understand the temporal variability of shallow-water processes that are difficult to completely resolve with traditional field measurements. For all simulations, modeled quantities are qualitatively or quantitatively compared with available measurements to gain confidence in conclusions derived from the modeled results. In...
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    Dissertation
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    Hydrodynamic models are used as a diagnostic tool to understand the temporal variability of shallow-water

  • Microwave scattering from surf zone waves

    Creator:
    Catalán Mondaca, Patricio A.
    Abstract:
    Wave breaking in the surf zone is an important forcing mechanism on the generation of nearshore currents and in the driving of sediment transport. At the same time, wave breaking can have significant spatial and temporal variability that needs to be accounted for in the description of nearshore processes. Remote...
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    Dissertation
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    Holman and Stanley , 2007, for a review). The video MTF is related with the variations in brightness

  • Update programming -- a safe approach to software maintenance

    Creator:
    Ren, Deling
    Abstract:
    Software maintenance accounts for a large portion of the software development cost, particularly the process of updating programs either to adapt for requirement change or to enhance design or efficiency. Currently, program updates are generally performed manually by programmers using text editors. This is an unreliable method because syntax and...
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    Dissertation
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  • Change detection of land cover in a meadow landscape : the“Ranches” meadow, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

    Creator:
    Anderson, Carl G.
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    From a landscape ecology perspective, meadows are often seen as landscapes in transition. Succession and change in meadows may be investigated by considering the physical and anthropogenic factors that influence the landscape through time. What is often unknown is how changes occur and how physical and anthropogenic factors contribute to...
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    Capstone Project
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    CHANGE DETECTION OF VEGETATION IN A MEADOW LANDSCAPE; THE

  • Mapping vegetation density and water inundation in a recovering wetland : the Mesopotamian Marshlands

    Creator:
    Bosley, Jon Michael
    Abstract:
    Once considered the largest wetland in Central Asia, the Mesopotamian Marshlands of Southeastern Iraq have nearly disappeared. Various hydrological projects by the Iraqi government and dam construction in the region have nearly destroyed these once rich freshwater wetlands by over 90%. With the launching of Operation Iraqi Freedom recent attempts...
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    Masters Thesis
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    December 1, 2006. Title: Mapping Vegetation Density and Water Inundation in a Recovering Wetland: The

  • Integration of submersible transect data andhigh-resolution sonar imagery for a habitat-based groundfish assessment of Heceta Bank, Oregon

    Creator:
    Nasby, Nicole M.
    Abstract:
    Dramatic declines in several groundfish populations have occurred along the U.S. West Coast during the last decade (PFMC 1999, Sampson 1997, Ralston 1998, Bloeser 1999). One problem exacerbating these declines is insufficient stock assessments, especially for species of west coast rockfish (Family Scorpaenidae, Genus Sebastes) which comprise the core of...
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    Capstone Project
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    Kimerling, Member Robert W. Embley, Member Mark A. Hixon, Member 3 Master of Science

  • Permanent deformation characteristics of dense-graded mixes using asphalt pavement analyzer

    Creator:
    Sandoval-Gil, Jesus A.
    Abstract:
    The Asphalt Pavement Analyzer (APA) device was used to characterize the impact of various mix factors on the development of permanent deformation in dense-graded mixes given a standard compactive effort. Factors included two aggregate sizes, three VMA levels, two fines contents, three binder contents and four binder types. All specimens...
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    Dissertation

  • Study abroad and national identity

    Creator:
    Pelosi, Giustina M.
    Abstract:
    A recent and steady increase in student participation in study-abroad programs has caused international educators and student affairs professionals to reevaluate the current study-abroad paradigm and redesign and implement new curricula better suited to meet the changing needs of international education. Recent emphasis has been placed on understanding outcomes of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : Study Abroad and National Identity Abstract approved: Thomas D. Scheuermann A recent and