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Nuclear Power Plant Siting in the Columbia River Basin: Current Trends, Effects of Climate Change, and Associated Uncertainties

Creator:: Savotkina, Alexandra A.
Abstract:: This PhD dissertation describes and evaluates a geographical analysis of candidate areas for siting nuclear plants utilizing a wet cooling tower in the Columbia River Basin (CRB). It focuses on the analysis of water availability for cooling and how it may be limited by climate change effects on river streamflow....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Julia A. Jones This PhD dissertation describes and evaluates a geographical analysis

Spatial patterns of invasion by exotic plants in a forested landscape

Creator:: Parendes, Laurie Anne, 1958-
Abstract:: Few landscapes are immune to invasion by exotic plant species. The forested landscape in the western Cascade Range of Oregon appears to have some barriers to invasion, but the extensive road network provides a corridor and habitat for a suite of exotic species to enter and become established. This study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The historic and contemporary ecology of western Cascade meadows : archeology, vegetation, and macromoth ecology

Creator:: Highland, Steven A.
Abstract:: Montane meadows in the western Cascades of Oregon occupy approximately 5% of the landscape, but contribute greatly to the region's biodiversity. Western Cascades meadows are dynamic parts of the landscape and have contracted by over 50% in the past two hundred years in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest (hereafter Andrews...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: __________________________________________________________________________ Julia A. Jones

Empirical Analysis of Processes Affecting Drainage Flows and Inversions in a Forested Mountain Landscape

Creator:: Malek, Ali
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation was to understand the physical mechanisms affecting inversion events in a complex forested mountain landscape. This work was motivated by the long-term studies of climate at the Andrews Forest, short-term studies of vertical temperature, light, wind, and moisture gradient in old-growth trees, and interest in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Analysis of Processes Affecting Drainage Flows and Inversions in a Forested Mountain Landscape

Childhood cancer and spatial analyses of benzene exposure in Texas

Creator:: Roberts, Mark T.
Abstract:: Childhood cancers are rare diseases that affect 188 children in Texas for every million born. Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer and accounts for roughly one third of childhood cancer cases. However, it is estimated that only 10% of childhood cancer cases can be explained by known risk factors....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Childhood Cancer and Spatial Analyses of Benzene Exposure in Texas. Abstract approved: Julia A

Forest-meadow dynamics in the central western Oregon Cascades : topographic, biotic,and environmental change effects

Creator:: Rice, Janine M.
Abstract:: Montane meadows comprise a small area of the predominantly forested landscape of the Oregon Cascade Range. Tree encroachment in the last century in these areas has threatened a loss of biodiversity and habitat. Climate change in the coming century may accelerate tree encroachment into meadows, and exacerbate biodiversity loss. Multiple...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Topographic, Biotic, and Environmental Change Effects Abstract approved: Julia A. Jones

Optimizing Reservoir Operations to Adapt to 21st Century Expectations of Climate and Social Change in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Moore, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: Reservoir systems in the western US are managed to serve two main competing purposes: to reduce flooding during the winter and spring, and to provide water supply for multiple uses during the summer. Because the storage capacity of a reservoir cannot be used for both flood damage reduction and water...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Julia A. Jones Reservoir systems in the western US are managed to serve

Examining the Spatial Distribution of Park Access and Trajectories of Gentrification in Seattle, Washington 1990 - 2010

Creator:: Weems, Candice Michelle
Abstract:: This dissertation examines the spatial distribution of park access by type in relation to trajectories of gentrification in Seattle from 1990 to 2010. The dissertation includes 5 Chapters. The first chapter provides an overview of the literature that motivated this research. The second, third and fourth chapters are research papers...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Julia A. Jones This dissertation examines the spatial distribution of park access

Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of an active margin coast from the Pleistocene to the present : examples from southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Punke, Michele Leigh
Abstract:: This study illustrates geoarchaeological and paleoenvironmental approaches to the investigation of an active margin coastal setting and provides examples of how information gleaned through examination of the stratigraphic record can reveal depositional signatures that provide insights into the geomorphic and tectonic forces active within coastal river basins. Three case studies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Simulating past, present, and future changes in ENSO : a model evaluation and data-model comparison

Creator:: Alder, Jay R.
Abstract:: This thesis presents the results of a formal evaluation of a new AOGCM, GENMOM, demonstrating its ability to simulate present-day climate and ENSO dynamics. The model is applied to simulate climate for the Last Glacial Maximum, deglacial, and Holocene time periods. The model output is evaluated against the best available...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Julia A. Jones This thesis presents the results of a formal evaluation of a new AOGCM, GENMOM

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Nuclear Power Plant Siting in the Columbia River Basin: Current Trends, Effects of Climate Change, and Associated Uncertainties

Spatial patterns of invasion by exotic plants in a forested landscape

The historic and contemporary ecology of western Cascade meadows : archeology, vegetation, and macromoth ecology

Empirical Analysis of Processes Affecting Drainage Flows and Inversions in a Forested Mountain Landscape

Childhood cancer and spatial analyses of benzene exposure in Texas

Forest-meadow dynamics in the central western Oregon Cascades : topographic, biotic,and environmental change effects

Optimizing Reservoir Operations to Adapt to 21st Century Expectations of Climate and Social Change in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon

Examining the Spatial Distribution of Park Access and Trajectories of Gentrification in Seattle, Washington 1990 - 2010

Paleoenvironmental reconstruction of an active margin coast from the Pleistocene to the present : examples from southwestern Oregon

Simulating past, present, and future changes in ENSO : a model evaluation and data-model comparison

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