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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:: of candidate areas for siting nuclear plants utilizing a wet cooling tower in the Columbia River

Risky business : evaluating the vulnerability and impacts from simulated oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico

Creator:: Nelson, Jake R.
Abstract:: Exploration and production of oil in the Gulf of Mexico has seen an astonishing increase since the first well was drilled in 1936. Much of the current exploration is occurring in waters greater than 5000 feet. The largest and most unprecedented oil spill in the United States occurred on April...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jake R. Nelson for

Traditional Medicine and Self-Determination in Resolving Mental Health Problems Among Southwest Oregon Native Americans

Creator:: Otis, Alison Taylor
Abstract:: Native Americans in southwest Oregon are a heterogenous group comprising one-quarter of the state's total Indian population. Despite their notable size, Native Americans in this six county area are either ineligible for, or inaccessible to, federally sponsored Indian health facilities available to Native peoples elsewhere. Research was conducted over an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: mental health problems among southwest Oregon native Americans AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Alison

The distribution of geologic and artifact obsidian from the Silver Lake/Sycan Marsh geochemical source group, South-Central Oregon

Creator:: Thatcher, Jennifer J.
Abstract:: Geochemical characterization methods are commonly used in the reconstruction of prehistoric raw material use and procurement systems. Trace element studies of lithic source material and artifacts, specifically those made of obsidian, can reveal important information about the environmental and cultural factors which influence the prehistoric distribution of raw material. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: prehistoric raw material use and procurement systems. Trace element studies of lithic source material and

Battle of Big Bend

Creator:: Applen, Jeffery A.
Abstract:: The Battle of Big Bend was the last significant battle of the Rogue River Indian Wars. The battle occurred 27-28 May 1856 in the Oregon Territory. The location of the battle was along the Rogue River at a place known as the Big Bend, approximately eight miles up river from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: located using historical reference materials, and a understanding of military tactics, and

Upper Deschutes River Basin Prehistory: A Preliminary Examination of Flaked Stone Tools and Debitage

Creator:: Taggart, Michael W.
Abstract:: The prehistory of Central Oregon is explored through the examination of six archaeological sites and two isolated finds from the Upper Deschutes River Basin. Inquiry focuses on the land use, mobility, technological organization, and raw material procurement of the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. Archaeological data presented here are augmented...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: use, mobility, technological organization, and raw material procurement of the aboriginal inhabitants

Historical alterations to the Columbia River Gorge as a result of transportation infrastructure, 1850-1900

Creator:: Daniel, Isaac B.
Abstract:: Featuring high waterfalls and forested cliffs, and displaying a remarkable transition between the Pacific and Interior west, the Columbia River Gorge reveals the grandeur of western landscapes. Yet the landscape that one sees today is an amalgamation of the Gorge's natural setting and its unique human history. Historical research on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Centralia steam-electric project - a story of resource development

Creator:: May, Denny L.
Abstract:: Coal was discovered in southwestern Washington over One hundred years ago but until recently was of only minor local importance. From the peak production year, in which less than one-third of a million tons of coal were mined, until the late 1960's, the coal production of the area degenerated to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: at this mine, the flow of the material from this mine to and through the consuming facility, and

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:: in each of the three zones of the reserve. The nuclear zone experienced the least forest change

An analysis of two post-Mazama prehistoric flaked stone scatters in the upper Deschutes River basin of central Oregon

Creator:: McFarland, Janine Ruth
Abstract:: During the summer of 1986, an archaeological testing project was completed at seven prehistoric campsites primarily located in the upper Deschutes River Basin of central Oregon. Testing was focused on two low-density "lithic scatters", an archaelogical site type which is especially abundant in this obsidian-rich region but which, to date,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: part, be due to the lack of perishable materials, features, and other remains. Another reason may be

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

Risky business : evaluating the vulnerability and impacts from simulated oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico

Traditional Medicine and Self-Determination in Resolving Mental Health Problems Among Southwest Oregon Native Americans

The distribution of geologic and artifact obsidian from the Silver Lake/Sycan Marsh geochemical source group, South-Central Oregon

Battle of Big Bend

Upper Deschutes River Basin Prehistory: A Preliminary Examination of Flaked Stone Tools and Debitage

Historical alterations to the Columbia River Gorge as a result of transportation infrastructure, 1850-1900

Centralia steam-electric project - a story of resource development

Evaluation of Deforestation in the Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras

An analysis of two post-Mazama prehistoric flaked stone scatters in the upper Deschutes River basin of central Oregon

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