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An investigation into modeling snow cover elements at Crater Lake National Park and surrounding environs as an improved "ground truth" method for satellite snow observations

Creator:: Hamilton, William L.
Abstract:: Streamflow forecasts are essential to the optimal operation of hydroelectric and irrigation reservoirs in the Pacific Northwest. Satellite snow cover observations would aid in these streamflow forecasts by providing snow cover data at regular time intervals. Unfortunately, satellite capability to remotely sense mountain snow cover conditions is indeterminate due to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and Dr. Richard E. Ross for their assistance in editing my dissertation. I am indebted to Mr. Scott

Thornthwaite's moisture index as a measure of the intensity to which harvested cropland is devoted to corn under natural climatic conditions

Creator:: Hall, Robert Newell
Abstract:: Moisture has long been identified as one of the major limiting factors in the distribution of agricultural land use practices. However, the importance of any environmental element can only be determined by considering how it is affected by its relationship with other elements of the environment. Thornthwaite's moisture index attempts...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

Creator:: Starr, Karen J.
Abstract:: Altitudinal variations in upland regions of the earth create variable climatic zones and conditions. Plant and animal communities must adapt to these conditions, and when they reach their tolerance limits for environmental conditions at the upper levels of a zone, they cease to exist in the environment. Humans also utilize...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

Creator:: Possiel, William John
Abstract:: The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity, generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information, however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily understood by the general public. This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: continued encouragement are greatly appreciated. Dr. Richard Ross has also been very helpful during the

Criteria for evaluating the visual resource a classification system

Creator:: Leineweber, Stephen J.
Abstract:: Planning for the visual resource has always been difficult because of the complex nature of the subject matter. Recent federal legislation has generated a large amount of research on the problem of scenic measurement. Using an adaptation of a visual analysis system used by the Forest Service, a fourteen square...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The Spatial distribution of parks and crime in Seattle, Washington

Creator:: Weems, Candice Michelle
Abstract:: Parks help to build social cohesion within a community. Urban open spaces offer a sense of place, act as the focal points for public gatherings, and provide an opportunity for social networking (Francis, 2003; Hayward, 1989). While offering so much they are also known to be places of disgust and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Demographic effects on school support in Oregon

Creator:: Kepler, Richard J.
Abstract:: The differences in the per student cost of education and the taxes to pay for that education can be attributed, in part, to the rate of population growth within a school district. The lowest coats and taxes are found in those school districts with the fastest growing populations. As the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ", Social Forces, 1982, June, pp. 1123-1139. Johnson, Kenneth N. and Ross L. Purdy, "Recent Nonmetro

If you build it, will they come? Evolution towards the application of multi-dimensional GIS to fisheries-oceanography

Creator:: Vance, Tiffany C.
Abstract:: The development of new technologies in science is a balance between existence and use. There are three versions of this duality – something is built and users come, something is built and users don’t come, and, finally, potential users show up but the ballpark has not yet been built. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A biogeographical analysis of some relationships between man, land, and wildlife in Belize (British Honduras)

Creator:: Frost, Marvin D.
Abstract:: This thesis research consists of an investigation of the human influences on wildlife in Belize. The study was accomplished by the collection and analysis of data with respect to land use, habitat characteristics, and wildlife status in Belize. Requirements and status of many species are tabulated in order to give...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

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An investigation into modeling snow cover elements at Crater Lake National Park and surrounding environs as an improved "ground truth" method for satellite snow observations

Thornthwaite's moisture index as a measure of the intensity to which harvested cropland is devoted to corn under natural climatic conditions

The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

Criteria for evaluating the visual resource a classification system

The Spatial distribution of parks and crime in Seattle, Washington

Demographic effects on school support in Oregon

If you build it, will they come? Evolution towards the application of multi-dimensional GIS to fisheries-oceanography

A biogeographical analysis of some relationships between man, land, and wildlife in Belize (British Honduras)

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

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