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Historic attempts to cope with level variability of Great Salt Lake, Utah: a case study in social and environmental relationships

Creator:: Richards, Paul C.
Abstract:: The Great Salt Lake is typical of Great Basin and other arid land saline lakes in morphological and chemical characteristics. As with other terminal lakes, the level of Great Salt Lake is determined by the variable weather patterns that are typical of arid and semi-arid regions. Because of it's flat,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: today considered average (4200 ft. above mean sea level). During the 1860's, 7 J4215.0O I j

Changing trends of electric power production in the West Group Area of the Pacific Northwest Power Pool

Creator:: Beck, Richard C.
Abstract:: The period between 1971 and 1992 will mark the transformation of the region' s hydro based electrical system into one dependent on a mix of hydro and thermal generation. Through a review and compilation of current literature it has been determined that the program ushering in thermal generation is really...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: AREA OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST POWER POOL by RICHARD C. BECK A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE

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:: Paper for the Meatera Degree in Geography aubmitted to Dr. Thomaa Mareah Prepared by Richard J

Derivation of near-shore bathymetry from multispectral satellite imagery used in a coastal terrain model for the topographic analysis of human influence on coral reefs

Creator:: Hogrefe, Kyle Richard
Abstract:: The analysis of material and energy exchange between the marine and terrestrial components of island ecosystems enables research into the impact of human population and land use on the health of coral reef habitat. Satellite and acoustic remote sensing technologies enable the collection of data to produce high resolution bathymetry...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Kyle Richard Hogrefe for the degree of Master of Science in Geography

The geography of the apple industry of the Chelan Valley, Washington

Creator:: Detering, Floyd John
Abstract:: The Chelan Valley is one of several valleys located on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains contributing to the leadership of Washington in apple production. Since the nature of the activity in the Chelan Valley is typical of all these producing areas,it was selected as a case study of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The author wishes to express his great debt to Dr. Richard Highsmith for his assistance and

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
Full Text:: ; IMPLICATIONS FOR THE QALAPOOYA DIVIDE. OREGON Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Thomas C. Hogg

An inventory and analysis of Pacific Northwest agricultural land use projections

Creator:: McKinley, Randolph Allen
Abstract:: This paper is a summary of a larger project that consolidated agricultural land use projection information for the Pacific Northwest, as of January 1979. The characteristics of nine major projection studies are identified and used as a basis for comparing the relative merits of each study with regard to: 1)...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: members of my graduate committee: Dr. Gordon Matzke, Dr. Richard M. Highsmith Jr., and Dr. John C

Site and community needs of industrial firms considering location in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Sjogren, Gray Peterson
Abstract:: The siting of a new industrial plant generally results from the favorable match of the needs of an industrial firm arid the assets of a community. Citizens of Oregon have taken a very active role in planning and decision making at the local level due to legislation in the past...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Directed by Dr. Richard M. Highsmith TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction The Problem 1 II. Citizen

Factors affecting rural land value

Creator:: Rich, Stanley Arthur
Abstract:: The value per-acre and annual amortization of rural land varies dynamically by parcel size. There are several adjustment factors or independent variables spatial, productive and development potential which affect the market value of all rural land. The evaluation of these must be accomplished by parcel size to be realistically equated....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: degree of MASTER OP SCINC March 1979 Dirctd by Dr. Richard M. Highsmith Jr. TABLE O CONTENTS

The recreation potential of the Stewiake River

Creator:: LeDuc, John Michael
Abstract:: Rivers are becoming increasingly popular recreation resources as land and water use competition intensifies. The first river basin board in Nova Scotia was formed to manage the Shubenacadie-Stewiake Rivers under multiple use objectives. The board required an estimation of the recreation resources of the Stewiake River and after a review...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , 1978) 8Craighead, Frank C. and Craighead, John J. River Systems: Recreational Classification

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Historic attempts to cope with level variability of Great Salt Lake, Utah: a case study in social and environmental relationships

Changing trends of electric power production in the West Group Area of the Pacific Northwest Power Pool

Demographic effects on school support in Oregon

Derivation of near-shore bathymetry from multispectral satellite imagery used in a coastal terrain model for the topographic analysis of human influence on coral reefs

The geography of the apple industry of the Chelan Valley, Washington

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

An inventory and analysis of Pacific Northwest agricultural land use projections

Site and community needs of industrial firms considering location in Corvallis, Oregon

Factors affecting rural land value

The recreation potential of the Stewiake River

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