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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:: , my GCR, for his ultimate support and guidance. My sincere thanks also goes to Dr. David

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:: provided guidance for each chapter as well as playing a pivotal role in helping revise each paper. David

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
Full Text:: their time and memories. Carl Wunsch, David Schneider, Peter Wiebe, John McGowan, Bob Reid, and

Creator:: Tolzman, Stephen A.
Abstract:: This paper evaluates Oregon Statewide Planning Goal 5: Natural Resources and Goal 17 Coastal Shorelands, planning programs and makes recommendations for improvement to the Oregon members of the Columbia River Estuary Study Task Force (CREST). CREST is a Council of Governments formed in 1974 which includes the local counties, cities...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: take exercise breaks. I thank Aimee David for her friendship and taking time on numerous occasions to

Creator:: Rathert, Daniel E.
Abstract:: Native freshwater fish biodiversily is imperiled in Oregon with 36 species or sub-species listed by the State of Oregon as sensitive, threatened, or endangered, and 9 species or sub-species listed as endangered or threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. Understanding and managing biodiversity is critical to its conservation. Using...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Rogers, Donnell J.
Abstract:: Archaeological investigations can reveal persistent traditions of ethnic groups. Hawaiians were employed in the fur trade of the Columbia River from 1810 through 1850. The Hudson's Bay Company employed them at Ft. Vancouver, Washington from 1825 through the end of this period. Data from the excavations of the servant's village...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Creator:: Quinn, Robert
Abstract:: The Late Spring Secondary Precipitation Maximum in the Interior Pacific Northwest results from a complex system of climatic controls. The Secondary Maximum is most strongly developed over the high plateau of Oregon immediately in the lee of the Cascade Mountains. Local topographic organization exerts strong control over the magnitude and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Vuk, Melvin M.
Abstract:: The developmental patterns of five fuel resources located within the state of Wyoming are examined through time and in relation to several factors external to the location of the fuels. An historic description and inventory of the five fuels: petroleum; natural gas; oil shale; coal; uranium are presented. External factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: soda ash) industry. The industry is composed of three chemical companies (Allied, FMC and Stauffer

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