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Creator:: Copeland, Patrick J.
Abstract:: Extensive research has been published on a large-scale Cascadia subduction zone (CSZ) rupture off the Oregon coast, including the requirements of evacuation, shelter, and mass care of a diverse coastal population due to earthquake and tsunami related hazards. Adequate preparedness centers around the understanding of a hazards characteristics, and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patrick J. Copeland for the degree of Master of Science in Geography

Creator:: Tweedy, Patrick J.
Abstract:: Forests in the western United States have changed drastically over the past 150 years given a long history of utilization (harvest and grazing) and associated fire exclusion. These actions have altered the composition and structure of these forests as well as affected ecosystem function. Current policies for federal land management...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patrick J. Tweedy for the degree of Master of Science in Sustainable Forest

Creator:: Burns, Patrick J.
Abstract:: Declines in glacier area and volume are widespread. These changes will have important hydrologic consequences since glaciers store tremendous amounts of fresh water and buffer seasonally low flows in many densely populated regions. In this thesis I focus on a region that is hydrologically vulnerable to glacier change, namely the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Implications for Water Resources AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patrick J. Burns for the degree

Creator:: Averbeck, Patrick J.
Abstract:: The goal of this research is to develop an equation describing the two, dimensional motion of an inviscid incompressible fluid in the rectangular wavemaker of constant depth. The boundary value problem of the rectangle is transformed to the upper half plane with the use of Jacobian elliptical functions. The boundary...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patrick J. Averbeck for the degree of Master of Science in Mathematics

Creator:: Coven, Patrick J.
Abstract:: During the operation of phase-change ink-jet printers a bubble formation phenomenon often occurs. These bubbles are detrimental to the operation of the printer and substantial efforts are made to remove them. The objective of this research was 1: to develop a fundamental understanding of how bubble or void formation occurs...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: numerical model AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patrick J. Coven for the degree of Master of Science in

Creator:: Mackasey, J. Patrick
Abstract:: A sustainable resource development plan framework was prepared for the Neskonlith Indian Band, who are located in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The framework intends to address issues involving; integrated resource management, traditional native land management, ecosystem management, and community-based resource management. A soft systems (Wilson & Morren, 1990)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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