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Evidence for Strengthening Hadley Cells and a Westward Expansion of the Walker Circulation from Assimilation of Paleoclimate Proxy Data

Creator:

Horlick, Kaleb A.

Abstract:

A synthesis of over 2000 paleoclimate proxy records is performed via a data assimilation framework that expands upon previous efforts by implementing a suite of physically-based proxy system models, and which provides the first example of an observationally independent, multi-seasonal (DJFM, JJAS) paleoclimate reanalysis. This methodology is contrasted against previous...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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; Compo and Sardeshmukh 2010; Soloman and Newman 2012; L’Heureux 2013; Luo et al. 2012; Kociuba and
North Pacific Humpback Whales (Megaptera Novaeangliae) in Northern Southeast Alaska: Population Trends, Monitoring, and Management

Creator:

Thurber, Rhianna L.

Abstract:

After the commercial exploitation of humpback whales (Megaptera Novaeangliae) ceased, population trends in the North Pacific increased with the implementation of federal protective legislation. The recovery of the population prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to divide the population into 14 Distinct Population Segments (DPSs) based on discrete geographic...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis