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  • Resiliency of United States Power Grids to Inclement Weather Conditions

    Creator:
    Trevis, Kyle R.
    Abstract:
    The United States depends on the electrical grid infrastructure for nearly every facet of its operation. Understanding how inclement weather affects the reliability of the grid and what the U.S. is doing to ensure its resiliency will be a key step moving forward into the 21st century as global climate...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    United States Power Grids to Inclement Weather Conditions by Kyle Trevis A

  • Using Weather to Explain Variation in State-level Food Insecurity: A Panel Data Approach

    Creator:
    Chatfield, Kristin
    Abstract:
    Most research on U.S. hunger and food insecurity is at the household level, where it occurs. Because policy to address food insecurity is created and implemented at the national and state level, hunger research at the state level provides important contextual information. By including weather data with state level economic...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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     important  contextual information.  By including weather data with state level economic and  demographic

  • Quantifying Vulnerability of Agricultural Systems in India to Weather Extremes

    Creator:
    Kulkarni, Kedar
    Abstract:
    Extreme weather events are expected to increase globally due to climate change thereby posing substantial risks to agricultural communities. The implications are especially high for tropical countries like India as the heavy dependence of agricultural sector to uncertain monsoons makes its agriculture highly vulnerable to weather variability and extremes. In...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Systems in India to Weather Extremes by Kedar Kulkarni A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University

  • Emergency fire rehabilitation of BLM lands in the Great Basin : revegetation & monitoring

    Creator:
    McArthur, Ted O.
    Abstract:
    The Bureau of Land Managements (BLM) Emergency Fire Rehabilitation (EFR) policy was developed in 1985 to encourage protection of sites from soil erosion and to minimize potential changes in vegetation communities that may result from the dominance of weedy species. To achieve the goals of EFR policy, managers often used...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    natural phenomenon of many arid and semi-arid ecosystems within the western United States. More frequent

  • Progress report [I]: Restoring prairies: A synthesis of studies on vegetation and invasive species in support of effective management (Year two)

    Creator:
    Wilson, Mark V. and Clark, Deborah Louise, 1950-
    Abstract:
    Willamette Valley wetland and upland prairies are some of the most endangered ecosystems in the United States, and provide habitat for many federally listed species. These are dynamic systems, subject to ecological succession and invasion by aggressive non-native species, and require active management to maintain management goals. This is true...
    Resource Type:
    Technical Report
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    endangered ecosystems in the United States, and provide habitat for many federally listed species. These are

  • Data Classification and Extraction of Weather Reports

    Creator:
    Qin, Rui
    Abstract:
    Severe weather in the United States causes huge insured losses to crop and property frequently.It creates major impact and elicit diverse response in the weather insurance industry. Events like hail, storm, hurricane etc. are more likely to cause catastrophe losses. So it becomes crucial to collect and analyze these extreme...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    . Frequent and extremely damaging severe weather conditions in the United States cause huge insured losses

  • Local weather, regional climate, and population dynamics of northern spotted owls in Washington and Oregon

    Creator:
    Glenn, Elizabeth M.
    Abstract:
    Since the early 1990s, declines in northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) populations have been documented through extensive field surveys and range-wide demographic analyses. Although loss of late-successional forest has been credited as the primary cause for spotted owl population declines, environmental variation has also been shown to influence vital...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : Local Weather, Regional Climate, and Population Dynamics of Northern Spotted Owls in Washington and

  • Offshore Wind Energy's Role in the United States' Energy Transition

    Creator:
    Erdesz, Krisa (Muller)
    Abstract:
    As the human population grows, the need for alternative and clean forms of energy is greater. The installation of offshore wind energy has been on the rise over the past decade, however the fossil fuel energy generation sectors, such as coal and natural gas, are still major players in the...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    ROLE IN THE UNITED STATES’ ENERGY TRANSITION MNR Capstone 1 Table of Contents I. Abstract

  • Mapping Atmospheric Moisture Climatologies across the Conterminous United States

    Creator:
    Daly, Christopher, Smith, Joseph I., and Olson, Keith V.
    Abstract:
    Spatial climate datasets of 1981–2010 long-term mean monthly average dew point and minimum and maximum vapor pressure deficit were developed for the conterminous United States at 30-arcsec (~800m) resolution. Interpolation of long-term averages (twelve monthly values per variable) was performed using PRISM (Parameter-elevation Relationships on Independent Slopes Model). Surface stations...
    Resource Type:
    Article
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    the Conterminous United States Mapping Atmospheric Moisture Climatologies across the Conterminous

  • Two Essays on Local Government Finances in the United States

    Creator:
    Jung, Jaeho
    Abstract:
    County governments in the United States play important roles in the tax collection and public service provisions. Thus, a better understanding of the local government finances is closely related to the welfares of residents. In this dissertation, I provide two essays: in the first essay, I examine the fiscal impacts...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : SHELDUS, Spatial Hazard Events and Losses Database for the United States. BLS, Bureau of Labor Statistics