The dynamical role of mesoscale eddies in the ocean general
circulation is investigated using eddy-resolving quasigeostrophic
(QG) and primitive equation (FE) models which are parametrically
identical. The results of both QG and FE numerical
experiments in mid-latitude, rectangular ocean basins are
systematically intercompared and extensively analyzed in terms
of basic...
Riparian ecosystems, through their unique positions in the agricultural landscape, have the potential to mitigate nutrient loading to streams. This study was conducted to gain a better understanding of N cycling in a poorly drained Grass Riparian Zone (GRZ) and adjacent Perennial Ryegrass seed Field (PRF) in the Willamette Valley,...
An experiment was established in 1992 in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains of California to assess the effects of high levels of surface organic residues, severely compacted soil, and shrub competition on the development of mixed conifer plantations. This study was conducted in 1997 to determine if selected combinations of...