The spatial distribution and geologic histories of submarine volcanoes provide insight into submarine eruptive behavior, deep earth processes and plate tectonics. This dissertation examines the evolution of individual submarine volcanic edifices as well as linear trails of seamounts at three spatial and temporal scales.
In order to understand constructive and...
Current and hydrographic observations from the Coastal Mixing and Optics
experiment moored array, deployed from August 1996 through June 1997, are used to
describe the velocity variability and evaluate the dynamics of circulation over the New
England shelf on timescales ranging from a few days to several months. Subtidal (days...
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mean and subtidal flow on the New England shelf,’’
J. Geophys. Res., 112, C02015, doi:10.1029
Current and hydrographic observations from the Coastal Mixing and Optics
experiment moored array, deployed from August 1996 through June 1997, are used to
describe the velocity variability and evaluate the dynamics of circulation over the New
England shelf on timescales ranging from a few days to several months. Subtidal (days...
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mean and subtidal flow on the New England shelf,’’
J. Geophys. Res., 112, C02015, doi:10.1029
Surface and subsurface flow dynamics govern residence time or water age until discharge, which is a key metric of storage and water availability for human use and ecosystem function. Although observations in small catchments have shown a fractal distribution of ages, residence times are difficult to directly quantify or measure...
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moisture dynamics, and the
old water paradox, Water Resour. Res., 46, W03514, doi:10.1029/2009WR008371
In the future, Earth will be warmer, precipitation events will be more extreme, global mean sea level will rise, and many arid and semiarid regions will be drier. Human modifications of landscapes will also occur at an accelerated rate as developed areas increase in size and population density. We now...
Although geodetic measurements of interseismic deformation in interior Tibet suggest slow
strain accumulation, active slip along the right-lateral Gyaring Co Fault is suggested to be between 8
and 21 mm/yr. Reliable geologic constraints on the slip rate along this fault are sparse. Here we document
12 ± 2 m of...
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, B04403, doi:10.1029/2011JB009071.
Armijo, R., P. Tapponnier, J. L. Mercier, and H. Tong-Lin (1986
The overflow of deep water from the Nordic seas
into the North Atlantic plays a critical role in global ocean
circulation and climate. Approximately half of this overflow
occurs via the Iceland–Scotland (I–S) overflow, yet the history
of its strength throughout the Holocene (~0–11 700 yr
ago, ka) is poorly...
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Cycles,
16(4): 1139- doi:10.1029/2001GB001662.
Campin, J.-M., Goosse, H. (1999) Parameterization of
The 8.2 ka event was the last deglacial abrupt climate event. A reduction in the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) attributed to the drainage of glacial Lake Agassiz may have caused the event, but the freshwater signature of Lake Agassiz discharge has yet to be identified in δ¹⁸O of foraminiferal...
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the Labrador Sea” by Hoffman et al. (Geophysical
Research Letters, 39, L18703, doi: 10.1029
Error in Distributed Temperature Sensor (DTS) water temperature measurements may
be introduced by contact of the fiber optic cable sensor with bed materials (e.g.,
seafloor, lakebed, stream bed). Heat conduction from the bed materials can affect cable
temperature and the resulting DTS measurements. In the Middle Fork John Day River,...
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of streambed thermal records:
method development, Water Resour. Res., 42, W10410, doi:10.1029
Atmospheric CO₂ records for the centennial scale cooling event 8200 years ago (8.2 ka event) may
help us understand climate-carbon cycle feedbacks under interglacial conditions, which are important for
understanding future climate, but existing records do not provide enough detail. Here we present a new CO₂
record from the Siple...
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), Atmospheric CO2 and climate from 65 to 30 ka B.P, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L10703, doi:10.1029/2007GL029551