Browsing Colleges and Schools by Department "Geography"
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(2022-08-03)Oil spill disasters may have devastating impacts for coastal communities and the ecosystem (Baade et al., 2007). For instance, the coastal regions of the United States, especially the Gulf region, have been devastated by ...
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(2023-07-03)This study offers a geographic interpretation of state failure using the case study of Mexico from 1521, when Cortés conquered the Aztecs, to 1848 when the United States defeated Mexico in the Mexican American War. This ...
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Studies on subalpine meadow invasions by Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir) in the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountain Front Range are abundant, yet little is understood about this important process in the subalpine zone ...
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(2016-07-08)In the twentieth century, central governments managed water supply through largescale infrastructure, known as the water hard path. Water experts advocate for an alternative paradigm for the twenty-first century, or the ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)Carbonate reservoirs are usually diffcult to map and identify in seismic sections due to their complex structure, lithology and diagenetic frabrics. The Midland Basin, located in the Permian Basin of West Texas, is an ...
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(2017-12-12)Rip currents are concentrated seaward flows of water originating in the surf zone of beaches that are responsible for hundreds of injuries and fatal drownings worldwide annually. Calculating the exact number of deaths is ...
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(2021-11-08)Measurement of spatial accessibility is useful for the assessment of the ease of access to an infrastructure of interest from the interactions of supply, demand, and mobility. Spatial accessibility measures are essential ...
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(2017-07-31)This thesis presents new data on aeolian geomorphology, geochronology, and site formation in the Goshute Valley, Nevada. Two dune fields were the focus of this study: the Hardy Creek Dune Field in the north and White Horse ...
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(2010-07-14)With the ever increasing population and economic activities in coastal areas, coastal hazards have become a major concern for coastal management. The fundamental requirement of coastal planning and management is the ...
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(2017-05-22)Formerly the most dominant canopy tree species throughout much of eastern North America, the American chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.) has since been decimated by the chestnut blight (Cryphonectria parasitica ...
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(2017-12-13)Humans live in an ever-changing, increasingly-complicated world. As the fundamental understanding of systems changes, those tasked with managing these may find themselves faced with new situations with problems more complex ...
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(2012-02-14)The tropical glaciers in the Bolivian Andes Mountains are small and respond quickly to changes in their climate. They are also a major source of freshwater year-round for nearby communities. Monitoring the glacial changes ...
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(2013-01-14)Meteorological drought indices are commonly calculated from climatic stations that have long-term historical data and then converted to a regular grid using spatial interpolation methods. The gridded drought indices are ...
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(2017-07-12)Drought is a recurrent natural hazard that has impacts on agriculture, hydrology, ecosystem, and social-economy. A comprehensive analysis of drought is valuable for drought assessment and mitigation. Oklahoma is a state ...
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(2020-01-14)Flood inundation is widely acknowledged as a significant factor in the healthy functioning of floodplains. However, increasing human activities, particularly over the past several decades, have threatened the original river ...
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(2016-12-09)As the demand for water resources has been increasing all around the world, intense water appropriation has led to alterations of flow regimes over time. Changes in environmental flows have impaired beneficial functions ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)Predictive vegetation mapping was employed to predict the distribution of vegetation communities and physiognomies in the portion of the Scandinavian mountains in Sweden. This was done to address three main research ...
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(2022-04-19)It is estimated that the Arctic contains half of the global soil carbon pool, and climate warming will lead to considerable degradation of permafrost. This degradation may lead to the expansion or drainage of Arctic ...
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(2009-05-15)This study examined questions embedded in four high school world geography textbooks to evaluate the degree to which the three components of spatial thinking were incorporated: concepts of space, tools of representation, ...
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(2014-04-25)Understanding the climatic drivers of changes in sea ice extent in the Arctic has become increasingly important as record minima in the September sea ice extent continue to be reached. This research therefore addresses the ...