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Improved freezing level retrieval
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
TRMM Microwave Imager(TMI)-based passive microwave retrieval techniques result in biased estimates of the freezing level and rainfall over the east Pacific in the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Passive microwave ...
An examination of the relationship between goal orientation and leadership effectiveness
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Despite long-standing claims that traits are ineffective predictors of leadership, some recent studies have demonstrated empirical support for traits as significant predictors of leadership effectiveness (e.g., Judge, Bono, ...
The copper artifact assemblage from an Ottoman period shipwreck in the Red Sea
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
This thesis is a study of a group of copper alloy artifacts excavated from an 18th-century shipwreck in the Red Sea. The shipwreck is located near Sadana Island off the Egyptian coast and is hence referred to as the Sadana ...
Design and history matching of a waterflood/miscible CO₂ flood model of a mature field: the Wellman Unit, West Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
The Wellman Unit is located in Terry County, West Texas. It is a Wolfcamp massive limestone reef. The reservoir is considered geologically unique due to the double cone-shape structure with a maximum closure of 825 feet ...
Nest site selection and partitioning among sympatric white-winged, mourning, and Inca doves in Mason, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Local natural communities can be negatively impacted by native species' range expansion into previously uninhabited areas. Recently, white-winged doves (Zenaida asiatica) have expanded their geographical range into areas ...
A distributed control system for low-pressure plant growth chambers
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
This research focuses on the design and development of a control system for hypobaric plant growth chambers. The chambers will be used to determine the effects of reduced pressure on plant processes and growth. There are ...
The artifact assemblage from the Pepper Wreck: an early seventeenth century Portuguese East-Indiaman that wrecked in the Tagus River
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Almost four hundred years after the wrecking of the Portuguese East-Indiaman Nossa Senhora dos Martires in 1606, excavations were begun at Sao Juliao de Barra by the Centro Nacional de Arqueologia Nautica e Subaquatica ...
Intelligent executive guidance agent for general aviation aircraft under free flight
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Conflict detection and resolution is a critical capability for the realization of free flight, a new concept of air traffic management that allows pilots to select their own flight paths and airspeeds in real time. A ...
Ecological correlates of Harris' hawk grouping in southern Texas
(2002)
I surveyed Harris' hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) grouping relative to rainfall and landscape patterns at eight southern Texas study sites during the fall non-breeding season. Objectives were to: I) determine relationships ...