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Resistance to the Expansion of Pachakutiq's Inca Empire and its Effects on the Spanish Conquest
(2012-05-02)
This endeavor focuses on the formation and expansion of the Inca Empire and its effects on western South American societies in the fifteenth century. The research examines the Incan cultural, economic, and administrative ...
Future Flooding in Houston: Modeling the Impacts of Climate and Land Cover Change on Hydrology in the Buffalo-San Jacinto Watershed
(2013-02-04)
Understanding the hydrology of a watershed is essential for both water resource management and public safety, especially flood prevention and mitigation. Both climate change and urbanization have been shown to increase ...
Characterizing physical properties and ocean currents in the eastern Ross Sea, Antarctica
(2012-05-03)
Rising concerns of global warming and climate change warrant further research in the seas surrounding the Antarctic continent. The eastern Ross Sea (ERS) is an ideal location to study changing properties of water masses ...
Downscaled Tropical Cyclones in Simulations of the Last Glacial Maximum
(2018-04-26)
A prominent area of current study is how tropical cyclone (TC) behavior will respond to future changes in global climate. One way to complement this research is by analyzing TC characteristics in simulations of past climates. ...
Carbon Parks: A New Conservation Tool to Protect Peatlands
(2020-04-22)
Peatland ecosystems are the most effective long-term terrestrial carbon sinks on Earth. They accumulate large quantities of carbon over thousands of years in the form of thick organic-rich soils. However, there are no ...