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Added Value From 576 Years Of Tree-Ring Records In The Prediction Of The Great Salt Lake Level, Robert R. Gillies, Oi-Yu Chung, Shih-Yu (Simon) Wang, R. Justin Derose, Yan Sun
Added Value From 576 Years Of Tree-Ring Records In The Prediction Of The Great Salt Lake Level, Robert R. Gillies, Oi-Yu Chung, Shih-Yu (Simon) Wang, R. Justin Derose, Yan Sun
Wasatch Dendroclimatology Research
Predicting lake level fluctuations of the Great Salt Lake (GSL) in Utah – the largest terminal salt-water lake in the Western Hemisphere – is critical from many perspectives. The GSL integrates both climate and hydrological variations within the region and is particularly sensitive to low-frequency climate cycles. Since most hydroclimate variable records cover less than a century, forecasting the predominant yet under-represented decadal variability of the GSL level with such relatively short instrumental records poses a challenge. To overcome data limitations, this study assesses two options: (1) developing a model using the observational GSL elevation record of 137 years to …
Exploring Colonial Identity And A Growing Ecoconsciousness On The Great Plains, Charles Hiebner
Exploring Colonial Identity And A Growing Ecoconsciousness On The Great Plains, Charles Hiebner
Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This thesis is an exploration of my journey from an unapologetic industrial agriculturalist to a more environmentally sensitive citizen. I now recognize the inescapable relationship between colonialism and environmental issues surrounding water resources on the Great Plains and how these intertwined issues affect both the planet and its inhabitants. Specifically, I look at literature as both the catalyst and sustainer of my still-growing environmental and social consciousness. From important literary works encountered as a youth to the ecocriticism and explorations of social justice of the readings I engage in today, I examine how these literary choices have led me to …
Fy 2015 Umass Amherst Water & Steam Data By Building, Ezra Small
Fy 2015 Umass Amherst Water & Steam Data By Building, Ezra Small
Campus Data
Each year, UMass Amherst Utilities publishes this spreadsheet which has the monthly and annual building water and steam consumption of each metered building on campus.
My Water, My Rights: Ethics And Implications Of Water Privatization, Rachel Vandermyde
My Water, My Rights: Ethics And Implications Of Water Privatization, Rachel Vandermyde
Augustana Center for the Study of Ethics Essay Contest
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