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Attribution Of Soil Surface Temperature Sensitivity To Hydro-Climatic Drivers, Sarah Khalid, Marco Maneta

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Greenhouse gas emissions caused by human economic activity are altering the global hydrologic cycle and the energy exchanges at the land surface. In large portions of the western US there is evidence of reduced summertime precipitation and increased air temperatures and longwave irradiation. At local scales, these changes can translate into more frequent and intense extreme land surface temperature events during the summer, with potential impacts on wildfire activity, forest health, soil biochemical cycles, and thermal comfort for human populations. However, because increases in radiation and sensible heat (air temperature) inputs to the land surface are confounded with changes in …

E. Trees To Ties To Track, Robert W. Lankston

Mining the Internet for Metadata

A series of photographs illustrating laying track for the Polleys Lumber Company railroad circa 1930 near Ronan, Montana. MMP photo umt010970

University Of Montana Commencement Program, Fall 2019, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar

University of Montana Commencement Programs, 1898-2020

Commencement program from the University of Montana.

The Topographic Signature Of Ecosystem Climate Sensitivity In The Western United States, Zachary Hoylman, Kelsey Jencso, Jia Hu, Zachary A. Holden, Brady W. Allred, Solomon Z. Dobrowski, Nathaniel Robinson, Justin T. Martin, David L.R. Affleck, Carl Seielstad

Montana Climate Office Publications

It has been suggested that hillslope topography can produce hydrologic refugia, sites where ecosystem productivity is relatively insensitive to climate variation. However, the ecological impacts and spatial distribution of these sites are poorly resolved across gradients in climate. We quantified the response of ecosystem net primary productivity to changes in the annual climatic water balance for 30 years using pixel‐specific linear regression (30‐m resolution) across the western United States. The standardized slopes of these models represent ecosystem climate sensitivity and provide a means to identify drought‐resistant ecosystems. Productive and resistant ecosystems were most frequent in convergent hillslope positions, especially in …

Helium In Stream Water As A Volcanic Monitoring Tool, W. Payton Gardner, David D. Susong

Geosciences Faculty Publications

We show that synoptic sampling of streams can be used to characterize volcanic volatiles in groundwater over large spatial scales. Synoptic sampling of dissolved noble gases, 222Rn, major ions, and stream discharge was carried out along a 30 km reach of the Gibbon River, near Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Groundwater discharge location, volume, and composition were estimated by constrained calibration of a stream flow and solute transport model. Estimated groundwater composition from stream modeling was compared to shallow groundwater concentrations measured in nearby springs. 3He, 222Rn, and Cl− aq signatures in the Gibbon River are indicative …

Isotopic Characterization Of Nitrogen Oxides (NoX), Nitrous Acid (Hono), And Nitrate (PNo3-) From Laboratory Biomass Burning During Firex, Jiajue Chai, David J. Miller, Eric Scheuer, Jack Dibb, Vanessa Selimovic, Robert Yokelson, Kyle K. Zarzana, Steven Brown, Abigail R. Koss, Carsten Warneke, Meredith Hastings

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

New techniques have recently been developed and applied to capture reactive nitrogen species, including nitrogen oxides (NOx D NOCNO2), nitrous acid (HONO), nitric acid (HNO3), and particulate nitrate (pNO3 ), for accurate measurement of their isotopic composition. Here, we report – for the first time – the isotopic composition of HONO from biomass burning (BB) emissions collected during the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments Experiment (FIREX, later evolved into FIREX-AQ) at the Missoula Fire Science Laboratory in the fall of 2016. We used our newly developed annular denuder system (ADS), which was verified to completely capture HONO associated …

Montana Kaimin, November 13, 2019, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Documents From The November 13, 2019 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), Anna-Marie David

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Minutes for the November 13, 2019 ASUM Senate Meeting

Montana Kaimin, November 6, 2019, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Preview—County Of Maui, Hawaii V. Hawaii Wildlife Fund: Clean Water Act Regulation Of Point Source Pollution Conveyed Through Groundwater, Connlan W. Whyte

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral arguments in this matter on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. Elbert Lin will likely appear for the Petitioner. David Lane Henkin will likely appear for the Respondents. Solicitor General, Noel J. Francisco, will argue on behalf of the United States.

November 2019 News Releases, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, October 16, 2019, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Department Of Mathematical Sciences Newsletter, Fall 2019, University Of Montana--Missoula. Department Of Mathematical Sciences

Newsletters from the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UM

Interview with Marylesa Howard / John Bardsley -- Summer Research: Moves on Higher-Rank Graphs / Elizabeth Gillaspy -- Emma B. Lommasson 1911-2019 -- Notes from the Chair / Emily Stone -- UM’s Math Learning Center Grows to the Benefit of Students (and Tutors) / Rick Darnell -- Math Day 2019 / Fred Peck -- Pizza & Problems / Daniel Gent

Montana Business Quarterly, Fall 2019, University Of Montana--Missoula. Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

Montana Business Quarterly, 1949-2021

This is an academic publication produced by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) at the University of Montana’s College of Business. This is volume 57, number 3.

2019 Whitefish Farmers Market Survey Kit, Megan Schultz

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This study was conducted for the Whitefish Farmers Market to provide insights into the characteristics of attendees of the 2019 Whitefish Farmers Market. There were 192 surveys completed using tablets on site during the 2019 farmers market season. Of the valid residence responses, Montana residents made up 76% of the respondents and of those Montana residents, 83% were from Whitefish. Out-of-area respondents spent an average of 5.17 nights away from home. Of those nights, an average of 5.81 nights were in Montana and 3.44 nights (on average) were in Whitefish. Rental home/cabin/condo purchases received the highest total dollars spent during …

Montanan, Fall 2019, University Of Montana--Missoula

Montanan Magazine, 1969-2024

This is the magazine of the University of Montana with news about the University for UM alumni as well as current faculty, students, staff, and administrators. This is volume 36, number 3.

Truth, Lies, And Copyright, Cathay Y. N. Smith

Faculty Law Review Articles

Fake news may be trending right now, but fake news is not the only source of fake facts that we consume. We encounter fake facts every day in the historical or biographical books we read, the movies we watch, the maps we study, the tele-phone directories and dictionaries we reference, and the religious or spiritual guides we consult. While it is well-established that copyright does not protect facts because facts are discovered rather than created, fake facts are created and can often be as original and creative as fiction.

This Article is the first to offer a comprehensive analysis of …

On The Structure Of Linearizations For Rational Approximations Of Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problems, Maria C. Quintana

Colloquia of the Department of Mathematical Sciences

Given a nonlinear matrix-valued function F(\lambda):\mathbb{C} \longrightarrow \mathbb{C}^{m\times m}, the Non-Linear Eigenvalue Problem (NLEP) consists in computing numbers \lambda \in \mathbb{C} (eigenvalues) and non-zero vectors v \in \mathbb{C}^{m} (eigenvectors) such that

F(\lambda) v = 0,

under the regularity assumption \det(F(z)) \not\equiv 0. NLEPs arise in a variety of applications in Physics and Engineering. Nowadays, a useful approach to tackle them is based on Rational Approximation (RA), which leads to rational eigenvalue problems (REPs). Then, for solving REPs, linearizations of rational matrices are used, which is one of the most competitive methods for this task. In this talk we present the …

Documents From The September 18, 2019 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), Anna-Marie David

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Minutes for the September 18, 2019 ASUM Meeting.

Montana Kaimin, September 18, 2019, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Development Of Probabilistic Cardinal Models, Oliver Serang

University Grant Program Reports

Cardinal models solve problems of the form Y=X_1+X_2+...+X_n, where we have discrete distributions on each random variable. The objective was to improve the usability and performance of Evergreen, an engine for solving cardinal models and to create cardinal models using them.

Diverse Conditions Support Near-Zero Growth In Yeast: Implications For The Study Of Cell Lifespan, Jordan Gulli, Emily Cook, Eugene Kroll, Adam Rosebrock, Amy Caudy, Frank Rosenzweig

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Baker’s yeast has a finite lifespan and ages in two ways: a mother cell can only divide so many times (its replicative lifespan), and a non-dividing cell can only live so long (its chronological lifespan). Wild and laboratory yeast strains exhibit natural variation for each type of lifespan, and the genetic basis for this variation has been generalized to other eukaryotes, including met-azoans. To date, yeast chronological lifespan has chiefly been studied in relation to the rate and mode of functional decline among non-dividing cells in nutrient-depleted batch culture. However, this culture method does not accurately capture two major classes …

Epigenetic Biomarkers For Mwcnt Exposure And Dha Diet Modification, Yoon Hee Cho

University Grant Program Reports

Comprehensive studies of ENM toxicity and bioactivity remain challenging, despite their growing use for industrial and biomedical applications. Furthermore, mechanistic predictive models and data necessary to understand the factors contributing to their pathology are largely lacking. Epigenetic alterations are known to hold substantial potential as biomarkers for environmental exposures; this, in turn, may provide insight into mechanisms of environmentally related diseases and allow for a better understanding of disease etiology. The primary goal of this study is to determine epigenetic alterations associated with a DHA-supplemented diet and MWCNT exposure, and the relationship to decreased inflammation and development of lung disease.

Nrsm 349e.01: Climate Change Ethics And Policy, N. Dane Scott

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

No abstract provided.

Nrsm 540.01: The Food-Energy-Water Nexus, Andrew C. Wilcox, Laurie A. Yung

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

No abstract provided.

Nrsm 426.01: Climate And Society, Laurie A. Yung

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

No abstract provided.

Nrsm 427.01: Advanced Water Policy, Brian C. Chaffin

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

No abstract provided.

Fors 340.00: Forest Products Manufacturing, Edwin J. Burke

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2016-2020

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, August 28, 2019, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Preview; Maryland Casualty Company V. The Asbestos Claims Court, And The Honorable Amy Eddy, Asbestos Claims Court Judge: What Duty Does A Workers' Compensation Insurer Owe The Employees Of Its Insured?, Hannah I. Higgins

Montana Law Review Online

This case presents two significant issues. The overarching issue is whether a Writ of Supervisory Control will be granted to resolve the underlying issue: what duty, if any, a workers’ compensation insurer owes the employees of its insured. The resolution of the underlying issue will be an important one, both within the multitude of pending asbestos claims in Montana and beyond. The Petitioner, Maryland Casualty Company, claims the Asbestos Claims Court used an improper standard in determining that Maryland Casualty Company owed a duty to the employees of its insured, W.R. Grace & Company.