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Evaluating The Roles Of Rainout And Post-Condensation Processes In A Landfalling Atmospheric River With Stable Isotopes In Precipitation And Water Vapor, Hari T. Mix, Sean P. Reilly, Andrew Martin, Gavin Cornwell Feb 2019

Evaluating The Roles Of Rainout And Post-Condensation Processes In A Landfalling Atmospheric River With Stable Isotopes In Precipitation And Water Vapor, Hari T. Mix, Sean P. Reilly, Andrew Martin, Gavin Cornwell

Environmental Studies and Sciences

Atmospheric rivers (ARs), and frontal systems more broadly, tend to exhibit prominent “V” shapes in time series of stable isotopes in precipitation. Despite the magnitude and widespread nature of these “V” shapes, debate persists as to whether these shifts are driven by changes in the degree of rainout, which we determine using the Rayleigh distillation of stable isotopes, or by post-condensation processes such as below-cloud evaporation and equilibrium isotope exchange between hydrometeors and surrounding vapor. Here, we present paired precipitation and water vapor isotope time series records from the 5–7 March 2016, AR in Bodega Bay, CA. The stable isotope …


Remarks, Memorial And Tribute For Dr. David R. Carr, February 19, 2010, J. M. Tschiderer Feb 2019

Remarks, Memorial And Tribute For Dr. David R. Carr, February 19, 2010, J. M. Tschiderer

USF St. Petersburg Biographical Materials

Remarks given during a celebration of life ceremony for University of South Florida St. Petersburg History professor Dr. David R. Carr. The remarks were compiled and edited by J.M. "Sudsy" Tschiderer.


The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 9 Issue 15, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program Feb 2019

The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 9 Issue 15, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.


Hyperspectroscopic And Microtopographic Analyses Of Salt Crust Forms On Arid, Silty Clay Loam Desert Soils, Fares M. Howari, Fatima Al Aydaroos, Yousef Nazzal, Jibran Iqbal, Nadine Bou Orm Feb 2019

Hyperspectroscopic And Microtopographic Analyses Of Salt Crust Forms On Arid, Silty Clay Loam Desert Soils, Fares M. Howari, Fatima Al Aydaroos, Yousef Nazzal, Jibran Iqbal, Nadine Bou Orm

All Works

This paper describes simultaneous uses of field sampling and hyperspectroscopic approaches to understand the distributions of salt crusts and factors affecting them under field conditions. Samples of salt affected soils and associated salt crusts that represented a range of soil salinities, slope, and moisture contents were gathered from the banks of the Rio Grande. The samples were studied for salt identification by optical microscopy and using a high-resolution spectroradiometer, GER 3700, and for salinity level, and moisture content by the wet chemistry method. The study identified two main groups of salt crusts, contaminated halite and gypsum crusts. Reflectivity was correlated …


Deep Sea Biofilms, Historic Shipwreck Preservation And The Deepwater Horizon Spill, Rachel L. Mugge, Melissa L. Brock, Jennifer L. Salerno, Melanie Damour, Robert A. Church, Jason Lee, Leila J. Hamdan Feb 2019

Deep Sea Biofilms, Historic Shipwreck Preservation And The Deepwater Horizon Spill, Rachel L. Mugge, Melissa L. Brock, Jennifer L. Salerno, Melanie Damour, Robert A. Church, Jason Lee, Leila J. Hamdan

Faculty Publications

Exposure to oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have lasting impacts on preservation of historic shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico. Submerged steel structures, including shipwrecks, serve as artificial reefs and become hotspots of biodiversity in the deep-sea. Marine biofilms on submerged structures support settlement of micro- and macrobiota and may enhance and protect against corrosion. Disruptions in the local environment, including oil spills, may impact the role that biofilms play in reef preservation. To determine how the Deepwater Horizon spill potentially impacted shipwreck biofilms and the functional roles of the biofilm microbiome, experiments containing carbon steels disks (CSDs) …


Subversive: Space As A Movement-Making Tool, Maddie Schumacher Feb 2019

Subversive: Space As A Movement-Making Tool, Maddie Schumacher

Tapestries: Interwoven voices of local and global identities

By exploring placemaking and indigenous memory, this paper argues that space can and should be utilized in movements against oppression. Grassroots resistance is increasingly necessary as the globally marginalized face the constant threats of colonization, incarceration, and fascism. With a grounding in memory studies and a transnational perspective, I analyze Maori movements in Aotearoa New Zealand and American Indian movements in North America in tandem with each other. Charting the histories of dominant space production in these twin contexts allow for a witnessing of each harmful nation-building project. This informed my conclusion that both global solidarities and place-based movements are …


Statement Of Purpose And Biographies, Tapestries Editorial Collective, Macalester College Feb 2019

Statement Of Purpose And Biographies, Tapestries Editorial Collective, Macalester College

Tapestries: Interwoven voices of local and global identities

Introduction to Resisting Borders: Rethinking the Limits of American Studies, volume 8 of Macalester College's journal Tapestries: Interwoven voices of local and global identities.


Volume 56, Number 26: February 13, 2019, University Of North Dakota Feb 2019

Volume 56, Number 26: February 13, 2019, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

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Potential Economic Impacts Of Allocating More Land For Bioenergy Biomass Production In Virginia, Thomas O. Ochuodho, Janaki R. R. Alavalapati, Pankaj Lal, Domena A. Agyeman, Bernabas Wolde, Pralhad Burli Feb 2019

Potential Economic Impacts Of Allocating More Land For Bioenergy Biomass Production In Virginia, Thomas O. Ochuodho, Janaki R. R. Alavalapati, Pankaj Lal, Domena A. Agyeman, Bernabas Wolde, Pralhad Burli

Forestry and Natural Resources Faculty Publications

The growing attention to renewable energy and rural development has created greater demand for production of biomass feedstock for bioenergy. However, forest growth rates and the amount of land in most existing forests may not be sufficient to sustainably supply the forest biomass required to support existing forest products industries and the expanding bioenergy industry. Additionally, concerns about agricultural land use competition have dampened expansion of biomass production on agricultural land base. One of the ways to meet the growing forest biomass feedstock demand for bioenergy production is by allocating currently marginal non-forested land for growing bioenergy feedstocks. In Virginia, …


Potential Economic Impacts Of Allocating More Land For Bioenergy Biomass Production In Virginia, Thomas O. Ochuodho, Janaki Alavalapati, Pankaj Lal, Domena A. Agyeman, Bernabas Wolde, Pralhad Burli Feb 2019

Potential Economic Impacts Of Allocating More Land For Bioenergy Biomass Production In Virginia, Thomas O. Ochuodho, Janaki Alavalapati, Pankaj Lal, Domena A. Agyeman, Bernabas Wolde, Pralhad Burli

Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

The growing attention to renewable energy and rural development has created greater demand for production of biomass feedstock for bioenergy. However, forest growth rates and the amount of land in most existing forests may not be sufficient to sustainably supply the forest biomass required to support existing forest products industries and the expanding bioenergy industry. Additionally, concerns about agricultural land use competition have dampened expansion of biomass production on agricultural land base. One of the ways to meet the growing forest biomass feedstock demand for bioenergy production is by allocating currently marginal non-forested land for growing bioenergy feedstocks. In Virginia, …


Spartan Daily, February 12, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Feb 2019

Spartan Daily, February 12, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 152, Issue 8


Crow's Nest, February 11, 2019, Crow's Nest Staff Feb 2019

Crow's Nest, February 11, 2019, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The February 11, 2019, issue of the Crow's Nest.


The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 9 Issue 14, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program Feb 2019

The Firece Green Fire: Vol. 9 Issue 14, Wofford College Environmental Studies Program

The Fierce Green Fire

No abstract provided.


The Setonian, February 7, 2019, Seton Hall University Feb 2019

The Setonian, February 7, 2019, Seton Hall University

2019

No abstract provided.


Sustainability On Campus, Jennifer Thomson Feb 2019

Sustainability On Campus, Jennifer Thomson

Bucknell: Occupied

Jennifer Thomson, assistant professor of History at Bucknell University, interviews three Bucknell student activists. The group discussed a recent campus sustainability forum, and expanded on various sustainability-related topics. Issues included food waste and insecurity, divestment [fossil-fuel], and economic sustainability versus environmental sustainability. The students also discussed campus culture and the challenges with and opportunities for engaging with the campus community and encouraging sustainable actions.


The Grizzly, February 7, 2019, Courtney A. Duchene, Jen Joseph, Sam Rosenthal, Shelsea Deravil, Johnny Myers, Sienna Coleman, Kevin Leon, William Wehrs, Mark Leduc, Gabriela Howell Feb 2019

The Grizzly, February 7, 2019, Courtney A. Duchene, Jen Joseph, Sam Rosenthal, Shelsea Deravil, Johnny Myers, Sienna Coleman, Kevin Leon, William Wehrs, Mark Leduc, Gabriela Howell

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Dean Nolan Recalls her 33 Year Career at Ursinus • Berman Exhibits Spotlight Opioid Crisis, Patriarchy • Senior Alumni Award: Its History and Value • Rhiannon Giddens to be 2019 Commencement Speaker • Inclusive Community Grant Awardees Announced • Externship Profile: Christopher Karmilowicz Explores the World of Finance • Opinions: U.S. Should Keep its Hands Off Venezuela; The Opioid Crisis: Widespread and Institutional • Men's Hoops Upsets #10 Swarthmore; Williams Jr. Earns CC Player of the Week • Konstanzer Joins 1,000 Point Club


Kenyon Collegian- February 7, 2019 Feb 2019

Kenyon Collegian- February 7, 2019

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.


Rights Of Nature: The Future Of Idaho's Landscape (Flyer), Paulette Jordan Feb 2019

Rights Of Nature: The Future Of Idaho's Landscape (Flyer), Paulette Jordan

The Idea of Nature Public Lecture Series

Paulette Jordan grew up on a farm in northern Idaho and was the youngest person ever elected to the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Council. In 2014, she was elected to represent her home district in the Idaho House of Representatives and successfully ran for a second term two years later. Her campaign for governor in 2018 garnered local and national media attention, and if elected she would have been the first woman and first Native American governor of Idaho.


Perspectives Of Users’ Satisfaction On Library Resources And Services In Oyo State College Of Health Science And Technology Ibadan, Samuel Olukayode Olukayode Awotona Mr., Oluwaseun Lekan Ipadeola Mr. Feb 2019

Perspectives Of Users’ Satisfaction On Library Resources And Services In Oyo State College Of Health Science And Technology Ibadan, Samuel Olukayode Olukayode Awotona Mr., Oluwaseun Lekan Ipadeola Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Users’ satisfaction is always paramount to the existence of any academic library. The need to meet the information needs of its users, the staff attitude to encourage client’s patronage and an inviting environment that is conducive for reading. Against this backdrop, the study was designed to gauge the perception on the relevance of the library resources, satisfaction of the library staff attitudes and perceived barriers to satisfaction. The study survey was conducted among the students of Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology Ibadan.


Changing Climates Research Showcased At Open House, Rachel Mccarthy Feb 2019

Changing Climates Research Showcased At Open House, Rachel Mccarthy

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.


Carbon Dioxide (Co2) And Methane (Ch4) Fluxes From Agricultural Drainage Canals At The Timberlake Observatory For Wetland Restoration In North Carolina’S Coastal Plain, Hannah V. Schleupner, Katherine L. Juarez, Mary J. Carmichael Feb 2019

Carbon Dioxide (Co2) And Methane (Ch4) Fluxes From Agricultural Drainage Canals At The Timberlake Observatory For Wetland Restoration In North Carolina’S Coastal Plain, Hannah V. Schleupner, Katherine L. Juarez, Mary J. Carmichael

RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences

Wetlands play an integral role in the global biogeochemical cycling of carbon (C). Historically, research on carbon dynamics in wetlands has focused on large-scale wetlands that are easily recognized on the landscape. However, cryptic wetlands- wetlands that may be small-scale, seasonally inundated, and/or otherwise difficult to identify or characterize on a landscape- occur throughout the Earth’s surface. Agricultural drainage canals represent one type of cryptic wetland environment. Even though they are individually small, the collective imprint of drainage canals across a landscape, especially in low-lying regions where land use is dominated by agriculture, may be large. Herein, we measure CO …


Baseball Media Guide 2019, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics Feb 2019

Baseball Media Guide 2019, Wofford College. Department Of Athletics

Media Guides

No abstract provided.


Spera: 2019, Hope College Feb 2019

Spera: 2019, Hope College

Spera

Yearly publication that serves as a "spotlight on faculty research and scholarly work".


The Ethics Of Eliminating Harmful Species: The Case Of The Tsetse Fly, Jérémy Bouyer, Neil H. Carter, Chelsea Batavia, Michael Paul Nelson Feb 2019

The Ethics Of Eliminating Harmful Species: The Case Of The Tsetse Fly, Jérémy Bouyer, Neil H. Carter, Chelsea Batavia, Michael Paul Nelson

Human-Environment Systems Research Center Faculty Publications and Presentations

Wildlife species harmful to humans are often targets of control and elimination programs. A contemporary example is the tsetse fly, a vector of sleeping sickness and African animal trypanosomosis. Tsetse flies have recently been targeted by a pan-African eradication campaign. If it is successful, the campaign could push the entire tsetse family to extinction. With the emergence of effective and efficient elimination technologies, ethical assessment of proposed elimination campaigns is urgently needed. We examine the ethics of tsetse fly elimination by considering arguments predicated on both the instrumental and the intrinsic values of the species at local and global scales. …


Enst 594.05: Seminar - Environment Health In Native American Communities, Rosalyn Rae La Pier Feb 2019

Enst 594.05: Seminar - Environment Health In Native American Communities, Rosalyn Rae La Pier

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Enst 595.01: Environmental Leadership Series, Robin Saha Feb 2019

Enst 595.01: Environmental Leadership Series, Robin Saha

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Enst 594.03: Grad Seminar - Environmental Law For Non-Lawyers, Leonard Broberg Feb 2019

Enst 594.03: Grad Seminar - Environmental Law For Non-Lawyers, Leonard Broberg

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.


Crop Advisers As Conservation Intermediaries: Perceptions And Policy Implications For Relying On Nontraditional Partners To Increase U.S. Farmers’ Adoption Of Soil And Water Conservation Practices, Francis R. Eanes, Ajay S. Singh, Brian R. Bulla, Pranay Ranjan, Mary Fales, Benjamin Wickerham, Patrick J. Doran, Linda S. Prokopy Feb 2019

Crop Advisers As Conservation Intermediaries: Perceptions And Policy Implications For Relying On Nontraditional Partners To Increase U.S. Farmers’ Adoption Of Soil And Water Conservation Practices, Francis R. Eanes, Ajay S. Singh, Brian R. Bulla, Pranay Ranjan, Mary Fales, Benjamin Wickerham, Patrick J. Doran, Linda S. Prokopy

All Faculty Scholarship

Federal agricultural land use policies in the United States aimed at protecting soil health and water quality typically rely on persuading individual farmers to voluntarily adopt conservation practices. An expanding body of literature suggests that private sector intermediaries, such as crop advisers, are increasingly trusted sources of information for farmers about conservation practices and thus may be persuasive actors in the conservation-adoption realm. While previous studies have explored farmers’ perceptions of crop advisers facilitating conservation practice adoption and participating in conservation programs in agricultural landscapes, little research to date has explored crop advisers’ perceptions of this role, and few agricultural …


2018 Census Of California Water Transit Services, Richard M. Kos, Nicholas Frey, Mehedi Chowdhury Feb 2019

2018 Census Of California Water Transit Services, Richard M. Kos, Nicholas Frey, Mehedi Chowdhury

Mineta Transportation Institute

The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics conducts a nationwide census of ferry boat operators for the U.S. Department of Transportation and the collected information is used for statistical purposes. The Caltrans Division of Local Assistance has been asked by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to gather data regarding ferry operations under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). MAP-21 includes a new formula program for ferry boats and ferry terminal facilities eligible under 23 USC 129(c) which authorizes federal participation in toll roads, bridges, tunnels, and ferries. FHWA has asked that Caltrans assure the ferry boat …


Including Variability Across Climate Change Projections In Assessing Impacts On Water Resources In An Intensively Managed Landscape, Bangshuai Han, Shawn G. Benner, Alejandro N. Flores Feb 2019

Including Variability Across Climate Change Projections In Assessing Impacts On Water Resources In An Intensively Managed Landscape, Bangshuai Han, Shawn G. Benner, Alejandro N. Flores

Geosciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

In intensively managed watersheds, water scarcity is a product of interactions between complex biophysical processes and human activities. Understanding how intensively managed watersheds respond to climate change requires modeling these coupled processes. One challenge in assessing the response of these watersheds to climate change lies in adequately capturing the trends and variability of future climates. Here we combine a stochastic weather generator together with future projections of climate change to efficiently create a large ensemble of daily weather for three climate scenarios, reflecting recent past and two future climate scenarios. With a previously developed model that captures rainfall-runoff processes and …