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Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Science, June 9, 2006, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Utah State University requests approval to offer a Master of Science Degree in Applied Environmental Geoscience in the Department of Geology effective Fall Semester 2006.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Humanities And Social Sciences, June 9, 2006, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Utah State University requests approval to offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Communication and Journalism through the Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education effective Fall 2006.

A Geological Interpretation Of 3d Seismic Data Of A Salt Structure And Subsalt Horizons In The Mississippi Canyon Subdivision Of The Gulf Of Mexico, Mariela Mejias

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) represents a challenge for exploration and production. Most of the sediments coming from North America has bypassed the shelf margin into Deep Water. In an Attempt to attack this challenge this thesis pretends to break the GOM's false bottom, mainly comprised by diverse salt structures and growth fault families. In this attempt, geological and geophysical data are integrated to find clues to potential hydrocarbons indicator (PHI) that could be of Reservoir Quality (RQ). 3D Pre stack depth migrated data comprised of Mississippi Canyon blocks, were interpreted: Top and base of salt, leading to the identification …

A Study Of Carasaurus' (Dinosaura: Sauropodomorph) Torso And Its Biomechanical Implications, Jacqueline Mary Wood

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

Physical examination of the articulations between the dorsal vertebrae and the dorsal ribs of the sauropod dinosaur Camarasaurus (Upper Cretaceous, Wyoming or whatever) shows that the dorsal vertebral column has a slight double curve and the torso is more narrow and volumetrically smaller than previously reconstructed. The shape of the dorsal vertebrae series was based upon the position of the zygopophyses and centrum spacing. The dorsal ribs were placed on the vertebrae based upon the position of tuberculum/diapophysis, capitulum/parapophysis, and the lateral edge of the rib head. Comparisons between the articulated torso of Camarasaurus and extant relatives allowed for the …

Animal Husbandry At Tell El Hesi (Israel): Results From Zooarchaeological And Isotopic Analysis, Shannon Marie Peck-Janssen

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Located in today’s southern Israel, Tell el Hesi provides archaeologists with important clues to political and social changes in the ancient Near East. Zooarchaeological and stable isotopic analyses were conducted to evaluate shifts in animal husbandry practices during changing socioeconomic and sociopolitical conditions in the southern Levant.

During the Early Bronze Age, Tell el Hesi thrived as an agricultural grain producing center for the southern Levant. The acropolis served as both a storage and redistribution center for the inhabitants of Tell el Hesi. Coinciding with the collapse of the southern Levant, Tell el Hesi was abandoned throughout the Middle Bronze …

An Evaluation Of The Along Track Reef Imaging System (Atris) For Efficient Reef Monitoring And Rapid Groundtruthing Of Eaarl Lidar, Nicole O. Caesar

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Along-Track Reef-Imaging System (ATRIS) is a vessel-mounted, digital camera, depth sounder and Global Positioning System (GPS) package that facilitates the rapid capture of underwater images in shallow-water benthic environments. This technology has the potential to collect ecologically significant data, particularly in benthic habitats less than 10 m in depth, with better location referencing and in less time than is required for surveys carried out by Scuba divers. In October 2004, ATRIS was tested coincidently with SCUBA-assisted video along transects on five patch reefs in Biscayne National Park. Images from both data sets were subsampled, viewed, and benthic cover under …

Unlv Magazine, Carol C. Harter, Joe Cockrell, Tony Allen, Regina Bacolas, Lori Bachand, Jennifer Lawson, Bret C. Birdsong, Steve Parker, Erin O'Donnell, Jennifer Robison

UNLV Magazine

No abstract provided.

Gallegos V. Colo. Ground Water Comm'n

Colorado Supreme Court Records and Briefs Collection

No abstract provided.

Observer, Central Washington University

Student Newspaper

Student newspaper for Central Washington University for January 12, 2006

Institutional Self-Study For The Higher Learning Commission Of The North Central Association Of Colleges And Schools 2006 - University Of Nebraska–Lincoln, Kim Hachiya, Lori Anderson, James O'Hanlon, Barbara Couture, Susan Fritz, David Wilson

2006 Accreditation Materials

Chapter One: Who We Are 1 Nebraska’s University Engages the World 1 Auspicious Beginnings 2 Engaging University Leaders 2 Engaging University Students 4 Advancing Post-graduate Opportunities 5 Research Firsts Engage the Region and the World 6 Midlife Challenges 7 Changing Needs, New Structures 9 Leading Once Again into the Future 11 Engaging the Power of Red – Here and Beyond; Present and Future 13

Chapter Two: Progress Since 1997 17 Developments Since the Last Accreditation 17 Establishing a Renewed Sense of Direction 17 Articulating the Vision through Focused Reports 19 Targeting Our Resources to Support Excellence 21 Adopting Structural Changes …

Seeing Through The Noise: Seismic Reflection Profiling In Urban Areas, Lee M. Liberty, Thomas L. Pratt, Scott S. Hess

CGISS Publications and Presentations

Studies for urban hazard or resource assessment often take place in densely populated areas characterized by considerable cultural noise. These site conditions can severely compromise seismic reflection data quality. We have collected vibroseis and hammer (weight drop) seismic reflection data in a range of geologic conditions to image stratigraphy and structures in the upper one km along regional highways, city streets,and power line access roads. In addition to the challenges of safety and outreach, acquisition efforts along busy streets and highways often encounter poor receiver coupling and large-amplitude coherent noise from traffic and power lines. Although higher quality seismic reflection …

Change In Atmospheric Mineral Aerosols In Response To Climate: Last Glacial Period, Preindustrial, Modern, And Doubled Carbon Dioxide Climates, Natalie M. Mahowald, Daniel R. Muhs, Samuel Levis, Philip J. Rasch, Masaru Yoshioka, Charles S. Zender, Chao Luo

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Desert dust simulations generated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s Community Climate System Model for the current climate are shown to be consistent with present day satellite and deposition data. The response of the dust cycle to last glacial maximum, preindustrial, modern, and doubled-carbon dioxide climates is analyzed. Only natural (non-land use related) dust sources are included in this simulation.

Western Water V. Jerry D. Olds : Brief Of Appellee, Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

ON APPEAL FROM A FINAL ORDER OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH. THE HONORABLE ROBERT K. HILDER, DISTRICT JUDGE, PRESIDING

National Cave And Karst Research Institute 2004-2005 Biennial Report Nckri Biennial Report, 2004-2005, National Cave And Karst Research Institute

KIP Articles

Contents: Overview by the Institute Director -- Primary Partners ; National Park Service ; City of Carlsbad ; New Mexico Tech ; NCKRI, Inc. -- Institute Building Activities -- Moving towards NCKRI, Inc. ; Preliminary meetings and activities ; NCKRI, Inc. ; Planning for the future -- Facility Partners ; New Mexico State Univ./Carlsbad Environmental Monitoring Research Center ; Carlsbad Department of Development/AMITC -- NCKRI Building Project -- Visiting Scholar Program -- Volunteers Program -- NCKRI projects ; NCKRI Lecture Series ; Karst Information Portal ; NCKRI library ; NCKRI program review -- Sponsored projects ; Mississippi State University Digital …

Mapping Of A Detachment Fault In Kythera Island And Study Of The Related Structural Shear Sense Indicators, Antonios Marsellos

Geology Theses and Dissertations

Kythera Island is located on the prominent submarine horst between Crete and the Peloponnese in the southwestern part of the Aegean. The structure of Kythera is characterized by a pile of tectonic slices derived from different paleogeographic zones. The upper unmetamorphosed units comprise pelagic limestones and cherts of Pindos zone emplaced by thrusting in the Eocene on top of Tripolis zone neritic limestones. These units are separated from the lower metamorphosed unit of Phyllite-Quartzite (PQU) exposed in the northern part of Kythera by an extensional detachment fault of Late Miocene age. The lower tectonic unit of PQU was affected by …

Reply To Comment On ‘Petrography And Petrology Of The Calc-Alkaline Sarıhan Granitoid (Ne Turkey): An Example Of Magma Mingling And Mixing’, Zafer Arslan

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

No abstract provided.

Geologic Mapping Using Remote Sensing In The Mountain Pine Ridge Area Of Belize, Seth Broadfoot

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Community Structure, Faunal Distribution, And Environmental Forcing Of The Extinction Of Marine Molluscs In The Pliocene San Joaquin Basin, Central California, John Richard Bowersox

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study focuses on reconstructing the dynamics within the Pliocene San Joaquin Basin (SJB) molluscan fauna. This was accomplished by 'binning' the data within a constrained chronostratigraphic framework into: 1) 484 individual stratigraphically-ordered locality collections; 2.) 116 stratigraphically-sequential compiled ten-meter sample intervals; 3.) 15 intervals compiled by 4th-order eustatic cycles; 4.) three formation-level compiled samples; and 5.) the Etchegoin group fauna (informal San Joaquin Basin nomenclature) overall. These datasets were analyzed by inferential, multivariate, and descriptive statistics to examine local and regional environmental controls on faunal composition, community associations and distributions; cross-scale faunal structure; and large-scale environmental controls on immigration, …

An Ngo's Fight To Save Ukraine's Danube Delta: The Case For Granting Nongovernmental Organizations Formal Powers Of Enforcement, Tanya D. Sobol

Colorado Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Cns Connections, Winter 2006-07, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Natural Sciences.

CNS Connections

Inside this issue:

-- Message from the Dean
-- Mini-robots duel in sumo competition
-- Earth Science offers B.S. in air quality
-- College News
-- Biology prof helps test method to reduce erosion
-- Title II grants fund CNS science education projects
-- Update from the Centers
-- Change of address for Computer Science
-- Carver grants strengthen CNS programs
-- Partnership for Goods starts at UNI
-- Faculty and Student Research Highlights
-- Ensuring a bright future for UNI
-- Alumni News
-- CNS Advisory Board

Northern Pacific Railroad Shops Of Brainerd, Minnesota, Matthew William Serra

Architecture Theses

An adaptive reuse of the old Northern Pacific Railroad yard in Brainerd, Minnesota. This project will aim to restore the once bustling character of a site at the heart of the city. Comprising of 47 acres, the site includes several abandoned buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Conformance to the Secretary of Interior's guidelines on buildings of the National Register will be followed for design consideration. A better utilization will include commercial, residential, and other tourist related functions, as well a rail link with other regional communities (Fargo, St. Cloud, Duluth, and Twin Cities). Linking people to other …

Storm-Influenced Sediment Transport Gradients On A Nourished Beach, Nicole A. Elko

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Beach nourishment provides an excellent opportunity for the study of intensified sediment transport gradients and associated morphological changes in a natural setting. The objectives of this study are to quantify and predict longshore and cross-shore transport gradients induced by 1) beach nourishment, 2) different storm wave conditions, and 3) the annual wave climate and long-term sediment supply. The details of sediment transport rates and gradients induced by gradual processes and high-energy events are analyzed on a macro-scale. Well-planned monitoring of the 2004 Upham Beach nourishment project in west-central Florida collected high-spatial and -temporal resolution field data. Three hurricanes passed by …

Aqueous Geochemistry Of Springs Along Peters Mountain In Monroe County, West Virginia., Brian G. Richards

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A hydrologic and hydrochemical investigation of aquifer characteristics beneath Peters Mountain in Monroe County, West Virginia is presented. Hydrologic zones were classified into three groups based on surface geology. Springs and seeps were located within the Second Creek and Indian Creek watersheds and their waters analyzed for chemistry to interpret the similarities and differences between springs. The three geological classes were Silurian/Devonian clastic rocks on the east slopes of Peters Mountain (Group 1), the Martinsburg Formation near the top of Peters Mountain (Group 2), and Ordovician carbonate aquifers on the west slopes of Peters Mountain (Group 3). Groundwater chemistry differed …

Exploring Native American Folklore : Little People And Giants, Frederick E. Harris

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Exploration And Estimation Of Gravel Resource Potential In Southeast Chukchi Sea Continental Shelf Off Kivalina, Alaska, Abhijith T. D'Souza

Engineering

Frequent storm surges in the Alaskan arctic result in washovers and high erosion of barrier islands. The village council of Kivalina has resolved to relocate from its present location on a barrier island in Northwest arctic Alaska to an adjacent onshore site. The relocation plan envisages excavation of upper 4 meter of the 25 km² onshore permafrost ground and construction of a foundation pad. The objective of this research is to estimate the gravel resource potential in the continental shelf off Kivalina. In this context seismic surveys and sediment sampling were conducted. The seismic surveys were of limited use as …

The Geology And Hydrology Of The Proposed Upper Mccurtain Creek Watershed Impoundment Choctaw County, Mississippi, Leonard D (Leonard Dwight) Rawlings

Theses and Dissertations

The McCurtain Creek watershed was proposed for a large reservoir project resulting in the commissioning of this study to assess the site?s geology, hydrogeology, and surface hydrology to find whether or not the site was suitable. Data was collected from 57 geophysical logs from coal exploration boreholes to produce geologic and aquifer cross sections. A program to assess discharge identified surface hydrology characteristics of the stream at five locations. Twenty-seven geotechnical boreholes, 23 standpipe piezometers, and the data from the coal exploration were used to map the water table using ArcGIS 8.3 software. Eighteen piezometers at stream sites, used to …

Spectral Analysis Of Ground Penetrating Radar Response To Thin Sedimentary Layers, Swagata Guha, Sarah E. Kruse, E. E. Wright, U. E. Kruse

Geology Faculty Publications

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems utilized in studies of sedimentary deposits generate wavelengths (tens of centimeters) that are commonly much longer than the thickness of bedding (often millimeters to centimeters) within the target strata. Where this is the case, radar profiles represent interference patterns. Simple models of radar response to sequences of thin beds such as those found in coastal deposits show potentially detectable spectral shifts toward higher frequencies in radar returns. Spectral analysis of radar data over barrier beach deposits at Waites Island, South Carolina, shows that returns from packages with heavy mineral laminations are shifted toward higher frequencies …

Correspondence With Eia Administrator, The Honorable Guy F. Caruso, David J. Bardin

Leigh Price Papers

Correspondence with the EIA Administrator, The Honorable Guy F. Caruso, on the subject of "How Will EIA Capture and Report Information as to Bakken Crude Oil?"

Relationship Between Fault Zone Architecture And Groundwater Compartmentalization In The East Tintic Mining District, Utah, Sandra Myrtle Conrad Hamaker

Theses and Dissertations

The Eureka Lilly fault zone provides an impermeable barrier for groundwater flow in the East Tintic mining district. The fault zone separates two distinct groundwaters that have different temperatures, compositions, and potentiometric surfaces. The damage zone of the fault is an extensive network of interconnected open fractures and fault intersections that provide conduits for groundwater flow in otherwise impermeable units. The fault core breccia has been re-cemented and mineralized, which eliminates porosity in the rock by creating a thick impermeable zone, which has compartmentalized groundwaters across the fault zone. The compartmentalization of groundwater shows that fault zone variability (from strain …

Cave Research Foundation Newsletter, Volume 33, No. 4, November 2005, William Payne

Cave Research Foundation Newsletter

Contents: Notes from the Content Editor -- Annual CRF Meeting, November 10-13 in Cape Girardeau -- Structural Geology Research, July 20th through 27th, 2005 -- Regional Expedition Reports -- Book Review -- 2005 Expedition Calendar -- Cave Books