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Geographic Information Systems: Research Issues, Kenneth Dueker
Geographic Information Systems: Research Issues, Kenneth Dueker
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
GIS research has evolved by trial and error. We need to think more systematically about GIS research. New technology and societal needs are important determinants of issues that govern GIS research strategies. URISA has a stake in fostering GIS research, particularly research that is appliications driven.
William A. Rockie: Seventy Years A Geographer In The West, John D. Rockie
William A. Rockie: Seventy Years A Geographer In The West, John D. Rockie
Occasional Papers in Geography
Occasional Paper in Geography Publication No. 5
At the time of William A. Rockie's death in 1981 he was in the process of preparing a monograph for the 'Occasional Papers in Geography' series at Portland State University. The monograph was to recount his long career as a professional geographer. He had started in the late 1970's writing his recollections in a random fashion. After Rockie's death several people from the Geography Department at Portland State University discussed the unfinished work with Rockie's son, John, who agreed to assume responsibility for organizing what Rockie had written and expand on it as …
Holocene Fluctuations Of The Coe Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, Karl Douglas Lillquist
Holocene Fluctuations Of The Coe Glacier, Mount Hood, Oregon, Karl Douglas Lillquist
Dissertations and Theses
Numerous moraines front the Coe Glacier on the north side of Mount Hood, Oregon. These moraines were identified and dated using a multiple methodology approach in order to establish a chronology for the advances and stillstands of the Cae Glacier. This chronology was compared to chronologies established for other glaciers on Mount Hood, North Sister, Mount Rainier and Mount Baker as well as glaciers in Scandinavia. The chronology was also compared to a long term temperature record from Longmire, Washington.
The maximum identified extent of the pre-Little Ice Age Coe Glacier was indicated by moraines located at an elevation of …