RSS 1.0Geosciences Theses and Dissertations (UMKC)
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Hydrologic Response to Prescribed Burning in the Flint Hills, Kansas
(2023)This research paper presents a pioneering pilot study aimed at investigating the impacts of prescribed burning on crucial parameters of the hydrologic cycle in the Flint Hills region of Kansas. The study introduces the ... -
Increasing Equitable Food Access Within Food Deserts in Urban Areas: A Case Study of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
(2022)There has been growing interest in the factors that contribute to poor health outcomes, particularly in areas where health disparities are pronounced. The locations of food deserts, or unhealthy food environments, correspond ... -
Intense Shallow Magma Sediment Mingling within Dikes at Guffey Butte Maar, Idaho
(2022)The interactions between magma and shallow unconsolidated sediments on the way to the surface influences the eruption behavior and products. Phreatomagmatic eruptions are a result of the interaction of magma and water ... -
Thermal Energy Storage Aggregate using Low-Cost Organic Phase Change Materials
(2022)The extent of energy economization of the structure depends on the thermal envelope performance. Thus, creating building materials capable of enhancing energy efficiency in the buildings is crucial. On the other hand, the ... -
Evaluation of Penetrating Sealers on Service Life of Concrete Infrastructure
(2022)In cold regions, thermal cycles and corrosion of reinforcements are the main factors that cause deterioration in concrete structures. Per each storm event, salt is used to melt snow and ice. Ultimately, water contains ... -
The Impact of Climate Variability and Land Cover Change on Groundwater Resources in The Niger River Basin
(2021)The Niger River Basin (NRB) has experienced severe droughts and floods under a significant change of the land use and land cover (LULC) with increasing population over the years. The present study is to understand the ... -
Comparative Analysis of Marine Diatom Species Richness and Diversity Across the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum at Different Latitudes
(2022)This study examines the impacts of rapid warming experienced during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) at approximately 56 Ma on marine diatom communities and how these effects differ based on latitude. Understanding ... -
Statistical Analysis of Resilience Distribution and Application to Rural Electric Distribution System subjected to Hurricane Wind
(2021)Several mathematical frameworks and models are proposed to quantify the resilience of power systems against hurricane events. However, these frameworks contribute to the urban area's large-scale transmission system or ... -
First Principles Method for Complex Cement Structure and High Entropy Alloys
(2021)The ultimate objective of this dissertation contains two different areas of materials – secondary of Portland cement structure and high entropy alloys (HEAs). Similar concept of the computational method was applied to ... -
The Effects of Anthropogenic Warming on Changes of Extreme Precipitation Over Kansas City Metropolitan Area
(2021)When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report Global Warming of 1.5°C was released in 2018 it postulated about the devastating effects of a 2° C increase in global temperature, based on projections ... -
Assessment of the impact of the great plains biomass burning on the air quality of the Kansas City metro area
(2021)This study investigates the impact of biomass burning smoke emissions from the Great Plains on Kansas City’s Air quality from 2015 to 2019 (5 years). The daily data of carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur ... -
Biomass Burning and Its Relationship with Water Cycle Dynamics of the Chari-Logone Catchment of Lake Chad Basin
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)The present study investigates the effect of biomass burning on the water cycle dynamics of the Chari-Logone catchment, which is the primary water source of Lake Chad, in central sub-Saharn Africa, providing approximately ... -
Assessment of Statistical Methods Applied to Geochemical Data for Paleoenvironmental Interpretation: A Case Study from the Al-Azraq Basin, Jordan
(2021)This study investigates the appropriateness of statistical methods frequently applied to inorganic geochemistry data for indicating past environments. The data examined are two large geochemical data sets of cored lacustrine ... -
Investigating laminated sediments of the Al-Azraq basin, Jordan and the implications for paleoenvironmental variability
(2021)This research examines cored sediments recovered from the Al-Azraq basin, Jordan for laminated sediments. Laminated sediments have long been recognized from the Dead Sea basin, and determined to be varved deposits, or ... -
Quantitative Characterization of Billowed Structures Along the Margins of Basaltic Intrusions to Determine Process and Timing of Formation: Case Studies from Big Bend National Park, Texas and 71 Gulch, Idaho
(2021)By constraining the conditions in which billowed structures form, the conditions of explosive vs. non-explosive magma-water interaction can be further revealed, improving our understanding of how magma propagates and ... -
Wetland landscape dynamics and its socio-ecological implications
(2021)The dynamics on the earth landscape impact both the biotic and abiotic components. One of the abiotic components of the landscape are wetlands, whose terrestrial part is also serving as a habitat for many biotic components. ... -
A Semiotic Approach to Russian Military Map Symbology and Terms
(2021)Modern Russian military maps may comprise any combination of over 1,000 map symbols and 3,000 Russian terms. These symbols and terms identify tangible aspects such as locations, unit/equipment type, numbers, etc., but ... -
Urban runoff simulation and prediction: How do land use and land cover change patterning and geospatial data quality impact model outcome?
(2020)With the increase in global urbanization, satellite imagery and other types of geospatial data have been extensively used in urban landscape change research, which includes environmental modeling in order to assess the ... -
Data-Driven Modeling of the Lake Chad Basin Hydrologic Systems
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)The drying of the Lake, located in Central Africa, is one example of a water crisis, which requires more research and studies. The lake has been progressively shrinking since the 1960s due to climate change and anthropogenic ... -
Late Holocene Stratigraphic History of the Gulf of Aqaba Coastal Plain, Jordan
(2020)Construction of the lower tidal lagoon at the Ayla Oasis Development in Aqaba, Jordan provided a unique opportunity to study the 3-D architecture of coastal plain sediment of the northern Gulf of Aqaba. Previous studies ...