Browsing 2012 UMKC Dissertations - Freely Available Online by Thesis Department "Geosciences (UMKC)"
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Ab initio calculations of mechanical, thermodynamic and electronic structure properties of mullite, Iota-alumina and boron carbide
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-05-22)The alumino-silicate solid solution series (Al₄₊₂xSi₂-2xO₁₀-x) is an important class of ceramics. Except for the end member (x=0), Al₂SiO₅ the crystal structures of the other phases, called mullite, have partially occupied ... -
Conformational stability of some silanes and amines from temperature dependent Infrared spectra of rare as solutions, r₀ structural parameters, ab initio calculations, and vibrational assignments
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-12)The infrared (3600-40 cm-1) and Raman (3600-20 cm-1) spectra of numerous molecules containing silanes or amines have been recorded in the gas, liquid and solid phases. Additionally, variable temperature studies of the ... -
Molecular structure determination: solid-state NMR applications
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-12-14)Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (ssNMR) has become one of the best techniques to determine molecular structure via inter/intra-molecular interactions. Unlike the well-known solution state NMR, solid-state NMR ... -
The role of land-atmosphere and aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective weather systems across West Africa
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012)This dissertation investigates the modulating effects of land-atmosphere and aerosol interactions on meso-scale convective systems across the sub-Saharan West Africa region, and aims at providing a value-added contribution ... -
VELAS: a fully-distributed daily hydrologic feedback model with emphasis on vegetation, land cover, and soil water dynamics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-15)We present a daily hydrologic feedback model, VELAS (the VEgetation- LAnd cover-Soil water dynamics), to simulate daily responses of hydrologic processes including interception, runoff, evapotranspiration, infiltration, ...