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Pluton source varition over two magmatic pulses in the white-inyo range, central-eastern California : implications for paleozoic and mesozoic tectonic reconstructions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation uses compositions of plutons in the White-Inyo Range (WIR) of central-eastern California, which is an important tectonic boundary as ...
Assessing the quantitative and qualitative differences between 3D point clouds produced from lidar and structure from motion
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The purpose of this study is to compare the quality and accuracy of point clouds and digital elevation products derived from Unmanned Aerial ...
30 years of change : visualizing hotter drought at upper treeline along the Colorado Trail
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Over the last 30 years, the Southern Rocky Mountains (SRM) have experienced an unprecedented period of warming and aridity. The consequences of this hotter and drier climate are becoming increasingly evident across Rocky ...
Classification of rock glaciers in southern Colorado based on ice content using radar interferometry and thermal remote sensing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Remote sensing provides a means of assessing potential water resources stored in alpine ground ice; this study focuses on rock glaciers, in particular. A rock glacier is a landform composed of block of loose debris (talus) ...
Perforated sovereignty : the geopolitical dilemma of Aegean hydrocarbons
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The Aegean Sea, as an integral portion of the Mediterranean Sea, has always been a region endowed with special significance. Either as a familiar route of trade or culture, or as a fault-line between hostile civilizations ...
Biomineralizers from the proterozoic to today : assessing taxonomy and paleoecology through the lens of taphonomy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The onset of metazoan predation is presumed to have triggered an evolutionary arms race of prey defenses, including the advent of biomineralization. ...
Structural geology, tectonic geomorphology, and neotectonics of the central Afar Rift, Ethiopia and Djibouti
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
The central Afar depression offers an opportunity for quantitative analysis of the final stages of continental breakup at a divergent triple junction. Here, Quaternary faulting dissects Plio-Pleistocene flood basalts, ...
On the ability of rocks to conduct heat in the Lithosphere
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
This work focuses on creating a model for the conductive thermal transport properties of rocks using measured thermal diffusivity (D) with the Laser Flash Analysis (LFA) method, which eliminates common errors associated ...
Annual evidence of moisture limitations at treeline in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
This study is focused on capturing a recent regeneration patterns on an annual level over the landscape of the Sangre de Cristo (SDC) mountain range. Modern temperature trends (post-1945) of this area are dominated by sharp ...
Changes at treeline within the San Juan Mountains of Colorado
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Repeat photography is a field method to study landscape change over time, yet most studies use a single pair of photographs spanning upwards of a century or more to ascertain change. In this study, I used repeat photography ...
Place-making and transculturation in Little Havana, Miami
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Beginning in the 1960s, Miami has transformed into a Latin city. One in which it is possible to buy groceries, get a job, and even go to school without necessarily having to utilize the English language. As time has ...
Neotectonic and geophysical investigation into the active growth of the Avawatz Mountain Front, California
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The Avawatz Mountains are an actively growing range near the intersection of the Garlock and southern Death Valley Fault Zones in eastern California. ...
Flood potential of Poyang Lake, China
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Poyang Lake, located in Jiangxi Province, China, is a large freshwater lake ([about]4000 km[superscript 2]) connected to the Yangtze River. Flooding ...
Covering the bases : variations in the arguments to justify publicly-funded baseball stadiums
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
Over the past few decades, most major U.S. cities have invested in major league sports facilities, often with the logic that they will generate significant economic development. Skepticism is growing however, as research ...
Mediating indigenous geographies: a discourse analysis of Chickasaw media
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
A growing area of research within geography is the use of media as a source for cultural interpretation. Since all media is produced within a culture, it is socially constructed within places, describes places, and diffuses ...
A test of differential GPS correction methods at Fort Huachuca, Arizona
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
High accuracy GPS using inexpensive field equipment is increasingly made possible through use of reference data provided by the (CORS) network. There are currently three CORS within 100km of Fort Huachuca, Arizona, but use ...
A natural classification of stream morphology and detection of channel unit periodicities in three Missouri streams
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Recent declines in Missouri smallmouth bass raise concerns about the influence of anthropogenic modification on stream morphology and habitat. Channel units provide the necessary framework for linking the ecological, ...
Young Jordanian university students' perceptions of the U.S. geopolitical presence in the Middle East
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
On June 4th, 2009 President Barack Obama spoke in Cairo, Egypt on the tension that exists between the United States and the Muslim world. His speech was entitled the "New Beginning," and was meant to repair what he presented ...
Measuring community resilience to disaster
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Although geographic studies of disaster vulnerability and resilience have been central to the formulation of federal emergency management policy, recent community resilience research has diverged significantly from the ...