RSS 1.0Department of Geosciences (UMKC)
The Geosciences Department offers coursework in most of the major fields within the geosciences leading to undergraduate degrees in environmental science, environmental studies, geography and geology
Students have the opportunity to study different facets of the environment including: environmental issues and geospatial methods, natural hazards, environmental remediation, waste management, air and water pollution, resource evaluation and management, geoarcheology, historical geography and urban land use planning.
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Mineral ecology and network analysis of chromium, platinum, gold and palladium
(2020)Data collected on the location of mineral species and related minerals from the field have many great uses from mineral exploration to mineral analysis. Such data is useful for further exploration and discovery of other ... -
Geo-information based model for assessing and monitoring forest fire risk in the state of Missouri, United States of America
(2020)Despite the fact that a lot of resources has been invested in fire protection and suppression, the number of fires recurring in Missouri in recent decades has continued to markedly increase. Much of forest research has ... -
Investigating Climate Impacts of Urbanization and the Potential for Cool Roofs to Mitigate the Kansas City Metropolitan Area’s Urban Heat Island Effect
(2020)An urban heat island (UHI) is a phenomenon where the temperatures within cities are greater than those of surrounding rural areas due to human activity and physical properties of urban surfaces. This effect can cause the ... -
Detrital zircon geochronology of the Upper Miocene Boleo Formation in the Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Mexico
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)The Santa Rosalía Basin (SRB), Baja California Sur, is a transtentional to rift basin that formed during the opening of the Gulf of California. The Boleo Formation is the oldest and dominant sedimentary fill of the ... -
Paleoliquefaction and possible surface deformation along the New Madrid Seismic Zone in Yarbro, Arkansas
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)From interpretation of historical aerial photography and LiDAR imagery of northeast Arkansas, we identified a northeast-striking topographic lineament coincident with the trend of modern seismicity along the Axial Fault ... -
Performance of Steel Pipelines Backfilled with Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM) under Seismic Wave Propagation and Reverse-Slip Fault Rupture
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)Seismic events may drastically damage buried pipelines affecting economy and public safety. Traditionally, buried pipelines are bedded and backfilled with compacted soils, which is labor intensive, time consuming, and ... -
Entrained Air-Void System For Durable Highway Concrete
(2020)In the US, the most commonly used F-T test method is AASHTO T 161 “A.” The equipment for variant A of the test is relatively low cost (~$22, 000) and compact. The relatively low cost stems from the basic construction of a ...