Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Department "Geology and Geography"
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A GIS-based Analysis of the Hotel Locations Choice in Manhattan, New York, 1820-2012
(2015-07-24)
Location is one of the most important elements of hotel development. This study aims to investigate the locations of hotels in Manhattan, New York. This research was conducted for the following purposes: (1) to analyze ...
Glauconite as an Indicator of Sequence Stratigraphic Packages in a Lower Paleocene Passive-Margin Shelf Succession, Central Alabama
(2007-12-15)
The Lower Paleocene Clayton Formation in central Alabama comprises a complete third-order depositional sequence that accumulated mainly on a passive-margin marine shelf. Glauconite occurs throughout the sequence, providing ...
Gravity and Magnetic Modeling of Basement Beneath Alabama Gulf Coastal Plain
(2011-08-15)
The southeastern United States has experienced two complete successions of Wilson cycles: (1) the assembly and break up of Rodinia and the opening of the Iapetus ocean; and (2) the closing of Iapetus ocean, the assembly ...
Gravity and magnetic modeling of basement beneath the Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, and Piedmont provinces, Alabama
(2016-07-18)
Despite the significance of regional geophysical anomalies and the economic potential of the area, central Alabama has lacked detailed crustal gravity and magnetic models. The southeastern United States has undergone at ...
A Gravity Study of Holocene Active Structures in the Puget Lowland of Washington State
(2013-04-29)
This study presents models based on existing and new gravity and magnetic data for two regions in the Puget Sound, Washington, area: the Bellingham basin and the Muckleshoot basin. The principal goals of the project are ...
Groundwater Geochemistry, Geology, and Microbiology of Arsenic-contaminated Holocene Alluvial Aquifers, Manikganj, Bangladesh
(2006-05-15)
A multi-disciplinary study, using integrated aspects of geology, groundwater geochemistry including carbon isotope geochemistry, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and geochemical modeling, reveals ...
Growth of Alabama Urban Areas and Its Impact on Changing Environmental Dynamics
(2014-07-11)
Urbanization plays a key role in modifying land cover and has widespread impact on the environment. Atlanta has always been the focus of urban studies in south-eastern United States. Little attention is given to urban areas ...
A Historic Railroad Town: The Planning and Revitalization Process of Downtown Opelika
(2011-04-08)
Downtown Opelika, Alabama has recently marketed themselves as a, “Historic Railroad Town.” My research focuses on the process that Opelika has begun in effort to rebuild the downtown’s economy. The city of Opelika has ...
A Hurricane Risk Assessment for Chatham County, Georgia
(2014-07-31)
In 2010, Savannah, GA. was ranked 4th in The Weather Channel’s Top 5 Hurricane Vulnerable and Overdue Cities. Savannah is located in Chatham County, GA., which has not been impacted by a land-falling hurricane since ...
Hydrogeology and Geochemistry of Arsenic Contaminated Shallow Alluvial Aquifers in Florida and Alabama
(2016-06-13)
This study integrates groundwater geochemical data and modeling with hydrogeological modeling to study the geochemistry and hydrogeology of arsenic contaminated shallow alluvial aquifers in Florida and Macon County, Alabama. ...
Hydrological and geochemical analyses of the karstic Bobcat Cave watershed: A case study at Redstone Arsenal, northern Alabama
(2017-06-29)
Hydrologic, geochemical, and stable isotope methods were applied to study karstic carbonate watersheds of Redstone Arsenical (RSA) in north-central Alabama near Huntsville. Delineation of flow paths in RSA watersheds near ...
Hydrology and Water Chemistry in Weeks Bay, Alabama: Implications for Mercury Bioaccumulation
(2007-08-15)
Recent studies within Weeks Bay, an estuary of Mobile Bay, have revealed that both water and fish are contaminated by mercury (Hg), an element known to be extremely toxic to wildlife and humans. Seasonal variations of ...
Identification and Classification of Geographically Isolated Wetlands in North Alabama using Geographic Object Based Image Analysis (GeOBIA)
(2013-04-05)
Due to recent Supreme Court rulings there has been an increased interest in the isolated wetlands of the United States. These types of wetlands while generally smaller in extent than traditional wetlands serve vital ...
Igneous-Rock Hosted Orogenic Gold Deposit at Hog Mountain, Tallapoosa County, Alabama
(2016-08-24)
The Hog Mountain gold deposit is located in northern Tallapoosa County, Alabama and is part of the historic Goldville mining district. Hog Mountain is geologically located in the eastern Blue Ridge consisting of phyllites, ...
Impact of decreased wetlands on microclimate of Kolkata, India
(2015-05-18)
The Landsat images were used to assess landuse/landcover (LULC) changes in Kolkata Metropolitan Development Area (KMDA) from 1990 to 2011 and in East Kolkata Wetlands (EKWs) from 1972 to 2011using a geographic object-based ...
Impacts of Cogongrass in South Alabama: Mapping the Extent and Understanding Perceived Threats
(2013-07-19)
Cogongrass (imperata cylindrica) is an invasive species that was introduced to the United States in the 1900s via seed packing material in shipping containers from South Asia. It spreads by both underground rhizomes and ...
Interaction of Groundwater, Surface Water, and Seawater in Wolf Bay, Weeks Bay, and Dauphin Island Coastal Watersheds, Alabama
(2010-05-19)
Freshwater residing in coastal plain aquifers and watersheds represents one of our nation’s most important natural resources. Globally, the distribution and fluxes of freshwater in many coastal settings remains poorly ...
Investigation of the Global Escarpment, Including the Fretted Terrain, in the Martian Northern Hemisphere
(2010-07-30)
The global escarpment and associated fretted terrain are located in the Martian northern hemisphere. Two competing hypothesis presently in play explain the origin of Mars’ global escarpment. These hypotheses involve endogenic ...
Ion Microprobe Dating of Zircons from Heikongshan Volcano (Tengchong Volcanic Field, Southeast Tibetan Plateau): Time Scales and Nature of Magma Storage
(2012-05-14)
Although Cenezoic post-collisional volcanism is widespread on the Tibetan Plateau, young volcanoes suitable for studying the timescales of magma chamber processes are rather rare. Three young potassic volcanoes (Maanshan, ...
Ion Probe Dating of Zircons from Wuluke Volcano, NW Tibet, China: Constraints on Magma Evolution
(2016-04-29)
The Ashikule volcanic cluster (AVC) is located in the Ashikule basin, on top of
the Kunlun Mountains in the NW Tibetan Plateau. There is very little research on the
AVC, so further research is necessary in order to gain ...