Browsing by Author "Marzen, Luke"

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40Ar/39Ar Ages of Muscovite from the Western Blue Ridge and Talladega Belt, Georgia and North Carolina

McDonald, Wayne (2008-05-15)

Radiometric age constraints regarding the timing of metamorphism in the western Blue Ridge province of the southern Appalachians have been too limited or uncertain to enable broader correlation and understanding of Taconian, ...

Adaptation and Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for Geomorphological Mapping and Terrace Prediction: A Case Study of the Buffalo River, Arkansas

Swan, Benjamin (2017-05-31)

Working with a high-resolution LiDAR dataset, this research adapts existing techniques from machine learning to the problem of predicting general and specific geomorphic features in the complex terrain of the Buffalo River ...

Climate and Land Use/Cover Change Impacts on the Ecologically Relevant Flow Metrics in the Cahaba River Watershed

Dosdogru, Furkan (2016-07-05)

This study explored the impacts of land use/cover (LULC) and climate change on hydrological responses, particularly low-flow regimes, in the rapidly urbanizing upper Cahaba River basin in north-central Alabama. The Cahaba ...

The Contributions of Psychosocial, Environmental, and Policy Variables on Meeting Physical Activity Recommendations in Working Women

Gell, Nancy (2012-08-29)

The purpose of this dissertation was to identify psychosocial, worksite policy, and environmental factors that facilitate adherence to physical activity among employed women. One hundred three employed women (age 23-65 ...

Dynamics of Carbon and Water Fluxes in the Southern United States in Responses to Changes in Climate and Atmospheric Composition during 1900-2099

Song, Xia (2011-05-18)

The southern United States (SUS) has experienced dramatic changes in climate, atmospheric composition, and land cover type over the past century. These changes are expected to be continuous in this century, which may ...

Effect of landuse and landcover change and climate change on the hydrological response and water quality of Big Creek Lake Watershed South Alabama USA

Eva, Eshita (2021-07-12)

Land use and climate are the two key factors affecting the hydrological processes of a watershed. This research aimed to evaluate the impact of changing land use and land cover (LULC) and climate change on hydrological ...

Evaluating Remote Sensing and Prescribed Fire Methods to Aid in the Restoration of Bottomland Hardwood Forests Invaded by Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense)

Cash, James (2019-07-16)

Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.) is an invasive shrub with a wide distribution outside its native Southeast Asia range. It is particularly common and problematic in the southeastern U.S., where researchers have ...

Identification and Classification of Geographically Isolated Wetlands in North Alabama using Geographic Object Based Image Analysis (GeOBIA)

Jones, Tyler (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 ...

Impact of decreased wetlands on microclimate of Kolkata, India

Li, Xia (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 ...

Integrated Spatial and Social Network Analysis of Conflict Impacts on Food Production in Eastern Ukraine; A Geospatial Perspective

Agbozo, Michael Selorm (2024-01-26)

Ukraine-Russian geopolitical relations over the years have experienced periods of tranquility and violence with conflicts since 1917, including the events of the 2014 annexation of Crimea and the 2022 Russian invasion of ...

Interaction of Groundwater, Surface Water, and Seawater in Wolf Bay, Weeks Bay, and Dauphin Island Coastal Watersheds, Alabama

Beasley, Lee R. (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

Harrold, Benjamin (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 ...

Irrigation and Certificate of Use Compliance in the Wiregrass Region of Alabama

Barbre, Nicholas (2017-04-24)

Alabama passed the Water Resources Act of 1993 that included a Certificate of Use (CoU) program for users that have the capacity to withdraw 100,000 gallons per day or more. However, there is concern that some irrigation ...

Land Use Land Cover Change Projection for use in Municipal Water Resource Planning in the Saugahatchee Watershed

Sawant, Rajesh (2012-01-09)

The present work analyzes land use land cover changes in the Saugahatchee watershed through the use of remotely sensed satellite imagery. Urban growth has effect on the land use pattern in the local as well as in the ...

Mapping Loblolly Pine Decline Hazard and Risk across the Southeastern United States

Meyerpeter, Matthew (2012-07-25)

Loblolly Pine Decline was first noted in 1959 in the Oakmulgee and Tuscaloosa Ranger Districts in the Talladega National Forest, located in the southeastern United States. This slow mortality is not new to the area, but ...

Modeling of the Wolf Bay and Perdido Bay Watersheds using HSPF

Lusk, Kyle (2017-07-27)

This study is the first stage of the larger project for determining the transport mechanism of endocrine disruptors that flow through the Perdido Bay Basin. Given within are the methods and processes used to perform watershed ...

On Island Time: A place-based identity in Dauphin Island, Alabama

Reeves, Holly Rachael (2012-08-16)

Dauphin Island, Alabama is a small barrier island to the south of Mobile and Mobile Bay. All along the Gulf Coast are popular tourist attractions at places like Gulf Shores and New Orleans. My thesis research will look at ...

Remote Sensing of Shallow-Marine Impact Craters on Mars

De Villiers, Germari (2007-12-15)

Impact craters are common on solid planetary bodies in our solar system and are one of the most important physical features from which the surface history of these planetary bodies can be deduced. Remote sensing is a ...

Simulations of watershed response to land use and climate change in the Saugahatchee Creek Watershed using the WARMF model

Shrestha, Sushban (2011-07-28)

During recent years, land surfaces have been markedly transformed with artificial land cover limiting natural forests, accompanied by urbanization. The atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases is believed to be ...

Spatially Integrating Stakeholder Preferences for Wildlife Conservation and Ecosystem Services with Expert Opinions Using Public Participation Geographic Information Systems

Cox, Cody (2013-04-09)

Due to changing trends in natural resource management, there is an increasing need to incorporate stakeholder opinions and preferences into the decision making process. Since much natural resource data is stored spatially ...