Recently Completed
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2004
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Appel, Marcella. 2004: Photochemical effects on the
copper binding capacity of stream and wetland humic substances in the
Colorado Rocky Mountains. Boulder, XXXXX pp. Thesis (MS) University
of Colorado.
Erickson, Tyler Allen. 2004: Development and application of geostatistical
methods to modeling spatial variation in snowpack properties, Front
Range, Colorado. Boulder, 190 pp. Thesis (PhD) University of Colorado.
Knauf, Meredith Christine. 2004: Rock glaciers as contributors to
water quality in alpine catchments: Green Lakes Valley, Colorado, USA.
Boulder, XXXXX pp. Thesis (MA) University of Colorado.
Liu, Fengjing. 2004: Hydrological controls on stream water chemistry
in Alpine catchments, Colorado Front Range, U.S.A. Boulder, 167 pp.
Thesis (PhD) University of Colorado.
Lazar, Brian. 2004: Relationship between water storage and sliding
in a temperate valley glacier. Boulder, XXXX pp. Thesis (MS) University
of Colorado.
Miller, Matthew. 2004: Effects of hyporheic zone interaction on the
biogeochemistry of a headwater stream, Green Lakes Valley, Colorado
Front
Range, United States. Boulder, 78 pp. Thesis (MS) University of Colorado.
Mujica-Crapanzano, Laura Rosa. 2004: Landscape analysis of vegetation
and diversity patterns at Niwot Ridge, Colorado. Boulder, 192 pp. Thesis
(PhD) University of Colorado.
2003
Briner, Jason Paul. 2003: The last glaciation of the Clyde Region, Northeastern
Baffin Island, Arctic Canada. Boulder, 282 pp. Thesis (PhD) University
of Colorado.
Coulthard, Roy Dennis. 2003: The glacial and sea
level history of the Aston Lowlands, East-Central Baffin Island, Nunavut,
Canada. Boulder, 123 pp. Thesis (MA) University of Colorado.
Gardner, Eileen Margaret. 2003: Effects of nutrient enrichment on
phytoplankton in an alpine lake, Colorado, U.S.A. Boulder, 52 pp. Thesis
(MA) University of Colorado.
Kinner, David Andrew. 2003: Multi-scale estimation of erosion and deposition
in the Mississippi River Basin. Boulder, 201 pp. Thesis (PhD) University
of Colorado.
Quillman, Ursula. 2003: Late Holocene paleoceanographic variations of
Isafjardardjup, NW-Iceland. Boulder, 126 pp. Thesis (MSc) University
of Colorado.
Principato, Sarah Marie. 2003: The Late Quaternary history of EasternVestfirdir,
NW Iceland. Boulder, 258 pp. Thesis (PhD) University of Colorado.
2002
Belanger, L. 2002: Source and effect of acid rock drainage
in the Snake River Watershed, Summit County, Colorado. Boulder, 130 pp.
Thesis (MSc) University of Colorado.
Forbis, T.A. 2002: Seedling establishment on alpine tundra: community
patterns, population demography, and disturbance effects. Boulder, 96
pp. Thesis (PhD) University of Colorado.
Hamann, H.B. 2002: The ionic pulse, snowmelt flowpaths, and surface
water chemistry in two alpine basins, Colorado Rocky Mountains,
USA. Boulder,
142 pp. Thesis (PhD) University of Colorado.
LeJeune, K.D. 2002: An investigation of relationships between soil
resource availability and the invasion and dominance of Colorado
Front Range Prairies
by the nonnative Centaurea diffusa Lam. Boulder, 135 pp. Thesis
(PhD) University of Colorado.
Mangan, J.M. 2002: An integrative study using Landsat TM data,
CENTURY model output, and a digital elevation model to quantify
climatic
effects on High Plains vegetation related to sand dune stability.
Boulder, 238
pp. Thesis (PhD) University of Colorado.
Manthorne, D., 2002: An inventory of atmospheric mercury enrichment
to alpine lakes in Colorado. Boulder, 76 pp. Thesis (M. Sc.) University
of Colorado.
Miller, A.E. 2002: Uptake of organic and inorganic
nitrogen by alpine tundra plants. Boulder, 104 pp. Thesis (PhD)
University
of
Colorado.
Mixon, D. 2002: Automatic watershed location
and characterization with GIS for an analysis of reservoir sedimentation
patterns. Boulder, 170
pp. Thesis (MSc) University of Colorado.
Rueger, B.F. 2002: Holocene environments of
Bermuda. Boulder, 357 pp. Thesis (PhD) University of Colorado.
Smith. F. 2002: The carbon isotope signal of
fossil phytoliths: the dynamic of C3 and C4 grasses in the Neogene.
226 pp. Thesis (PhD)
University
of Chicago.
Turner, P.L. 2002: Effects of augmented snow
on phenology, reproduction, community structure and spatial distribution
of alpine plants. Boulder. Thesis (PhD) University of Colorado.
Van Matre, E. 2002: Local climate influences
on phytoplankton species distribution in Lake Fryxell, Antarctica.
Boulder, 144 pp. Thesis (MSc) University of Colorado.
2001
Barber, D. 2001: Laurentide ice sheet dynamics from
35 to 7 KA: Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic provenance of NW North Atlantic Margin
sediments.
Boulder, 160 pp. Thesis (Ph.D.) University of Colorado.
Castañeda, I. 2001: Holocene paleoceanographic and climatic
variations of the inner North Iceland continental shelf, Reykjarfjordur
area. Boulder, 154 pp. Thesis (M.Sc.) University of Colorado.
Cleveland, C. 2001: Soil microbial dynamics and biogeochemical cycling
in moist tropical forests. Boulder, 128 pp. Thesis (PhD) University
of Colorado.
Daniels, N. 2001: Diatom-inferred salinity changes and drought
history of the last 3000 years from Round Lake, Nebraska. Boulder, 156
pp. Thesis (M. Sc.) University of Colorado.
Doner, L. 2001: Late Holocene paleolimnology and paleoclimatology
from sub-arctic lakes in Nunavut, Canada and Iceland. Boulder, 333 pp.
Thesis (Ph. D.) University of Colorado.
Gooseff, M.N. 2001: Modeling hyporheic exchange influences on
biogeochemical processes in Dry Valley streams, Antarctica. Boulder,
137 pp. Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Colorado.
Lewis, K.J. 2001: Solar-forced roughening of Antarctic glaciers
and the Martian icecaps: How surficial debris and roughness affect glacial
melting in Taylor Valley, Antarctica and how this can be applied to
the Martian icecaps. Boulder, 182 pp. Thesis (Ph. D.) University of
Colorado.
Hood, E.W. 2001: Ecological controls on the source and character of
dissolved organic matter in an alpine/subalpine watershed, Green Lakes
Valley, Colorado Front Range. Boulder, 188 pp. Thesis (PhD) University
of
Colorado.
Huber, U. 2001: Linkages among climate, vegetation and fire in Fuego-Patagonia
during the late-glacial and Holocene. Boulder, 258 pp. Thesis (PhD)
University of Colorado.
Klapper, L. 2001: Humic substance redox detection using fluorescence
spectroscopy. Boulder, 90 pp. Thesis (MSc) University of Colorado.
Lewis, K.J. 2001: Solar-forced roughening of Antarctic glaciers and
the Martian icecaps: How surficial debris and roughness affect glacial
melting in Taylor Valley, Antarctica and how this can be applied to
the Martian icecaps. Boulder, 182 pp. Thesis (PhD) University of Colorado.
O'Grady, D.B. 2001: Sedimentary geomorphology of siliciclastic
continental slopes. Boulder, 189 pp. Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of
Colorado.
Rueger, B.F. 2001: Holocene environments of Bermuda.
Boulder, 357 pp. Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Colorado.
Scott, A.B., 2001: Effects of cattle grazing on diffuse
knapweed (Centaurea diffusa) and other exotic plant species
in Boulder County, Colorado grasslands. Boulder, 73 pp. Thesis (M.A.)
University of Colorado.
Scott, D.T., IV. 2001: Redox sensitive metal cycling in mountain
streams: manganese and iron transport. Boulder, 158 pp. Thesis (Ph.D.)
- University of Colorado.
Smith, L.M. 2001: Holocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction
of the continental shelves adjacent to the Denmark Strait. Boulder,
219 pp. + data separately bound. Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Colorado.
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2000
August, E.E. 2000: Influence of a wetland on water quality in
a Rocky Mountain Watershed impacted by acid mine drainage. 150 pp. MS.
University of Colorado at Boulder.
Cohn, J.B. 2000: The surface strain rate field at the Columbia
Glacier calving margin. 49 pp. MS, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Costello, D.P. 2000: Seismic and geomorphic investigations of
Galena Creek Rock Glacier. 102 pp. MS, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Davinroy, T. 2000: Hydrologic and biogeochemical characteristics
of alpine talus: Colorado Front Range. PhD, University of Colorado at
Boulder.
Freeman, W.J. 2000: Use of lake ice records to detect climate
variability in the eastern Canadian arctic. 260 pp. MS, University of
Colorado at Boulder.
Hazen, J.M. 2000: Acid mine drainage characterization and remediation
using a combination of hydrometric measurements, isotopes and dissolved
solutes. 120 pp. MA, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Kerwin, M.W. 2000: Quantifying and modeling Holocene climate
variability based on modern and fossil pollen records from the eastern
Canadian Arctic and subarctic. 307 pp. PhD, University of Colorado at
Boulder.
Loveland, A. 2000: An evaluation of the importance of dissolved
nitrogen in snowmelt runoff and its qualitative characteristics, Como
Creek, Front Range, Colorado. MA, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Pack, S.M. 2000: Drought in the northwest Australian outback:
isotopic records of ecologic change from Lake Gregory, W.A. 233 pp.
MS, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Robertson, A. 2000: Simulated and observed climate variability
of the last 500 years. 197 pp. MS, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Schoolfield, S.C. 2000: Late Pleistocene sedimentation in the
Denmark Strait region. 181 pp. MS, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Wegmann, J. 2000: A modeling approach to the investigation
of ice falls on the Worthington Glacier, Alaska. 105 pp. MS, University
of Colorado at Boulder.
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1999
Gonzalez, G. 1999: Soil fauna, microbes and plant litter decomposition
in tropical and subalpine forests. 78 pp. PhD, University of Colorado
at Boulder.
Hardardottir, J. 1999: Late Weichselian and Holocene environmental
history of south and west Iceland as interpreted from studies of lake
and terrestrial sediments. 332 pp. PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Inyan, B. 1999: High elevation watershed characterization and
sensitivity analysis: science as a basis for watershed protection policy.
301 pp. PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Joynt, E.H., III. 1999: Calibration and application of lake
diatoms as proxies for climate change on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.
98 pp. MS, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Kaplan, M.R. 1999: The last glaciation of the Cumberland Sound
region, Baffin Island, Canada, based on glacial geology, cosmogenic
dating, and numerical modeling. 206 pp. PhD, University of Colorado
at Boulder.
Licht, K.J. 1999: Investigations into the Late Quaternary history
of the Ross Sea, Antarctica. 216 pp. PhD, University of Colorado at
Boulder.
Miller, J.B. 1999: Application of gas chromatography isotope
ratio mass spectrometry (G IRMS) to atmospheric budgets of C18OO and
13CH4. 163 pp. PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Morehead, M.D. 1999: Sediment supply to the ocean: the temporal
and spatial variability of rivers and plumes. 263 pp. PhD, University
of Colorado at Boulder.
Niyogi, D. 1999: Effects of stress from mine drainage on ecosystem
functions in Rocky Mountain streams. 181 pp. PhD, University of Colorado
at Boulder.
Sherrod, S. 1999: A multiscale analysis of the northern pocket
gopher (Thomomys talpoides) at the alpine site of Niwot Ridge, Colorado.
142 pp. PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder.
Steltzer, H. 1999: Plant species effects on spatial variation
in nitrogen cycling in alpine tundra. 121 pp. PhD, University of Colorado
at Boulder.
Urban, F.E. 1999: Multiple modes of tropical Pacific climate
variability recorded in the d18O of corals from the Gilbert Islands,
Kiribati, West Central Pacific. 95 pp. MS, University of Colorado at
Boulder.
Waters, S.B. 1999: Responses of algal communities to environmental
change in an alpine lake, Green Lakes Valley, Colorado. 132 pp. MS,
University of Colorado at Boulder.
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1998
Anderson, L. 1998: Quantitative paleoclimatic reconstructions
for the Late Quaternary of southern South America based on calibration
of modern pollen and climate relationships, 219 pp. University of Colorado
at Boulder.
Bomblies, A. 1998: Climatic controls on streamflow generation
from Antarctic glaciers, 110 pp. M.Sc. University of Colorado at Boulder.
Gould, W.A. 1998: A multiple-scale analysis of plant species
richness, vegetation, landscape heterogeneity, and spectral diversity
along an Arctic river, 157 pp. Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder.
Hamann, H.B. 1998: Snowcover controls on alpine soil surface
temperature patterns, Niwot Ridge, Colorado, U.S.A. 129 pp. M.Sc. University
of Colorado at Boulder.
Hood, E.W. 1998: Turbulent energy fluxes in alpine terrain:
Niwot Ridge, Colorado Front Range, 81 pp. M.A. University of Colorado
at Boulder.
Lipson, D.A. 1998: Plant-microbe interactions and organic nitrogen
availability in an alpine dry meadow, 170 pp. Ph.D. University of Colorado
at Boulder.
Lubinski, D.J. 1998: Latest Pleistocene and Holocene paleoenvironments
of the Franz Josef Land region, Northern Barents Sea, Arctic Russia,
361 pp. Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder.
Sloan, V.F. 1998: The distribution, rheology, and origin of
rock glaciers, Selwyn Mountains, Canada, 194 pp. Ph.D. University of
Colorado at Boulder.
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