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12. Correcting δ13CH4 Analyses for Krypton Interference: The Potential Impact on Methane Budget Studies

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Open Access
Author:
Doyle, Emily Ann
Title:
Correcting δ13CH4 Analyses for Krypton Interference: The Potential Impact on Methane Budget Studies
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Methane Budget
Krypton Interference
continuous-flow mass spectrometry
carbon isotope
gas chromatography
File:
Download Doyle_MastersThesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Richard Alley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Freeman, Committee Member
Lee Kump, Committee Member

13. Seismic investigations of the crust and upper mantle structure in Antarctica and Madagascar

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Open Access
Author:
Ramirez, Cristo
Title:
Seismic investigations of the crust and upper mantle structure in Antarctica and Madagascar
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Antarctica
Receiver functions
Crustal structure
Madagascar
Shear wave splitting
Mantle dynamics
File:
Download Ramirez_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Dr. Andrew Nyblade, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Andrew Nyblade, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Charles Ammon, Committee Member
Dr. Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Dr. Victor Sparrow, Outside Member

14. Near-Surface Geophysical Investigation of Karstic Controls on Localized Hillslope Hydrology

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Open Access
Author:
Kennedy, Curtis Ross
Title:
Near-Surface Geophysical Investigation of Karstic Controls on Localized Hillslope Hydrology
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Hydrogeophysics
Hydrogeology
Hydrology
Geology
Karst
Resistivity
Agronomy
Agriculture
Lysimetry
Carbonate
File:
Download Kennedy_Thesis_-_May_2017.pdf
Committee Members:
Tess Russo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anthony Buda, Committee Member
Andrew Nyblade, Committee Member
Casey Kennedy, Committee Member

15. Oxygen as a Biosignature on Terrestrial Planets

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Open Access
Author:
Harman, Chester Ervin
Title:
Oxygen as a Biosignature on Terrestrial Planets
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
oxygen
sulfur
mass independent fractionation
false positive
Archean
atmospheric chemistry
planetary science
File:
Download Harman_dissertation_05312017.pdf
Committee Members:
James F. Kasting, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F. Kasting, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christelle Wauthier, Committee Member
Christopher Howard House, Committee Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Outside Member

16. Towards understanding the impact of ocean acidification on the shell condition of thecosome pteropods

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Open Access
Author:
Oakes, Rosemary Louise
Title:
Towards understanding the impact of ocean acidification on the shell condition of thecosome pteropods
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Pteropods
Ocean acidification
Micro-CT
Nano-SEM
Taphonomy
Plankton
Preservation
Biological oceanography
Chemical oceanography
Climate change
File:
Download ROakes_phddissertation_final_micdrop.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy Bralower, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Bralower, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Allan Arthur, Committee Member
Lee Kump, Committee Member
Timothy Michael Ryan, Outside Member
Matthew S Fantle, Committee Member

17. Changes in calcareous nannoplankton assemblages during the recovery of the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)

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Open Access
Author:
Grey, Jacqueline Ashley
Title:
Changes in calcareous nannoplankton assemblages during the recovery of the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM)
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
nannoplankton
Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum
PETM recovery
paleoecology
global warming
File:
Download Grey_MS_Thesis_Aug_2017_FINAL.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy Bralower, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member
Peter Daniel Wilf, Committee Member

18. Anomalously Low δ18O Values of High-Latitude Permo-Triassic Paleosol Siderite: Implications for the Hydrologic Cycle during Warm Climate Intervals

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Open Access
Author:
Richard, Zachary David
Title:
Anomalously Low δ18O Values of High-Latitude Permo-Triassic Paleosol Siderite: Implications for the Hydrologic Cycle during Warm Climate Intervals
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Siderite
Isotopes
Hydrology
Paleoclimate
Permian
Triassic
Paleosol
File:
Download FINAL_THESIS_.pdf
Committee Members:
Timothy Stapler White, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Kump, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Pollard, Committee Member

19. PROBABILISTIC INVERSION OF EXPERT ASSESSMENTS TO INFORM PROJECTIONS ABOUT ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET RESPONSES

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Open Access
Author:
Fuller, Robert William
Title:
PROBABILISTIC INVERSION OF EXPERT ASSESSMENTS TO INFORM PROJECTIONS ABOUT ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET RESPONSES
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
ice sheet
sea ice
antarctica
paleooceanography
ice shelf
ocean temperature
melting
cliffs
sea-level rise
calibration methods
overconfidence
uncertainty
deep uncertainty
bayesian
probabilistic inversion
markov chain
monte carlo
File:
Download Fuller_Robert_William-MS_thesis-Probabilistic_Inversion.pdf
Committee Members:
Klaus Keller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F. Kasting, Committee Member
Sridhar Anadakrishnan, Committee Member

20. Biogeographic, Functional, and Phylogenetic Consequences of the Pliocene to Modern in the Western Atlantic

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Open Access
Author:
Christie, Max Lawrence
Title:
Biogeographic, Functional, and Phylogenetic Consequences of the Pliocene to Modern in the Western Atlantic
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Pliocene
Pleistocene
Mollusk
Coastal Plain
Plio-Pleistocene Extinction
Phylogenetics
Functional Ecology
Biogeography
File:
Download Christie_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark E Patzkowsky, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Daniel Wilf, Committee Member
Timothy Bralower, Committee Member
Todd C Lajeunesse, Outside Member