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21. Crustal structure of the mid-atlantic U.s. from P-wave receiver functions

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Author:
Arroyo, Gabriella B
Title:
Crustal structure of the mid-atlantic U.s. from P-wave receiver functions
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
crustal structure
receiver functions
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Appalachian
Scranton
Scranton High
Grenville Front
Allegheny Front
Mid-Continent rift
Vp/Vs
Hk stacking
PASEIS
UsArray
US Transportable
mid-atlantic
File:
Download Arroyo_Masters_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

22. Study of microseismic events: their source mechanism, spatial and temporal distribution, and the evolution of transmitting medium

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Open Access
Author:
Tan, Yunhui
Title:
Study of microseismic events: their source mechanism, spatial and temporal distribution, and the evolution of transmitting medium
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
microseismic
hydraulic fracturing
File:
Download Thesis_Tan_V4_with_Vita.pdf
Committee Members:
Terry Engelder, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Committee Member
Yilin Wang, Special Member

23. A time-resolved synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of the in situ, hydrothermal synthesis of goethite from 2-line ferrihydrite

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Open Access
Author:
Oxman, Matthew Jacob
Title:
A time-resolved synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of the in situ, hydrothermal synthesis of goethite from 2-line ferrihydrite
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Geology
Cyrstallography
Mineralogy
X-ray Diffraction
File:
Download Oxman_Thesis_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter J Heaney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Scott Fantle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maureen Feineman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

24. Understanding tectonic stress and rock strength in the Nankai Trough accretionary prism, offshore SW Japan

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Open Access
Author:
Huffman, Katelyn Allison
Title:
Understanding tectonic stress and rock strength in the Nankai Trough accretionary prism, offshore SW Japan
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Nankai Trough
in situ stress
unconfined compressive strength
borehole breakout
IODP
poroelastic FEM
File:
Download Huffman.pdf
Committee Members:
Demian Saffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Maureen Feineman, Committee Member

25. Improving the statistical method can raise the upper tail of sea-level projections

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Open Access
Author:
Ruckert, Kelsey Leigh
Title:
Improving the statistical method can raise the upper tail of sea-level projections
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Sea-level rise
Autocorrelated projections
Calibration methods
Overconfidence
File:
Download RuckertEditedPSU_MS_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Klaus Keller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris Eliot Forest, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Kasting, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

27. Ice-Age Cycling Enhancement of Volcanism and Geothermal Heat Flux: A Stress Modeling Study

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Open Access
Author:
Stevens, Nathan Thomas
Title:
Ice-Age Cycling Enhancement of Volcanism and Geothermal Heat Flux: A Stress Modeling Study
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Greenland
Isostasy
Flexure
Stresses
Ice-Age Cycling
Ice Sheet
Heat Flux Enhancement
Numerical Modeling
File:
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Committee Members:
Richard B Alley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Byron Richard Parizek, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor