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Notes on the paleontology of the Garrison formation of Kansas
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SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND FACIES DISTRIBUTION IN A MIOCENE CARBONATE PLATFORM; LA RELLANA PLATFORM AREA, SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)A 2-dimensional coastal exposure of the Miocene-age Rellana carbonate platform (Cabo de Gata Region, Southeast Spain) provides an opportunity to study the facies and stratigraphy, determine the processes controlling ... -
Near-surface void characterization and sensitivity analysis using enhanced processing procedures on passive Multi-Channel Analysis of Surface Waves (MASW) data
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Enhanced processing procedures on passive multichannel analysis of surface-waves (MASW) data were utilized to identify velocity anomalies above known salt solution voids in Hutchinson, Kansas, likely caused by the changing ... -
Spatial and temporal patterns of Ogallala Formation deposition revealed by U-Pb zircon geochronology
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Difficulties in correlation within continental clastic basins arise from the common shortage of reliable marker beds, which limits characterization of geological relationships. In the High Plains of the central United ... -
Carbon cycling: The role of Methane and Copper in an early ocean analogue Lake Matano
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)This dissertation examines the carbon cycle of a modern ferruginous environment (Lake Matano, Indonesia), with a primary focus on the critical role of methane in carbon redistribution in this system. In addition, the ... -
STREAM CO2 DEGASSING: REVIEW OF METHODS AND LABORATORY EVALUATION OF FLOATING CHAMBERS
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Measuring the amount of CO2 exiting headwater streams through degassing could play an important role in environmental chemistry. The objective of this project was to develop a method to measure CO2 flux from headwater ... -
FUNDAMENTAL STRATIGRAPHIC, SEDIMENTOLOGIC, AND PETROPHYSICAL ELEMENTS OF HETEROZOAN CARBONATES: GRAIN-RICH FINING- AND SHOALING-UPWARD CYCLOTHEMS AND CLINOTHEMS
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Abstract Tony Michael Pugliano, M.S. Department of Geology, December 2015 The University of Kansas This research documents Pliocene and Miocene outcrops from SE Spain to evaluate controls on stratigraphic architecture and ... -
Parallel-line beamsteering for enhanced anomaly detection
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Parallel-line beamsteering, a new seismic processing method, was developed to enhance signal from laterally continuous heterogeneities (e.g. tunnel, mine shaft, etc.) and attenuate scatter from localized non-laterally ... -
NEOICHNOLOGY OF BATS: MORPHOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND PHYLOGENETIC INFLUENCES ON TERRESTRIAL BEHAVIOR AND TRACKMAKING ABILITY WITHIN THE CHIROPTERA
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Among living mammals, bats (Chiroptera) are second only to rodents in total number of species with over 1100 currently known. Extant bat species occupy many trophic niches and feeding habits, including frugivores (fruit ... -
A Geological and Geophysical Investigation into the Evolution and Potential Exploitation of a Geothermal Resource at the Dixie Valley Training Range, Naval Air Station Fallon.
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)This study examines the geological and geophysical controls on geothermal fluid migration in two discrete geothermal systems in the highly-extended region of the central Great Basin. Active right-lateral oblique slip of ... -
Reservoir and Source Potential of Eocene Microbialites, Green River Formation, USA
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)In recent years, large petroleum discoveries within the lacustrine microbialite facies of pre-salt systems of offshore Brazil, Angola, and Gabon have increased interest in the potential of microbial carbonates as reservoir ... -
Notes on the geology of Giles County, Virginia
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The Chouteau limestone in central Missouri
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Fusulinellas from the stonefort limestone member of the tradewater formation, Harrisburg quadrangle, Illinois
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Notes on the paleontology of the Oread limestone of Kansas
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Controls on the Architecture of Lower Ismay Zone of the Honaker Trail Formation (Pennsylvanian), San Juan River, Utah, USA
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)This study of the Pennsylvanian Lower Ismay zone of the Paradox Formation, Paradox Basin, Utah, USA intends to improve understanding of build-and-fill processes and carbonate sequence stratigraphy. Closely spaced, ... -
Bioprecipitation of Calcite by Sporosarcina pasteurii : Developing Efficient Methodologies for Microbially Indurated Rammed Earth
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Microbial ly -facilitated calcite precipitation has a high potential t o reinforce unconsolidated soils, thus increasing their strength. Employing the use of microbia l ly -facilitated precipitation of calcite will result ... -
Stratigraphy and the geology of the Port Barre Salt Dome, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
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Metamorphic and Structural Evolution and Provenance of the Blue Ridge Area, Fremont County, Colorado
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)New field studies combined with U-Pb zircon/apatite geochronology, thermodynamic equilibrium modeling, whole-rock/rare earth element geochemistry, heavy mineral comparison, and petrographic analysis yield new insights into ... -
FOOT AND HINDLIMB MORPHOLOGY, SOFT TISSUES, AND TRACEMAKING BEHAVIORS OF EARLY CRETACEOUS BIRDS FROM CHINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA WITH A COMPARISON TO MODERN AVIAN MORPHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
(University of Kansas, 2014-05-31)The avifauna of the Early Cretaceous is composed of a unique combination of primitive and derived forms. Primitive birds with long tails are found preserved in the same strata as modern-type ornithurine birds, the primitive, ...
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