Geography & Atmospheric Science: Recent submissions
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The Political Ecology of Food Insecurity in Smallholder Coffee Cooperatives in Northern Nicaragua
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Food insecurity in smallholder coffee growing communities is recognized as a problem "deserving of a response that reflects its reach" (Caswell 2012, 1). Subject to structural factors including unstable coffee prices, ... -
The Evolution of the Built Environment of the Margi Ethnic Group of Northeastern Nigeria
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)This dissertation is a story of the evolution of the domestic sphere of the Margi ethnic group of northeastern Nigeria. The evolution started with round huts and fences that were constructed mainly with pieces of stones ... -
RECONSTRUCTING CLIMATE ON THE GREAT PLAINS FROM BURIED SOILS: A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)The Great Plains, U.S.A. lack quantitative paleoclimatic data for the late Quaternary largely because two common sources of paleoclimatic data, tree ring and pollen records, are rare in the region. Sequences of buried ... -
Environmental Governance as a Development Strategy: The Case of Lucas do Rio Verde Legal
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)The goal of this dissertation is to describe and analyze one set of efforts to improve monitoring, licensing, accountability, and socio-environmental outcomes of industrial-scale farming in the Cerrado, located in Brazil's ... -
Spatial and Temporal Variability of Extreme Weather in The United States
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)As the global climate is influenced by increased warming, the frequency of climate extremes will likely become more variable. The United States Historical Climate Network (USHCN) station data from 1900-2011 is used to ... -
Synoptic Scale Weather Patterns Associated with Annual Snow Accumulation Variability in North-Central Greenland
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Abstract Previous studies on the synoptic forcing of high elevation areas of central Greenland have mostly relied on ice cores, snow pits, mesoscale models, and climate models. In this study, a radar-measured 118-year ... -
Power in Transition: The Spatial Variation of Territorial Cohesion in Kazakhstan
(University of Kansas, 2013-08-31)Studies of territorial cohesion combine aspects of effective national territory and spatial inequalities, focusing on better integration of regions through balanced economic growth, reducing regional disparities, and ... -
Village-Scale Practices and Water Sources in Indigenous Mexico after the Neoliberalizing of Social Property
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)To establish whether social property villages ("núcleos agrarios") in indigenous, well-watered parts of Mexico are maintaining the same degree of village-scale control of water sources that they practiced before the ... -
Arab wayfinding on land and at sea: An historical comparison of traditional navigation techniques
(University of Kansas, 2005)This thesis investigates the historical significance of traditional Arab navigation technology (after the advent of Islam), drawing upon Arabic primary sources and other relevant literature. Modeling wayfinding as a ... -
Exploring the sensitivity of precipitation behavior using a single-column model
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Relationships between land-surface conditions, boundary layer (PBL) growth, atmospheric stability, and convective precipitation behavior are explored using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (ARW WRF) in single ... -
Neoglaciation in the Mountains of the Southwestern United States
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"Through the National Lens": Nationality, Territory, and the Formation of "Crimean-Russian" Identity
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea is a highly contested territory both culturally and politically. With an ethnic Russian majority and a sizeable population of indigenous Crimean Tatars living alongside ethnic ... -
A Statistical Analysis of Characteristics of Mesoscale Convective System Mountain Initiation Location Clusters in the Arkansas-Red River Basin
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Mesoscale Convective Systems (MCSs) are the focus of this analysis since it is the convective weather category which is smallest in number but produces the highest amount of precipitation. Being able to forecast these MCSs ... -
Analysis of Search Incidents and Lost Person Behavior in Yosemite National Park
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Every year thousands of people are reported lost or missing in wilderness areas and in response, a search and rescue (SAR) operation is launched to locate, stabilize, and extract those missing. Actually locating the subject ... -
USING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGERY TO ASSIST FEDERAL FOREST MONITORING AND RESTORATION PROJECTS IN THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Hyperspectral imagery and the corresponding ability to conduct analysis below the pixel level have tremendous potential to aid in landcover monitoring. During large ecosystem restoration projects, being able to monitor ... -
Spatiotemporal variability of populations and suitable breeding habitat in three grassland sparrows: a multiscale approach
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Henslow's Sparrows (Ammodramus henslowii) are not only uncommon, but they are also unpredictable in grasslands that appear suitable. Furthermore, the extent, distribution, and year-to-year variability of their breeding ... -
AEOLIAN DUNE FIELDS OF KANSAS AND THEIR RESPONSE TO LATE-QUATERNARY DROUGHT
(University of Kansas, 2012-12-31)Aeolian dune fields are ubiquitous features of the North American Great Plains, and contained within their stratigraphy are important records of changes in prehistoric climate. Using absolute dating techniques, researchers ... -
Water, Cities, and Bodies: A Relational Understanding of Niamey, Niger.
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)This is a dissertation about how Niamey, Niger is experienced in neighborhoods, through bodies, and around water. I examine the particular colonial and post-colonial historical processes that impacted development and ... -
Amazonian Dark Earths: a case study in the Central Amazon
(University of Kansas, 2011-12-31)This investigation derives from research conducted over several years and contributes to the understanding of the differential occupational dynamics and use of space in pre-Colonial Amazonia. The goal of this study is to ... -
Development on the Margins: Rwanda Alternative Grassroots Economic Strategies
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Land scarcity in Rwanda has long been and continues to be a topic of concern for citizens and government officials alike. In a country where agricultural laborers account for an estimated 85% of the total work force (Rwanda ...