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GPS kinematic positioning for the airborne laser altimetry at Long Valley, California
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
The object of this thesis is to develop a reliable algorithm and software for em-level kinematic GPS (Global Positioning System) data analysis. To assess the accuracy of the software, we use it to determine the trajectory ...
Transport and seismoelectric properties of porous permeable rock : numerical modeling and laboratory measurements
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
The objective of this thesis is to better understand the transport and seismoelectric (SE) properties of porous permeable rock. Accurate information of rock transport properties, together with pore geometry, can aid us to ...
Seismic tomography and surface deformation in Krýsuvík, SW Iceland
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
The Krýsuvík region of southwestern Iceland is a region of high potential for geothermal energy that is currently experiencing seismic swarm activity and active surface deformation. Understanding the subsurface structure ...
Studying the atmosphere of HD 189733 b using the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Transmission spectroscopy is a widely-used method for studying exoplanetary atmospheres. However, the differential data analysis techniques that are generally applied to high-resolution ground-based spectroscopic data are ...
Imaging and interpreting seismic heterogeneity in the North American lithosphere
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Interpretation of seismic wavespeed anomalies inferred from global and continental-scale tomographic models is complicated by the competing effects of temperature and chemical composition. Understanding the origin of a ...
Cyanobacterial evolution and interactions with the Proterozoic world
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
Our understanding of the biosphere prior to the rise of complex life is built largely upon microbial mat structures and some exceptionally well-preserved microbial fossils from the Proterozoic (2500 to 540 million years ...
Characterization of solar X-ray response data from the REXIS instrument
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
The REgolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) is a student-built instrument that was flown on NASA's Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Safety, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission. During the ...
Tufa-based reconstructions of Huasco Basin Lake levels
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
This thesis investigates the Salar del Huasco (northern Chile) as a potential site for palaeohydrological reconstructions of precipitation over the South American Altiplano, and presents a preliminary lake level chronology ...
Finescale abyssal turbulence : sources and modeling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)
A detailed understanding of the intensity and three-dimensional spatial distribution of diabatic abyssal turbulence is germane to understanding the abyssal branch of the global overturning circulation. This thesis addresses ...
A near-ultraviolet spectroscopic survey of B-type asteroids
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
This study aimed to evaluate the presence of spectral slope variations of B-type asteroids in the near-ultraviolet wavelength range and further compare variations to those found in the near-infrared (de Leon et al., 2012) ...