Browsing Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences - Bachelor's degree by Title
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The Day Nui Con Voi mylonitic belt in Southwestern China and Its implications for the early Cenozoic extrusion of Indochina
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)The early Cenozoic India-Asia collision resulted in the extrusion of large crustal fragments southeast from the Eastern Himalayan syntaxis, with large shear zones at their boundaries that could have accommodated displacements ... -
Decarbonization related to continental arc magmatism as a possible mechanism for Cretaceous warming
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Elevated concentrations of CO₂ have been proposed as the reason that the Cretaceous climate was 6-14°C warmer than the present, however the source of Cretaceous CO₂ is unknown [Barron, 1983]. This study examines the ... -
A design for velocity measurements in the Gulf Stream,
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A detailed spectral reflectvity study of Copernicus and its ejecta.
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Determining land use change and desertification in China using remote sensing data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)Desertification, the spread of desert-like conditions in arid or semiarid areas due to human influence or to climatic change, affects most arable land in arid and semi-arid China. This project provides an analysis of ... -
Determining the concentration and source of lead in chocolate using lead isotopes
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Single-origin dark chocolate samples derived from cocoa grown in developing countries from around the world were analyzed to determine their lead concentrations and the isotopic composition of the lead. The lead isotope ... -
Determining the concentration of lead in MIT athletic facilities and estimating student-athlete exposure to lead
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)In April of 2008, there were reports of elevated lead levels in several AstroTurf surfaced fields in New Jersey that motivated this investigation of MIT's synthetic turf field and other athletic facilities for elevated ... -
Determining the effects of ocean perturbations on marine phytoplankton assemblages
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)The ocean provides a dynamic, constantly changing environment for marine phytoplankton. Understanding the effects of these changes on phytoplankton assemblages is fundamental when trying to anticipate future responses of ... -
Developing proxy radar data with the aid of cloud-to-ground lightning for a nowcasting system
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009)Air traffic managers need up to date nowcast information over the entire CONUS for efficient operations in the National Airspace System. In areas of degraded or no radar coverage, cloud-to-ground lightning (provided by the ... -
Development of a leaching procedure for isotopic study of metal/silicate partitioning experiments
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)The ratio of 238U/ 235U has long been assumed to be constant and equal to 137.88. However, recent research has found that uranium fractionation occurs in a variety of environments, especially reducing environments. ... -
A digital path to environmental education
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Digital technology has become completely engrained in the process of scientific research. Grade schools are beginning to incorporate computers and other digital devices into the learning process as tools for learning other ... -
Distribution of NMHC ratios in the Pacific during PEM-West B and PEM-Tropics A
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)Under the auspices of NASA's Global Tropospheric Experiment (GTE), the Pacific Exploratory Missions (PEM) have collected numerous air samples of many regions of the troposphere. Data from PEM-West B (February 7 to March ... -
Distribution of olivine and pyroxene in S-type asteroids throughout the inner main belt
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)The mineralogical composition of asteroids can be constrained using visible and near-infrared (VNIR) spectroscopy. The most prominent spectral features observed over this wavelength range are due to olivine and pyroxene, ... -
Does the theory of parameterized conveciton apply to layered mantle convection?
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)There are numerous models for convection of the Earth's mantle, the end cases of which are whole-mantle convection and layered convection. Heat flow is an important consideration in the evalution of these models. Simple ... -
Dt/d[delta] measurement of short period p waves in the upper mantle for the western North America using LASA.
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Dynamics of dunes in an intertidal environment at Nauset Inlet, Massachusetts.
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An economic study of the property of the Tide Water Trap Rock Company at Branford, Conn.
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Effectiveness of microseismic monitoring for optimizing hydraulic fracturing in California
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)Hydraulic fracturing has fundamentally changed the oil and gas industry in the past 10 years. Bakersfield, California provides a unique case study because steam injection, a type of hydraulic fracturing, has been used there ... -
The effects of orientation on ground penetrating radar
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)This paper discusses how changes in the orientation of a Ground Penetrating Radar's receiver with respect to its transmitter can affect the detection of radar pulses by the receiver. The orientation changes discussed in ... -
The effects of range and height on radar measurements of storms
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978)
