Browsing Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences - Bachelor's degree by Title
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QX Pup : the fascinating yolk of the Rotten Egg Nebula
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)QX Pup is a known Mira variable at the core of the Rotten Egg Nebula that has not been studied in detail since its discovery in 1983. In this study, four years of photometric data in V and I and two years of photometric ... -
Recent changes in the variability and seasonality of temperature and precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)This study investigates recent changes in the variability and seasonality of temperature and precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere. The mean and variance of daily temperature and precipitation anomalies are calculated ... -
Records of Great Basin precipitation during MIS 11 from two Lehman Cave stalagmites
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)Trace elements (Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca) and stable isotopes ([delta]13C and [delta]18O) were measured in two coeval stalagmites, LC3 and BT1, from the Lehman Caves, Nevada. BT1 spans 388 to 384 ka. The LC3 record is split into ... -
Refinements and improvements to a phenomenological model for the jet opening angles of gamma-ray bursts
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)Long duration gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are thought to originate from the core collapse of massive, rapidly rotating stars - events called "hypernovae." In this thesis, we improve upon a phenomenological model to determine ... -
Refining of black copper
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1885) -
Relating size and spectral reflectance properties of S-type asteroids
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)The spectral slopes of 701 S-type asteroids have been statistically shown to depend on asteroid size. The spectral reflectance data were taken during the second phase of the Small Main-belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey. ... -
The relationship between Centaur activity and ring formation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)Introduction: Centaurs are small bodies whose orbits lie between those of Jupiter and Neptune (Gehrels, 1999). They are thought to be transition objects that originate in the Kuiper belt and occupy the cis-Neptunian region ... -
Relationship Between West African monsoon precipitation characteristics and maize yields across Sub-Saharan West Africa
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Sub-Saharan Africa faces significant challenges to its food security in the coming decades as climate change and rapid population growth strains its agricultural systems. In a region where crops are near exclusively rainfed, ... -
The relationship of nickel and chromium in tektites with new data on the Ivory Coast tektites.
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1968) -
Remanent magnetization in angrite NWA 4931
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Angrites are among the oldest known rocks and may record planetesimal dynamo activity and protoplanetary disk fields in the early solar system. Towards this goal, the natural remanent magnetism and its origin were examined ... -
Report on the lookout groups of copper mining claims at Niblack Anchorage, Alaska ; A compilation of the data submitted on the property and existing conditions ; Future developments justified
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Review of the smelting works of the Revere Copper Company
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1868) -
The role of eddies in buoyancy flux
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)This thesis explores the role of eddies in determining the stratification of the ocean through a laboratory experiment. The experiment uses a dual-tank apparatus, with a smaller tank sitting inside the larger tank. Both ... -
The role of precipitation on Bedrock Channel Incision in Kauai, HI
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Erosion of bedrock channels is frequently modeled with the stream power law, which relates erosion rates to drainage area, slope, and an erosional efficiency coefficient k. The value of k, however, varies with many physical ... -
Rotational lightcurve analysis of binary Asteroid (22) Kalliope/Linus
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Binary asteroids have been insightful to scientists in recent years in their quest to better understand the Solar System in its early stage. Observing a mutual event between a primary and its moon can yield the sizes of ... -
Rotationally resolved visible spectroscopy of the Asteroid 1 Ceres
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)This thesis was designed to make spectroscopic measurements of Ceres within the visible spectrum, specifically within the wavelength range of 6000 and 7000 Angstroms. The asteroid was observed for 6 nights, for lengths of ... -
Sensitivity study and stability analysis of the Marotzke and Stone ocean-atmosphere model under buoyancy and energy constraints
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)The oceanic circulation plays a significant role in earth's climate by transporting heat polewards. Here the ocean's thermohaline circulation is studied using the Marotzke and Stone four box ocean-atmosphere model under ... -
Sizing the X-ray spectral resolution limits of the REgolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) instrument at Asteroid 1999RQ36
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)The REgolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS), a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD)-based coded aperture soft X-ray (0.3-7.5 keV) telescope for remote geochemical X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry, will be flying on board ... -
Snow surface albedo variation in the St. Elias mountains
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964) -
Spin directions of asteroids : lightcurve analysis of Koronis family members 158 Koronis and 720 Bohlinia
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)Clusters of asteroids within the main-belt are referred to as dynamical families because they are believed to have originated as the result of collisional destructions of large parent bodies. Family members are the remnants ...
