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Geosciences Graduate Projects, Theses, and Dissertations

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Application of a High-Resolution Climate Model Dataset to Assess Habitat Suitability for Spotted Wing Drosophila in Southwest Idaho, Elizabeth Padian

Characteristics of Stream Source Water Contributions and Associated Geochemical Signatures Along a Climate and Vegetation Gradient in a Glacierized Landscape, Southcentral Alaska, Hannah K. Richardson

Effects of Discharge and Morphology on Fluvial Sound, Scott J. Gauvain

Hydrologic Implications of Snow-Vegetation Interactions in a Semiarid Mountain Climate, Maggi Kraft

Influence of Urbanization and Climate on Irrigation Diversions and Return Flows in the Lower Boise River Basin, Bridget M. Bittmann

Integrating Climate and Wildfire Education in the Classroom: Development and Implementation of K-12 Place-Based Wildfire Educational Modules, Danielle Marquette

Investigating the Petrogenesis of the Naifeh and Plumeria Seamounts: Insights into the Geochemical Diversity of Seamounts Adjacent to the Hawaiian Seamount Chain, Geoffrey Montour

Picking Up Steam: A Year Long Infrasonic Record of Steamboat Geyser. Minor and Major Paroxysms of the Multi-Phase Eruptions at Steamboat Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Margaret Holahan

Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning to Estimate Canopy Structure in Peatland Conifers Under a Climate Manipulation, Angela D. Seibert

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Advancements in Measuring and Modeling the Mechanical and Hydrological Properties of Snow and Firn: Multi-sensor Analysis, Integration, and Algorithm Development, Tate G. Meehan

Characterizing Wildfire in the Frank Church Wilderness, Idaho, Between 1972-2012, Abigail Christine Axness

Computational Approaches to Understanding Subduction Zone Geodynamics, Surface Heat Flow, and the Metamorphic Rock Record, Buchanan C. Kerswell

Deviating from the Plan: Assessing the Impact of Forest Management Delays on Ecosystem Function, Kathryn Joyce Murenbeeld

Disturbance, Vegetation Co-Occurrence, and Human Intervention as Drivers of Plant Species Distributions in the Sagebrush Steppe, Fiona Claire Schaus Noonan

From River Channel to Cloud Tops: Evaluation and Applications of Regional Climate Models in Mountain Watersheds, William J. Rudisill

Machine-Learning Reveals Aftershock Locations for Three Idaho Earthquake Sequences, Spencer F. Wilbur

Microbiological, Environmental, and Compositional Factors in Efficacy of MICP Treatment in Clayey Soils, Somaye Asghari

Petrochronology and Statistical Analysis to Integrate Different Types of Data to Solve Complex Earth Systems Problems, Claire Ostwald Harrigan

The Curacautín Eruption of Llaima Volcano, Chile, Aaron Asdale Marshall

Time-Lapse Active Source Seismic Characterization of a Leaky CO₂ Reservoir: Little Grand Wash Fault, Utah, Stephen Slivicki

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

3-D Ambient Noise Tomography of Llaima Volcano, Chile, Claudia Kristina Rossavik

An Integrative Approach for Environmental Assessment and Water Resources Management Using Direct Current Resistivity (DC), Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing, and Gain and Loss Method, Dina Ragab Desouki Abdelmoneim

Assessing Controls on Ice Dynamics at Crane Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula Using a Numerical Ice Flow Model, Rainey Aberle

Assessing Soil-Related Terroir Factors in Sunnyslope District Vineyards of Southwest Idaho, Rachael Nicole Haggen

Assessment of ICESat-2 Level 3A Products for Snow Depth Estimation in Remote, Mountainous Watersheds, Colten Michael Elkin

Controls on the Frequency Content of Near-Source Infrasound at an Open-Vent Volcano (Villarrica, Chile), Bryan Blake Rosenblatt

Dynamic Mass Loss from Greenland's Peripheral Glaciers, Katherine E. Bollen

Exploring Hydrologic Responses to Different Wildfire Spatial Patterns Through the Lens of Computational Modeling, Luke M. Telfer

Fundamental Resonant Frequencies Derived from Shallow Sediment Properties for the Charleston, South Carolina Area, William Dale Schermerhorn

Laboratory Measurement of Electrical and Hydraulic Properties of Regolith Over Granitic Bedrock, Taylor James Bienvenue

Mafic Explosive Volcanism at Llaima Volcano: 3D X-Ray Microtomography Reconstruction of Pyroclasts to Constrain Shallow Conduit Processes, Pedro Antonio Valdivia-Munoz

Re-Evaluation of the First Metamorphic P-T Path Using QuiG Barometry and Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Sam Couch

Seismic Imaging of Active and Ancient CO2 Pathways in the Little Grand Wash Fault, Jonathan Yelton

Translating Risk Information to Protective Action: Examining Household Response to Information About Earthquake Hazards and Risk, Carson C. MacPherson-Krutsky

Using Remote Sensing Data Fusion Modeling to Track Seasonal Snow Cover in a Mountain Watershed, Allison N. Vincent

Void Hunting: Ambient Noise Tomography for Spatio-Temporal Subsurface Imaging and Monitoring in Karst Environments, John B. Paustian

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

A 30-Year Agroclimatic Analysis of the Snake River Valley American Viticultural Area - Descriptive and Predictive Methods, Charles L. Becker

Applications of Continuous Snowpack Temperature Monitoring, Peter J. Youngblood

A Sense of Scale: Mapping Exotic Annual Grasses with Satellite Imagery Across a Landscape and Quantifying Their Biomass at a Plot Level with Structure-from-Motion in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem, Monica Vermillion

Automated Terminus Detection for Greenland's Peripheral Marine-Terminating Glaciers, Julia Liu

Complexity and Dynamics of Semi-Arid Vegetation Structure, Function and Diversity Across Spatial Scales from Full Waveform Lidar, Ginikanda Yapa Mudiyanselage Nayani Thanuja Ilangakoon

Geochemical Variability & Implications for Magma Transport at 14°N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Emma Elizabeth McCully

Joint Inversion of GPR and ER Data, Diego Domenzain

Optimizing Raman Spectral Collection for Quartz and Zircon Crystals for Elastic Geothermobarometry, Mayara F. Cizina

Quantifying and Classifying Volcano Video and Infrasound Datasets via Computer Vision and Machine Learning Algorithms, Alex J.C. Witsil

Rayleigh Wave Analysis in the Presence of High Impedance Boundaries, Gabriel M. Gribler

Rayleigh-Wave Multicomponent Crosscorrelation-Based Estimation of Phase Velocities and Ambient Seismic Source Distributions, Zongbo Xu

Snow Depth Distribution Patterns and Consistency from Airborne Lidar Time Series, Megan A. Mason

The Signal of Modern to Holocene Drivers of Complex Channel Response of a Small Alluvial Stream, Scott D. Ducar

Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning to Characterize Peatland Microtopography and Assess Tree Growth Responses to Elevated Temperature and CO₂, Jake D. Graham

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Characterizing Dryland Ecosystems Using Remote Sensing and Dynamic Global Vegetation Modeling, Abdolhamid Dashtiahangar

Does the Urbanization of Agricultural Land Lead to More or Less Evapotranspiration?, Curtis Ryan Crandall

Geomorphology and Geochronology of Sand Ramps Adjoining the Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Kane County, Utah, Kerri E. Spuller

Informing Field Management Decisions to Enhance Alfalfa Seed Production Using Remote Sensing, Thomas V. Van Der Weide

Insights into the Evolution of the Galápagos Archipelago and Its Mantle Source from Monogenetic Near-Island Seamounts, Darin M. Schwartz

Partitioned by Process: Measuring Post-Fire Debris Flow and Rill Erosion with Structure from Motion, Nicholas Ellett

Petrogenesis of Off-Axis Lavas Erupted Along the 8˚20’ N Seamount Chain, East Pacific Rise, Molly Kassandra Anderson

Remote Sensing Time-Series Analysis, Machine Learning, and K-Means Clustering Improves Dryland Vegetation and Biological Soil Crust Classification, Joshua Enterkine

Synthesizing Field and Experimental Techniques to Investigate the Enigmatic Processes Occurring at the Base of Pyroclastic Currents, Nicholas M. Pollock

The Spatial Distribution of Elevated Uranium in the Treasure Valley Aquifer System, Southwest Idaho, Lloyd A. Womeldorph

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Assessment of Snow Atmosphere Forcing During Central Idaho Atmospheric Rivers, William Rudisill

Correlating the Spatial Distribution of Snow Depth to Forest Canopy Parameters Derived from Terrestrial Laser Scans, Zachary Uhlmann

Cross-Scale Interactions Between Atmospheric and Hydrologic Processes in a Topographically Complex, Snow-Dominated Watershed as Revealed Through an Integrated Hydrologic Model, Miguel A. Aguayo Arias

Crustal Composition Beneath Southern Idaho: Insights from Teleseismic Receiver Functions, Thomas Branson Harper

Evaluating Stable Isotope and Geochronologic Techniques for Paleoclimate Reconstruction: Case Study of the Santa Cruz Formation, Argentina, Robin B. Trayler

Evaporation Depth Controls the Relationship Between Soil Water Mobility and Soil Water Isotopic Composition, John Byars Shuler

Exploring the Role of Deforestation on Regional Hydroclimate in Southeast Africa: An Approach Fusing Models and Data, Megan Maksimowicz

From Snow to Flow: Exploring Relationships Between SNOTEL Ablation Curves and Peak Streamflow Timing, Kara Jane Ferguson

Geochemical Dynamics and Nitrous Oxide Release from the Hyporheic Zone of Streams, Annika Marie Quick

Identifying Evidence for Explosive Volcanism on Mars Through Geomorphologic and Thermophysical Observations, Gabriel Cecilio Garcia

Investigating the Annual Water Balance of a High-Altitude Watershed Using Near-Real Time Lidar Data Integration into a Physically Based Snowmelt Model, Andrew R. Hedrick

Multi-Channel Ground-Penetrating Radar for the Continuous Quantification of Snow and Firn Density, Depth, and Accumulation, Tate Meehan

Perceptions of Ecosystem Services in Rapidly Urbanizing Areas: A Case Study in Treasure Valley, Jenna Elena Narducci

Post-Fire Variation in Aeolian Deposition in the Northern Great Basin, Clayton Roehner

Pressure Waves and Tephra Dispersal from Volcanic Explosions: Models, Observations, and Instrumentation, Jacob Fortner Anderson

Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Bioapatite, Amanda E. Drewicz

Using Landlab, a Fine Scale Biogeography Model, to Measure the Sustainability of Semi-Arid Vegetation in a Changing Climate, Lucy Gelb

Utilizing Satellite Fusion Methods to Assess Vegetation Phenology in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem, Megan Gallagher

Volcano Infrasound Monitoring with Applications for Statistical Forecasting of Explosions at Sakurajima (Japan), Matthew R. VonLintig

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

An Intellectual Framework for Assessing Agricultural Climate Adaptation Combining Stakeholder Engagement and Process Based Modeling: Lower Boise River Basin, Idaho, Andrea Leonard

Application of Hydrogeophysical Imaging in the Reynolds Creek Critical Zone Observatory, Travis Nielson

Characterizing Coseismic Ionospheric Disturbance for Surface-Rupturing Earthquakes, Rebekah Faith Lee

Deriving Landscape-Scale Vegetation Cover and Aboveground Biomass in a Semi-Arid Ecosystem Using Imaging Spectroscopy, Andrew Poley

Earthquake Segment Boundaries and Tsunamigenic Faults of the Kodiak Segment, Alaska-Aleutian Subduction Zone, Marlon D. Ramos

Exploring the Impact of Climate and Land Cover Change on Regional Hydrology in a Snowmelt-Dominated Watershed: The Upper Boise River Basin, Idaho, Amy Steimke

Geochronology of the Tectonic, Stratigraphic, and Magmatic Evolution of Neoproterozoic to Early Paleozoic, North American Cordillera and Cryogenian Glaciation, Vincent H. Isakson

Geophysical Investigations of Pyroclastic Density Current Processes and Deposit Properties at Mount St. Helens, Washington (USA), Andrew Cleveland Gase

If It Burns, Will It Flow? and About the Managers Who Would Like to Know: Predicting Post-Fire Debris Flows in the Rangeland Foothills of Boise, Idaho & Investigating the Use of Wildfire Science by Decision Makers at the Wildland Urban Interface, Katherine Gibble

Investigations on the Mesozoic Geologic and Tectonic History of the Jackson Mountains, Northwest Nevada, Thomas Anthony Colby

Mapping Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) in a Semi-Arid Mountainous Watershed Using Variables From Hyperspectral, Lidar and Traditional Datasets, Ryan Matthew Will

Seismic Refraction and Electrical Resistivity Tests for Fracture Induced Anisotropy in a Mountain Watershed, Aida Mendieta

Trace Chemical Evaluation of Cloud Seeding in the Payette Basin, James Mitchell Fisher

Using Mountain Snowpack to Predict Summer Water Availability in Semiarid Mountain Watersheds, Rebecca Dawn Garst

Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

Algal Growth Response to Nutrient Loading on the Lower Boise River, Idaho, Ian Penn

Assessing the Limitations and Capabilities of Lidar and Landsat 8 to Estimate the Aboveground Vegetation Biomass and Cover in a Rangeland Ecosystem Using a Machine Learning Algorithm, Shital Dhakal

Continuous Snow Water Equivalent Measurements with Ultra-Wideband Radar: Towards a New Generation of Real-Time Automated Snow Sensor Arrays, Mark Edward Robertson

Controls on the Presence, Concentration, Storage, and Variability of Soil Inorganic Carbon in a Semi-Arid Watershed, Christopher Allen Stanbery

Feedbacks Among Climate, Soils, Vegetation, and Erosion Drive Valley Asymmetry Development in the Mountains of Central Idaho, Michael John Poulos

Geologic, Geochemical, and Geophysical Characterization of the Gold Deposits of the Horseshoe Bend Mining District, Idaho: Building a Four Dimensional Model for Ore Exploration, Joshua Ekhoff

Lava Lake Eruptive Processes Quantified with Infrasound and Video at Mount Erebus, Antarctica, Alexander Miller

Living in Lahar Zones: Assessing Hazard Exposure, Risk Perception, and Preparedness Behaviors in Communities within the Mount Baker and Glacier Peak Volcanic Hazard Zones, Kimberley Anne Corwin

Pre-Eruptive Timescales and Processes of Large Shallow Magma Systems Revealed by Compositional Variability in Silicic Ignimbrites, Amanda C. Laib

Protracted Thrusting Followed by Late Rapid Cooling of the Greater Himalayan Sequence, Annapurna Himalaya, Central Nepal: Insights from Titanite Petrochronology, Jesse Bennett Walters

Riparian Zone Evapotranspiration Using Streamflow Diel Signals, Ethan Thomas Geisler

Statistical Modeling to Predict N₂O Production within the Hyporheic Zone by Coupling Denitrifying Microbial Community Abundance to Geochemical and Hydrological Parameters, Tiffany Brooke Farrell

Using Infrasound Waves to Monitor Tropospheric Weather and Crater Morphology Changes, Hugo David Ortiz

Using Near-Infrared Photography to Better Study Snow Microstructure and Its Variability Over Time and Space, Jesse Raymond Dean

Using Stable Isotope Hydrology to Partition Evapotranspiration in the Sagebrush Steppe, Kellie Jo Rey

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Defining Antecedent Topography at Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Kane County, Utah: The Influence of Structural Controls on Dune-Field Boundary Conditions and Holocene Landscape Evolution, Elizabeth Janna Rozar

Impacts of Changing Snowmelt Timing on Non-Irrigated Crop Yield, Erin Murray

Multi-Component Active Source Rayleigh Wave Analysis, Gabriel Gribler

Seismic Imaging to Constrain Groundwater Models for a Better Understanding and Management of Water Quality in Coastal Benin, West Africa: A Saltwater Intrusion Problem, Kyle Michael Lindsay

Stable Isotopes Reveal a Disconnect Between Biotic and Abiotic Hydrological Processes in a Seasonally-Dry, Semi-Arid Watershed, Ryan James McCutcheon

Temporal and Spatial Nutrient Trends of the Lower Boise River, Southwest Idaho, Brian M. Yelen

Tracking and Characterization of Moving Acoustic Sources Using an Infrasound Array at Volcán Santiaguito, Guatemala, Brian R. Terbush

Theses/Dissertations from 2014 2014

Developing and Testing a Greenness-Duration Method for Mapping Irrigated Areas: A Case Study in the Snake River Plain, Blaine C. Dawson

Development and Application of Tools for Avalanche Forecasting, Avalanche Detection, and Snowpack Characterization, Scott Christopher Havens

Estimating Unsaturated Flow Properties in Coarse Conglomeratic Sediment, Michael James Thoma Jr.

Identifying Topographic Controls of Terrestrial Vegetation Using Remote Sensing Data in a Semiarid Mountain Watershed, Idaho, USA, Ricci Loughridge

In-Situ Viscoelastic Soil Parameter Estimation Using Love Wave Inversion, Michael Wayne Morrison

Targeted Full-Waveform Inversion for Recovering Thin- and Ultra-Thin-Layer Properties Using Radar and Seismic Reflection Methods, Esther Babcock

Theses/Dissertations from 2013 2013

Age, Provenance, and Structure of the Weatherby Formation, Eastern Izee Sub-Basin, Blue Mountains Province, Oregon and Idaho, Bryant Douglas Ware

A Precambrian History of Cratonic North American Crust Beneath the Snake River Plain, Idaho, Emerald Kirke Shirley

A Solution to the Problem of Interpreting Very Long Time Series of Ambient Noise as Measured at Very Sparse Networks, Kathryn Teresa Decker

Assessing Local Snow Variability Using a Network of Ultrasonic Snow Depth Sensors, Erik Thorsten Boe

Characterization of Heterogeneous Media with Multicomponent Laser Ultrasonics, Thomas E. Blum

Cyclic Distributional Model of the Late Moscovian Fusulinids in the Donets Basin (Ukraine) in Response to Eustatic Sea Level Fluctuations and Its Application in Biostratigraphy and Correlation, Rimma Khodjanyazova

Estimating Deep Percolation in the Mountain Rain-Snow Transition Zone, Patrick Richard Kormos

Geophysical Investigations of the Seattle Fault Zone in Western Washington and a Geothermal System at Mount Princeton, Colorado, Andrew Patrick Lamb

Integrated Geophysical Exploration of a Known Geothermal Resource: Neal Hot Springs, Clinton Ryan Colwell

Isotopic Composition of Precipitation in a Topographically Complex, Seasonally Snow-Dominated Watershed: Hydrometeorological Controls and Variations from the Global Meteoric Water Line, Daniel J. Tappa

Pattern Recognition in Earthquake Swarms from the 2009 Eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, Catherine Jeanne Carlisle

Synthesizing Measurement, Modeling and Remote Sensing Techniques to Study Spatiotemporal Variability of Seasonal Snow, Andrew R. Hedrick

The Geothermal System Near Paisley Oregon: A Tectonomagmatic Framework for Understanding the Geothermal Resource Potential of Southeastern Oregon, Kyle Aaron Makovsky

The Persistence of Losing and Gaining Stream Reaches, Alexander David Frye

Transfer of Snow Information across the Macro-to-Hillslope-Scale Gap Using a Physiographic Downscaling Approach: Implications for Hydrologic Modeling in Semiarid, Seasonally Snow-Dominated Watersheds, Reggie D. Walters

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

A 14,000-Year Record of Wildfire and Alluvial Fan Deposition Reveals Relationships Among Fire, Climate, Vegetation, and Sediment Yields in the Middle Fork Salmon River, Idaho, Kerry Elizabeth Riley

Assessing Eolian Dust Inputs to Soils in Dry Creek Experimental Watershed, SW Idaho, Brian Jameson Stark

Assessing the Value of Improved Snow Information in Operational Hydrologic Models, Alison Christine Burnop

Climate Drivers and Landscape Response: Holocene Fire, Vegetation, and Erosion at City Of Rocks National Reserve, Idaho, Kerrie N. Weppner

Determining Temperatures of Deformation in Mylonites from the Scandinavian Caledonides, with Implications for the Thermal and Kinematic Evolution of Orogens, Andrea Marilina Wolfowicz

Hillslope Asymmetry Maps Reveal Widespread, Multi-Scale Organization, Michael John Poulos

LiDAR Investigations of Snow Distribution in Mountainous Terrain, Alden Taylor Shallcross

Megathrust Splay Fault Geometry in Prince William Sound, Alaska, Shaun Patrick Finn

Monitoring CO₂ Sequestration in Basalt with Elastic Waves, Larry Thomas Otheim

Non-Destructively Mapping the In-Situ Hydrologic Properties of Snow, Firn, and Glacial Ice with Georadar, Joel Matthew Brown

Statistical Clustering of Microseismic Event Spectra to Identify Subsurface Structure, Deborah Kay Fagan

Subsurface Characterization Using Head-Wave Artifacts in Seismic Interferometry, Thomas Dylan Mikesell

The Carbon Budget Impact of Sagebrush Degradation, Andrew Connor Austreng

The Hydrologic Significance of Lateral Water Flow Through Snow, David Parker Eiriksson

Utilizing Electrical Conductivity for Characterizing Hydrogeologic Properties, Emily Anne Hinz

Utilizing Electrical Conductivity for Characterizing Hydrogeologic Properties - Appendix, Emily Anne Hinz

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Evapotranspiration in the Riparian Zone of the Lower Boise River with Implications for Groundwater Flow, Brady Allen Johnson

Geochronologic and Isotopic Investigation of the Koipato Formation, Northwestern Great Basin, Nevada: Implications for Late Permian-Early Triassic Tectonics along the Western U.S. Cordillera, Nicholas Quentin Vetz

Isotopic and Geochemical Investigation into the Origin of Elevated Uranium Concentrations in Treasure Valley Ground and Surface Waters, Idaho, Brian Hanson

Measuring the Rate of Garnet Growth: Implications for Rb-Sr Garnet Chronology, Jessica Sousa

Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating of Gravelly Alluvial Fan Deposits: Links Between Climate and Geomorphic Response in the Lost River Range, Idaho, Megan Kearney Kenworthy

Spatial Distribution and Evolution of a Seasonal Snowpack in Complex Terrain: An Evaluation of the SNODAS Modeling Product, Brian Trail Anderson

Temporal and Spatial Analysis of Stream and Groundwater Interactions, Ryan Eugene Warden

The Variscan Orogen in Sardinia, Italy: Insights into Late-Stage Deformation as Evidenced in the Lago Mulargia Region, Ander Jay Sundell

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Age and Isotopic Investigations of the Olds Ferry Terrane and its Relations to Other Terranes of the Blue Mountains Province, Eastern Oregon and West-Central Idaho, Kyle P. Tumpane

Characterization of Englacial Voids Using Radar Velocity Anisotropy, Joshua D. Nichols

Fire and Climate in a Lodgepole Forest of Central Idaho: Annual, Decadal, Centennial, and Millennial Perspectives, Lar Osvard Svenson

Geochemical and Geochronological Constraints on the Tectonothermal History of the Central and Eastern Nepal Himalaya: Implications for Thermal-Mechanical Models, Stacey Lynn Corrie

Geochemical, Isotopic, and U-Pb Geochronologic Investigations of Intrusive Basement Rocks from the Wallowa and Olds Ferry Arc Terranes, Blue Mountains Province, Oregon-Idaho, Gene Alan Kurz

Structural and Stratigraphic Age Constraints of the Inskip Formation, East Range, Nevada: Implications for Mesozoic Tectonics of Western North America, Joshua David Wilkins

Using Soil Moisture Trends Across Topographic Gradients to Examine Controls on Semi-arid Ecosystem Dynamics, Toni Jo Smith

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

A Geochemical Investigation of Groundwater Sources, Blackfoot River, Idaho, Jennifer S. Wilson

Characterization and Quantification of Ground Heat Flux for Late Season Shallow Snow, Aurele LaMontagne

Holocene Fire and Climate in Rangeland Ecosystems of Southwestern Idaho, Nathan Alfred Nelson

Internal Structure and Geochronology of the Gerrei Unit in the Flumendosa Area, Variscan External Nappe Zone, Sardinia, Italy, Ashley V. Dack

Lateral Water Redistribution During Spring Snowmelt and Simulated Rain-On Snow Events, Michael David Whitson

Numerical Modeling of Time-Lapse Seismic Experiments to Monitor CO₂ Sequestration in a Layered Basalt Reservoir, Murari Khatiwada

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

A Geochemical and Multi-Isotopic Approach to Determine Mantle Source and Petrogenesis of Late Cenozoic Basalts in the Western Snake River Plain, Idaho, Tiffany A. Rivera

Evaluation of the Spatially Varying Water Balance Processes in a Semi-Arid Mountainous Watershed of Idaho Using the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) Model, Benjamin T. Stratton

Factors Controlling the Concentration of Arsenic in the Treasure Valley Shallow Aquifer, Idaho, Montague W. Busbee

Ground-Penetrating Radar and Thermal Modeling of Active Layer Thaw Beneath Arctic Streams, Troy Richard Brosten

Investigating Recharge Routes to the Treasure Valley Aquifer System, Idaho Using Noble Gas Thermometry, Michael Thoma

Love Wave Propagation in Viscoelastic Media, Gottumukkula Vijaya Raghavendra Chakravarthy

Scale and Heterogeneity in Hydraulic Properties of the Fractured Granitic Boise Front, Boise, Idaho, Bernadette Acker Hoffman

The Development and Evaluation of Ground, Model and Satellite-Based Snowmelt Depletion Curves, Joel William Homan

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

A High Resolution Pennsylvanian-Early Permian Seawater ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr Curve, Lyndsey Needham

Dendroclimatological Reconstruction of Streamflow Variability in a Small, Semi-Arid Mountain Catchment, Valerie Joy Lenhartzen

Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity from SH-Waves, Laura Pool

Deterministic Modeling of Bromide Tracer Transport During the Tracer/Time-Lapse Radar Imaging Test at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site in August, 2001, Gregory Nelson

Emplacement and Compositional Variations of the Dikes at Sinker Butte Volcano, Western Snake River Plain, Idaho, Kimberly R. Kurz

Geochronology of the House Mountain Gneiss Complex in the Atlanta Lobe of the Idaho Batholith, Jeremy Alexander

Ground Water Modeling of an Arsenic Contaminated Sandy Aquifer with Response to Transient River Level, Mekong Delta, Cambodia, Somenath Ganguly

Inversion and Resolution Analysis of Electromagnetic Data: Examples from Geothermal and Watershed Characterization, Carlyle Richard Miller

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Advances in Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Modeling, Electrode Position Errors, Time-Lapse Monitoring of an Injection/Withdrawal Experiment and Solution Appraisal, Greg Arthur Oldenborger

Analytical Modeling of Fully Penetrating Pumping Tests at the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site for Aquifer Parameters and Wellbore Skin, Jessica Joan Fox

Application of Borehole Radar and Fresnel Volume Tomography to Characterize a Heterogeneous Alluvial Aquifer, Mark Leonard Buursink

Characterization of an Active Fault Zone Using the Three-Dimensional Reflection Seismic Method, Scott Hess

Fresnel Volume Ground Penetrating Radar Attenuation Difference Tomography and Incorporating Geostatistical Constraints in Nonlinear Inverse Problems, Timothy Chad Johnson

Groundwater Recharge Estimation Using Chloride Mass Balance Dry Creek Experimental Watershed, Pamella Sarah Aishlin

Influence of Saturated Wedge Hydrodynamics on Hillslope-Stream Connectivity, Daniella Makram Morgos Abdelmasih

Stand Dynamics and Its Relationship to Fire and Climate History in the Cottonwood Creek Drainage, Boise Front Range, Idaho, Melanie Vining

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Accounting for Time and Space Variations of δ¹⁸ in a Snowmelt Isotopic Hydrograph Separation in the Boise Front, Patrick R. Kormos

Accounting for Time and Space Variations of δ¹⁸ in a Snowmelt Isotopic Hydrograph Separation in the Boise Front, Patrick R. Kormos

Characterization of the Spatial and Temporal Controls on Soil Moisture and Streamflow Generation in a Semi-Arid Headwater Catchment, Christopher Jason Williams

Development of an Areal Snow Depletion Curve in the Dry Creek Experimental Watershed Using MODIS Satellite Imagery and the Utah Energy Balance Snow Accumulation and Melt Model, Michael Procsal

Distribution of Soil Water Dynamics in a Small Mountain Catchment, Laura Ellyn Grant

Rill Erosion: Evidence for Adjustments in Hill-Slope Hydrology After Wildfire, Brian William Ragan

The Influence of Hyporheic Flow on the Temperature of a Riffle-Step-Pool Stream, Eric L. Rothwell

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Cross-Well Radar Attenuation-Difference Tomography to Monitor a Bromide Tracer Test, Sarah Elaine Goldstein

Fracture Characterization in Fine-Grained Sedimentary Systems: Miocene Monterey Formation, California, Jennifer M. Titcze

Outcrop-Scale Ground-Penetrating Radar and Seismic Imaging of Unsaturated Lacustrine Delta Sediments, Suwimon Udphuay

Stratigraphy and Origin of the Phreatomagmatic Deposits at Sinker Butte Volcano, Western Snake River Plains, Idaho, Brittany Dawn Brand

The Cisuralian Ammonoid Genus Uraloceras, Nikki Theresa Hemmesch

Submissions from 2003 2003

Geo-Vision, an Internet Prototype Tracking System for Geology Related Information, Tyson Taylor

Hydrometric and Geochemical Evidence of Streamflow Sources in the Upper Dry Creek Experimental Watershed, Southwestern Idaho, Melissa K. Yenko

Lower Permian Conodont Biostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Aktasty Hills Section, Southern Ural Mountains, Kazakhstan, Dale A. Kerner

P-Wave Velocity Characterization of the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site, Geoff J. M. Moret

Quantitative Analysis of Unconsolidated Coarse Fluvial Sediments from the Boise Hydrogeophysical Research Site: Statistical Analysis of Core and Porosity Data, Edward C. Reboulet

Quaternary Movements on an Inherited Mesozoic Structure: The Rush Peak Fault, West-Central Idaho, Sara C. Smith

The Late Paleozoic Tectonostratigraphy of the Central Pequop Mountains, Elko County, Nevada, Dustin Sweet

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

An Educator's Guide to Impact Cratering in the Inner and Outer Solar System and Scientific Investigation at the Secondary Level, Frederick Eugene Johnson

Geologic Field Trip for Earth Science Teachers: Bringing Geologic Concepts Together, Jennifer Michelle Martin

Geology and Geochemistry of Volcanic Rocks of the Menagerie Wilderness, Western Cascades, Oregon, Geoffrey William Cook

The Geology of the Inskip Canyon Area, East Range, Nevada, Robert N. Hargett

The Influence of Ice on Channel Morphology of the Kuparuk River, Alaska, Heather R. Best

The Pre-Cenozoic Stratigraphy and Structural Geology of the Clearwater Canyon, Sonoma Range, Nevada: Implications for the Timing of Golconda Thrusting, Jacob Franklin Dunston

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

A Comparison of Sediment Monitoring to Sediment Facies Mapping in the Middle Fork Payette River, Central Idaho, John Carter Borden

Graphic Correlation of the Pennsylvanian-Lower Permian Strata in Spitsbergen and Loppa High, Barents Sea: Independent Tool for Testing Regional Sequence Stratigraphic Models, Ruslan Mikhaylovich Anisimov

Landslides and Wildfire: An Example from the Boise National Forest, Suzanne Shaub

Late Quaternary Geochronology and Recent Faulting Along the Eastern Margin of the Shukash Basin, Central Cascade Range, Oregon, Edward W. Lyon Jr.

Structure and Geochemistry of the Cougar Creek Complex, Northeastern Oregon and West-Central Idaho, Gene A. Kurz

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Geophysical and Geological Investigation of Sediment Boils at Chilly Buttes, Idaho, Robert D. Bolger

Lithostratigraphy and Permeability of Neogene Deltaic, Lacustrine and Fluvial Sediments Along the Northwestern Margin of the Western Snake River Plain, Emmett and Boise, Idaho, Michael Edward Guilbert

Sedimentation Rates and Pacific Plate Motion Calculated Using Seismic Cross-Sections of the Neogene Equatorial Sediment Bulge, Marie B. Knappenberger

Structural Analysis of the Pioneer Thrust Fault, Big and Little Fall Creek Drainages, Pioneer Mountains, Blaine and Custer Counties, Idaho, David M. Palleiko

Western Snake River Plain, Idaho, Fluvial-Lacustrine Sediments: Exhumation Estimates from Mudstone Compaction, Unconformity Identification by Buried Soil Carbonate, Hydraulic Conductivity Estimates from Well Cuttings, Brian Christopher Cavanagh

Theses/Dissertations from 1999 1999

Geostatistical Assessment and Hydrogeologic Implications of Agricultural Best Management Practices to Reduce Nonpoint Source Nitrate Pollution Southern Minidoka County, Idaho, Rick A. Carlson

Hydrogeologic Investigation of Ground Water Nitrate for Analysis of Implemented Best Management Practices, Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho, David John Baumgarten

Palynology of the Carboniferous-Permian Boundary Stratotype, Aidaralash Creek, Kazakhstan, Michael Thomas Dunn

The Evolution of Guffey Butte Tuff Cone Complex, Western Snake River Plain, Idaho, Christopher Aaron Watson

Theses/Dissertations from 1998 1998

Assessing the Workplace Skills of Boise State University Biology and Geoscience Students, Ellen B. Unsworth

Earthquake Focal Depth Determination Utilizing Depth-Dependent Phases Recorded at Near Regional Distances, Dean M. Childs

Field Guide for Vertebrate Fossils of Hagerman National Monument, Cynthia D. Currie

Learning of Planetary Science Content Through Listserv Conversations on the Internet, Sheri L. Klug

Sand and Gravel Resource Potential Mapping in the Eagle 7 1/2-minute Quadrangle: Applications for Land Use Planning, Judith A. Walling

Theses/Dissertations from 1997 1997

Evidence of Active Faulting in the Halfway Gulch-Little Jacks Creek Area of the Western Snake River Plain, Idaho, Gregg Steven Beukelman

Geophysical Measurements of Basalt Intraflow Structures, William K. Hudson

Paleozoic Geology and Structure of the Northern Rowland Quadrangle, Northern Elko County, Nevada, John Stephen Fierst

Three-Dimensional Seismic Mapping Around Ocean Drilling Program Leg 167 Site 1019 (Site Survey Ca-1): Implications for Sedimentation, Deformation and Evolution of the Eel River Basin, Philip John Gallaway

Theses/Dissertations from 1996 1996

An Evaluation of Piping Through Embankment Dams, Douglas J. Bennett

Basalt Features Observed in Outcrops, Cores, Borehole Video Imagery and Geophysical Logs, and Basalt Hydrogeologic Study at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Eastern Idaho, William M. Bennecke

Characterization of Humic Substances Under Varying Environmental Conditions and Investigations of Their Interactive Properties with Colloidal Hematite Using Flow Field-Flow Fractionation, Mark P. Petteys

Stratigraphy of a Deltaic Complex in the Boise Foothills Sandstones: Applications for Environmental and Water Resource Issues, Tobey Elizabeth Jossis

Volcanic-Hosted Epithermal Mineralization, Dooley Summit area, Oregon, Charles C. Unsworth

Theses/Dissertations from 1995 1995

Effects of Microbiotic Crusts on the Germination and Establishment of Three Range Grasses, Kelly D. Larsen

Tectonic Implications of Pennsylvanian and Permian Conodont Biostratigraphy at Selected Locations in the Diamond Range, White Pine and Eureka Counties, Nevada, Dixon Van Hofwegen

Theses/Dissertations from 1994 1994

Seismic Evidence of Conjugate Normal Faulting: The 1984 Devil Canyon Earthquake Sequence Near Challis, Idaho, Suzette M. Jackson

Stratigraphy of a Portion of the Lower Permian Dry Mountain Trough, Southern Sulphur Spring Range and Central Diamond Mountains, East-Central Nevada, Steven W. Dobbs

Theses/Dissertations from 1993 1993

Azimuthal Dependence of Seismic Scattering in Upper Oceanic Crust at Ocean Drilling Program Site 418A, Robert John Vincent

Conodont Biostratigraphy of the Carbon Ridge Formation, Secret Canyon, Fish Creek Range, Nevada, Dechin Wang

Experimental Observation of the Seismic Effect of Variations in the Thickness of the Water-Table Waveguide, James Carlton Parker Jr.

Selected Early Permian Ammonoids from Portuguese Springs, White Pine County, Nevada, Tamra Andrake Schiappa

Theses/Dissertations from 1992 1992

Hydrogeologic Framework of the Boise Aquifer System Ada County, Idaho, Edward Squires

Seismic Refraction and Resistivity Imaging of Shallow Sedimentary/Volcanic Interfaces Beneath the Western Snake River Plain Near Orchard, Idaho, Steven Michael Bunch

The 1990 Nooksack Forks, Washington, Earthquake Sequence: Sequence Geometry and Temporal Characteristics, Eric Ejike Amadi

Theses/Dissertations from 1991 1991

Idaho Earthquakes of 1905, 1913, and 1916: Intensity, Location, and Magnitude Inferred from Newspaper Accounts, Lynda Koll Harpham

Tectonic Implication of Facies Patterns, Lower Permian Dry Mountain Trough, East-Central Nevada, Dora M. Gallegos

Theses/Dissertations from 1990 1990

Geology and Mineralization of the Grouse Creek Au-Ag Deposit Custer County, Idaho, Kurt D. Allen

Selected Topics from an Exemplary Earth Science Curriculum, Robert C. Frank

Submissions from 1989 1989

Environmental Issues and Activities for the Boise Area Earth Science Classroom, Pamella A. Issuree

Geohydrologic and Stratigraphic Applications of High-Resolution Seismic Reflection Profiling in Southeast Boise, Idaho, J. Michael Kleinschmidt

High-Resolution Seismic Imaging of Shallow Sedimentary/Volcanic Interfaces Beneath the Western Snake River Plain Near Boise, Idaho, Robert Brett Howarth

Stratigraphy and Structure of the Devonian Autochthonous Rocks, North-Central Carlin Trend of the Southern Tuscarora Mountains, Northern Eureka County, Nevada, David C. Ettner

The Origin of Folded Chert Horizons in the Monterey Formation, Lions Head, California, Derrick D. Crowther

Theses/Dissertations from 1988 1988

Geology and Revised Stratigraphic Interpretation of the Miocene Sucker Creek Formation, Malheur County, Oregon, David C. Lawrence

Investigations into Fractured Granite Rock by Detailed Geologic and Geophysical Methods, Leigh Ivan Beem

Theses/Dissertations from 1987 1987

Geology of the Lower Permian Dry Mountain Trough, Buck Mountain, Limestone Peak, and Secret Canyon Areas, East-Central Nevada, David L. Schwarz

Theses/Dissertations from 1986 1986

Structure of the Schoonover Sequence, Independence Mountains, Nevada: Emplacement Mechanisms for the Golconda Allochthon, Rex J. Johnson