Water and Environmental Research Center

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Theses

An index and partial archive of theses and dissertations produced by students at the Water and Enviromental Resource Center.

Ahern, Julie Anne. 2005. Ground-water Capture-zone Delineation: Method Comparison in Synthetic Case Studies and a Field Example on Fort Wainwright, Alaska. MS Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks. 153 pp.
Andersen, Sarah. 2005. A Model of Soil Organic Matter Quality under Anaerobic Conditions in Arctic and Subarctic Soils. MS Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks. 112 pp.
Bolton, William Robert. 2006. Dynamic Modeling of the Hydrologic Processes in Areas of Discontinuous Permafrost. PhD Dissertation. University of Alaska Fairbanks. 170 pp.
Carr, Anne. 2003. Hydrologic Comparisons and Model Simulations of Subarctic Watersheds Containing Continuous and Discontinuous Permafrost, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks. 123 pp.
Chambers, Molly Katelyn. 2005. Transport of Fecal Bacteria in a Rural Alaskan Community. MS Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks. 92 pp.
Chen, Hao. 1993. Radiometric Correction of SAR Imagery for the Alaskan Arctic. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska.
Farris, A.M. 1996. Numerical Modeling of Contaminant Transport in Discontinuous Permafrost: Ft. Wainwright, Alaska. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska. 109 pp.
Fraver, Matthew. 2003. Hydrology of Thermokasrt Ponds Near Council, Alaska M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks. 106 pp.
Gieck Jr., Robert E. 1986. A Water Resource Evaluation of Two Subarctic Watersheds. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska.
Hinzman, Larry D. 1990. The Interdependence of the Thermal and Hydrologic Processes of an Arctic Watershed and Their Response to Climatic Change. PhD Dissertation, University of Alaska.
Hok, C.I. 1986. Evaluation of Linear Feature Mapping as a Groundwater Prospecting Technique in the Metamorphic Terrane of Fairbanks: Fairbanks, Alaska. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska.
Janowicz, J. Richard. 1983. Peak Flow Regionalization for Alaska. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska.
Kane, Douglas Lee. 1975. Hydraulic Mechanism of Aufeis Growth. PhD Dissertation, University of Minnesota.
Li, S. 1996. Development of Parallel Simulation Software for the Study of Thermal Processes in Kuparuk River Basin of Alaska. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 127 pp.
Light, G.J. 1996. An Assessment of Benzene Concentration Variations in Groundwater Samples Extracted from Monitoring Wells. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska. 136 pp.
Lilly, Michael. 1995. The Distribution of Fluids and Ice in Frozen, Saturated Porous Media. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska.
McCauley, Craig A. 2000. Fuel Penetration Rates in Frozen and Unfrozen Soils: Bethel, Alaska. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks.
McCrum, M.A. 1985. A Chemical Mass Balance of the Ester Creek and Happy Creek Watersheds on Ester Dome, Alaska: Fairbanks, Alaska. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska.
McNamara, James P. 1997. A Nested Watershed Study in the Kuparuk River Basin, Arctic Alaska: Streamflow, Scaling, and Drainage Basin Structure. PhD Dissertation, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Meade, Neil. 1998. Spatial Estimation of Soil Moisture Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery in Arctic Alaska. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Mendez, J.. 1997. Evapotranspiration from a Wetland Complex on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska.
Miller, Derek Dan. 2005. The Physical and Chemical Effects of Mid-winter Pumping of Tundra Lakes on the North Slope, Alaska. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Mountjoy, Paula K. 1986. Velocity Profile Prediction in Culverts for Fish Passage Design Considerations. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska.
Oatley, Jeff. 2003. Ice, Bedload Transport, and Channel Morphology of the Upper Kuparuk River, Alaska. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks 102 pp.
Petrone, Kevin Christopher. 2005. Export of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Major Solutes from a Boreal Forest Watershed: The Influence of Fire and Permafrost. PhD Dissertation. University of Alaska. 145 pp.
Pradeep, P. 1994. Modeling of the Thermal Processes in the Arctic Tundra. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks. 95 pp.
Robinson, David W. 1995. Biogeochemical Survey of an Arctic Coastal Wetland. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska.
Rovansek, Ronald J. 1994. The Hydrology and Jurisdictional Status of a Wetland Complex on the Alaskan Arctic Coastal Plain. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska.
Schnabel, William Edwin. 2000. Phytoremediation Strategies for Recalcitrant Chlorinated Organics. PhD Dissertation. University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Seelen, Sarah Jean. 2005. How Chemical Differences in Dissolved Organic Matter Relate to Vegetation. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska.
Stein, Jean. 1985. An Elaboration of Two Methods to Investigate Unfrozen Water Movement in a Snow-Soil Environment. PhD Dissertation, University of Alaska.
Wagner, Anna M. 2007. Using Geophysical Constraints to Determine Groundwater Travel Times, Seafloor Arrival Locations, and Saltwater Concentrations for Transition Zone Depths at Underground Nuclear Detonations on Amchitka Island. PhD Dissertation, University of Alaska.
Weber, E.F. 1986. A Stochastic Model and Risk Analysis of Arsenic, Well Depth, and Well Yield in the Fairbanks area, Alaska. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska.
Wegner, M.A. 1997. Transient Groundwater and Surface-Water Interactions at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska. 75 pp.
Youcha, Emily. 2003. A Geohydrologic Analysis Of An Upland-Bedrock Aquifer System: Applications To Interior Alaska. M.S. Thesis. University of Alaska Fairbanks. 140 pp.
Yu, Haofang. 1995. Using SAR Iimagery for Estimating Soil Moisture Levels in Arctic Alaska. M.S. Thesis, University of Alaska.
Zukowski, Matthew David. 1989. A Study of Northern Alaska Snow Chemistry. Masters Thesis, University of Alaska.