Browsing OU - Dissertations by Author "Tarhule, Aondover"
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Atmospheric Moisture Transport Associated with the West African Monsoon System: An Observational Study and Evaluation of a WRF Dynamical Downscaling Simulation
Issa Lele, Mouhamadou (2014-05-09)The intraseasonal variability of the low-level atmospheric moisture transport and its divergence associated with the West African monsoon (WAM) has been investigated for the 1960-2008 period using the NCEP-NCAR reanalysis ... -
Geospatial Modeling of Surface Water Trends Using Time Series and Image Observation Analysis
Hasan, Emad (2017)This study addresses the impact of climate change on the Nile River Basin (NRB) and its downstream delta, the Nile Delta of Egypt. The NRB region undergoes a huge fluctuation in precipitation and temperatures from year-to-year. ... -
The Hydrologic Responses of Semiarid Watersheds to the Cultivation of Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.)
Goldstein, Justin Chamoy (2013-12)Due in part to the very recent influx of federal and state policies promoting the development of ethanol as a gasoline additive, switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has received much attention. Nevertheless, investigations ... -
INTELLIGENT CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE FOR BIG DATA ENABLED HYDROLOGICAL MODELING, PREDICTION, AND EVALUATION
Wan, Zhanming (2015)Most hydrologic data are associated with spatiotemporal information, which is capable of presenting patterns and changes in both spatial and temporal aspects. The demands of retrieving, managing, analyzing, visualizing, ... -
Mapping and Analyzing Urban Growth: A Study to Identify Drivers of Urban Growth in West Africa
Adhikari, Pradeep (2016-05)Urban area expansion is one of the most powerful anthropogenic forces changing the earth‘s surface. Such changes are happening at much faster rates in African and Asian cities. Several interconnected but distinct processes ... -
Near Surface Atmospheric Impacts Resulting From a Developing Metropolitan Area
Illston, Bradley (2016-12)Over the past century, the population of the world has become increasingly urbanized. As a result, cities have become larger and more densely populated than any time in history. This unprecedented growth and rapid modification ... -
Observational and model analyses of the Oklahoma City urban heat island
Nemunaitis, Kodi (2014-05-09)To date, much of the current understanding of the impacts of urban areas on atmospheric processes results from a number of field programs. Between 28 June and 31 July 2003, a vast array of instrument systems collected ... -
UTILIZING PROCESS-BASED CROP MODELLING TO ASSESS CLIMATE-INDUCED CROP YIELDS AND ADAPTATION OPTIONS IN THE NIGER RIVER BASIN OF WEST AFRICA
Akumaga, Uvirkaa (2018)This dissertation used the FAO AquaCrop model to evaluate the impact of climate change on major cereal yields and adaptation options in three agro-ecological zones of the Niger River Basin. The crops analysed include maize, ... -
Vegetation communities and land cover in the mixedgrass prairie: an analysis of contemporary and historic data sources
Hall, Shannon (2015-12-18)This dissertation used both quantitative and qualitative applications to ascertain historic and contemporary vegetation cover, and determine if and to what extent vegetation change has occurred. In Chapter 1, I examined ... -
WATER REFORMS IN KENYA: A HISTORICAL CHALLENGE TO ENSURE UNIVERSAL WATER ACCESS AND MEET THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Sambu, Daniel (2011)Access to water is a key issue for developing countries. Kenya is one such country in which water scarcity and a poor water infrastructure compromise the health and standard of living of the population, and hinder its ...