Browsing OU - Theses by Subject "Unaweep Canyon"
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Hydrogeochemistry of a Heterogeneous Aquifer Located in Unaweep Canyon, Mesa County, Western Colorado
(2021-05-16)The intersection of an increasing population, climate change, pollution, and over allocation of water continue to place additional strain on groundwater resources in arid regions. Groundwater in arid environments is ... -
A PALEOCLIMATE AND PALEOFIRE HISTORY FROM THE EARLY PLEISTOCENE OF UNAWEEP CANYON, NORTHWESTERN COLORADO
(2024-05)Lacustrine systems capture high-resolution records of continental climate, including information on paleotemperatures, hydroclimate, and paleofire activity. An increasing number of studies have reported paleoclimate and ... -
RELFECTION SEISMIC INVESTIGATION OF AN ALPINE VALLEY IN UNAWEEP CANYON, WESTERN COLORADO: EVIDENCE OF PALEOZOIC GLACIATION OF THE UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU
(2019-05)Unaweep Canyon in Western Colorado is a unique landscape which has a puzzling history. The canyon has a wide U-shaped profile in the west that contrasts with the narrow V-shaped river carved canyons nearby. Many suggest ... -
Sedimentological Study of an Early Pleistocene Upland Lake Core, Unaweep Canyon, Colorado
(2023)The recent recovery of a core in Unaweep Canyon, Colorado, penetrated ~140 m of lacustrine sediment of what is here termed paleo-Lake Unaweep. The lake is inferred to have formed as a result of mass wasting that blocked ...