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- Efficiency Comparison of Variably-Spaced, Non-Pumped Wells for Filtering Polluted Groundwater
- This article investigates the capability of variably-spaced arrays of non-pumped wells, filled with reactive media, to filter a hypothetical contaminant plume.
- Oil Production and Groundwater Quality in the Edwards-Trinity Plateau Aquifer, Texas
- This article suggests that evaporite dissolution and oilfield brine locally impact the Edwards-Trinity Plateau Aquifer, but the problem is not regionally pervasive.
- Transition and gap models of forest dynamics
- Article discussing transition and gap models of forest dynamics.
- Hydrogeology Lessons and Exercises for Introductory Physical-Geology Students
- This article describes the creation of instruction models for an undergraduate physical-geology course.
- Geophysical Prospecting for Oil and Gas Well Effluent
- This article describes the evaluation of the utility of an earth resistivity system for detecting drilling effluent at a site in the Trinity Group outcrop zone.
- Visualizing Ground-Water-Flow Fields and Contaminant Plumes in an Undergraduate Hydrogeology Course
- This article discusses the use of three-dimensional visualization methods to augment traditional contouring methods in an undergraduate ground-water course.
- A Graben in the Eagle Ford Shale, Lewisville, Texas
- This article describes a graben bounded by normal faults in an outcrop of the Eagle Ford formation within Denton County.
- Controlling Gully Erosion with Earth Dams in North-Central Texas
- This article describes the use of earth dams for controlling gully erosion in part of the Eastern Cross Timbers of North-Central Texas.
- The Industrial Geography of Toxic Chemical Generation, Release and Management in Texas
- This article examines overall trends in toxic chemical generation, releases and management in Texas from 1995 to 1999 within the broad context of sustainable industrial production.
- Creased-Plastic Rock Permeameter for Hydrogeology Students
- This article discusses the use of creased-plastic permeameters as an inexpensive way for students to estimate the hydraulic conductivity of local rock aquifers.
- Growth dynamics of tropical savanna grasses: from individual shoots to plant models
- Paper presented at the First Biennial Meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society in 2002. This paper discusses growth dynamics of tropical savanna grasses from individual shoots to plant models.
- Lightning, Downed Power Line Form Intriguing Rock Structure in Denton, Texas
- This article describes a vitrified soil structure, formed by atmospheric and human activity, possessing characteristics of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
- A History of Geography at the University of North Texas
- This article provides a history of the Geography Department at the University of North Texas.
- Using GIS technology to identify areas of tuberculosis transmission and incidence
- This article discusses using GIS technology to identify areas of tuberculosis transmission and incidence.
- Performance Comparison of Passive Structures with Multiple Gates and Funnels for Capturing Contaminated Groundwater
- This article describes the evaluation of the capability of passive interceptors with multiple gates for directing the flow of contaminated groundwater.
- Evaluation Of WEPP For Runoff And Sediment Yield Prediction On Natural Gas Well Sites
- This article discusses the evaluation of Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) for runoff and sediment yield prediction on natural gas well sites, instead of focusing only on the effects on fields, rangelands, and forests.
- Instrument, System and Method for Automated Low Cost Atmospheric Measurements
- Patent relating to an instrument, system and method for automated low cost atmospheric measurements.
- An Updating System for the Gridded Population Database of China Based on Remote Sensing, GIS and Spatial Database Technologies
- Describes the development of a Spatial Population Updating System (SPUS) for updating the gridded population database of China based on remote sensing, GIS and spatial database technologies, with a spatial resolution of 1 km by 1 km.
- Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Malaria in Yunnan Province, China
- This article describes the use of GIS techniques to conduct temporal and spatial analyses of both P. vivax and P. falciparum malaria to understand the trend and dynamics of transmission, to identify risk periods and areas, and to determine environmental factors associated with increased risk of malaria.
- Nitrate, Arsenic and Selenium Concentrations in The Pecos Valley Aquifer, West Texas, USA
- This article discusses nitrate, arsenic, and selenium concentrations in the Pecos Valley Aquifer in west Texas in the context of local geology and land use.
- Book Review:Quantitative Paleozoology
- Book Review of "Quantitative Paleozoology" written by R. Lee Lyman.
- Book Review: The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World
- Book Review of "The Pursuit of Ecotopia: Lessons from Indigenous and Traditional Societies for the Human Ecology of Our Modern World" written by Eugene N. Anderson.
- Combining Spatial-Temporal and Phylogenetic Analysis Approaches for Improved Understanding on Global H5N1 Transmission
- This article reports an interdisciplinary effort that combines the geospatial informatics approach with a bioinformatics approach to form an improved understanding on the transmission mechanisms of H5N1 virus.
- Potential Hazards of Wind Energy For Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Birds and Batsin Texas
- This article discusses the potential hazards of wind energy for rare, threatened, and endangered birds and bats in Texas.
- Spatial Distribution of Solutes in Aquifer Outcrop Zones along the Brazos River, East-Central Texas
- Article discussing the spatial distribution of solutes in aquifer outcrop zones along the Brazos River, East-Central Texas.
- Sustainable Science? Reducing the Carbon Impact of Scientific Mega-Meetings
- This article uses 9 years of annual meeting attendance data from the Ecological Society of American and the Association of American Geographers to assess the efficacy of two additional solutions: 1) alternate large national meetings that require significant air travel with smaller regional meetings that do not; and 2) incorporate geography into the meeting location selection process.
- Geographic Distribution of HIV/AIDS in Texas
- This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on HIV/AIDS. This presentation discusses the geographic distribution of HIV/AIDS in Texas and the associated factors.
- Nitrate and Chloride Concentrations in Groundwater beneath a Portion of the Trinity Group Outcrop Zone, Texas
- This article discusses a study in which the authors evaluated spatial distributions of nitrate and chloride concentrations in groundwater in an area of north-central Texas with agricultural activity, in addition to oil and natural gas exploration and activity.
- Editorial: Applications of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) in Geosciences
- This article contains an editorial on applications of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) in Geosciences.
- Bird watching in China reveals bird distribution changes
- This article describes the development of the China Bird Watching Database and its use to understand bird distribution changes.
- Ethnobiology 5: Interdisciplinarity in an Era of Rapid Environmental Change
- This article argues that ethnobiology is preadapted to be a scholarly umbrella for a number of disciplines that concern human-environment interactions, suggesting that two goals of Ethnobiology 5 are to bridge traditional academic boundaries in order to broaden the community of ethnobiologists, and to capitalize on and communicate the relevance of ethnobiological scholarship for solving problems related to contemporary environmental and cultural crises.
- A China data set of soil properties for land surface modeling
- This article describes the use of a comprehensive 30x30 arc-second resolution gridded soil characteristics data set of China for land surface modeling.
- Ethics Gaming Survey Results
- Dataset generated for a National Science Foundation grant project, "EAGER: Prototyping a Virtue Ethics Game." These files contain the research results of the pre-test and post-test surveys.
- A rich Internet application for automated detection of road blockage in post-disaster scenarios
- This paper presents the development of a rich Internet application for automated detection of road blockage in post-disaster scenarios using volunteered geographic information from OpenStreetMap street centerlines and airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data.
- Estimating FPAR of Maize Canopy Using Airborne Discrete-Return LiDAR Data
- This article tests a method to estimate the fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR) of maize from airborne discrete-return LiDAR data.
- Comparison of different methods for monitoring glacier changes observed by Landsat images
- This paper presents three methods for classifying glacier boundaries, compares the three methods to provide advice on how to choose an appropriate method, and analyzes the relationship between glacier change and the trends of precipitation and temperature.
- TNR and conservation on a university campus: a political ecological perspective
- Article discussing TNR and conservation on a university campus and a political ecological perspective.
- Mapping Mountain Pine Beetle Mortality through Growth Trend Analysis of Time-Series Landsat Data
- This article presents a forest growth trend analysis method that integrates Landsat temporal trajectories and decision tree techniques to derive annual forest disturbance maps over an 11-year period.
- Meta-discoveries from a synthesis of satellite-based land-cover mapping research
- This article provides a spatialized database of scientific literature in English about land-cover mapping.
- Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection
- This article reports the first effort to assess the impact of land-use change on soil diversity for the entire nation of China.
- A Low-Cost GPS-Based Protocol to Create High-Resolution Digital Elevation Models for Remote Mountain Areas
- This article describes the use of a low-cost GPS-based protocol to construct a high-resolution digital elevation model for a rugged, remote mountain site in the northern Peruvian Andes.
- LiDAR Data for Characterizing Linear and Planar Geomorphic Markers in Tectonic Geomorphology
- This paper provides a brief review of airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for characterizing linear and planar geomorphic markers in tectonic geomorphology, including traces of active faults and surface deformation caused by earthquakes. Challenges and opportunities of LiDAR for the study of tectonic geomorphology and coseismic deformation are also discussed.
- Light detection and ranging and hyperspectral data for estimation of forest biomass: a review
- This review addresses the status of hyperspectral data, LiDAR data, and the fusion of these two data sources for forest biomass estimation in the last decade.
- The Association between Hantavirus Infection and Selenium Deficiency in Mainland China
- This article studies the role of selenium concentration in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses, using a multidisciplinary approach combining ecological analysis with preliminary experimental data.
- Buruli Ulcer Disease and Its Association with Land Cover in Southwestern Ghana
- This article presents the first analysis of Buruli ulcer at the village level in southwestern Ghana, where prevalence rates are among the highest globally, and explores fine and medium-scale associations with land cover by comparing patterns both within Buruli ulcer clusters and surrounding landscapes.
- Health and Climate Change: policy responses to protect public health
- This article summarizes key messages from the 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change, accompanied by ten underlying recommendations to accelerate action in the next 5 years.
- Validation of a Non-Targeted LC-MS Approach for Identifying Ancient Proteins: Method Development on Bone to Improve Artifact Residue Analysis
- This article discusses validation of the potential of an extraction and characterization approach via application to ancient bone proteins, as part of a larger method-development project for innovation and improvement of liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry analysis of protein residues from cooking pottery.
- Detecting Stems in Dense and Homogeneous Forest Using Single-Scan TLS
- This article presents a new method to automatically detect stems in dense and homogeneous forest using single-scan terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) data.
- Forest above Ground Biomass Inversion by Fusing GLAS with Optical Remote Sensing Data
- This article describes a study combining Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) data with MODIS/BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) and ASTER GDEM data to estimate forest aboveground biomass in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China.
- Improved bore-sight calibration for airborne light detection and ranging using planar patches
- This article proposes an improved method for bore-sight calibration based on the principles of symmetry of coordinate offsets and low correlations between bore-sight angles.