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Browsing Geography and Geospatial Sciences Faculty Research and Publications by Published Date "2014"

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The Geography of The Light of Western Stars

Blake, Kevin S. (2014-12-01)

The Light of Western Stars has a fascinating geography. Set during the Mexican Revolution on the western flank of the Peloncillo Mountains in New Mexico's "Booth eel" region, astride the state line with Arizona, this region ...
Spatial analyses of the 2011 Joplin tornado mortality: deaths by interpolated damage zones and location of victims

Paul, Bimal K.; Stimers, Mitchel James (2014-04-01)

On 22 May 2011, a massive tornado tore through a densely populated section of Joplin, Missouri, killing 162 people. The EF5 tornado was the deadliest single tornado to occur in the United States since modern record keeping ...
Reconstructing terrestrial nutrient cycling using stable nitrogen isotopes in wood

Gerhart Barley, Laci M.; McLauchlan, Kendra K. (2014-05-13)

Although recent anthropogenic effects on the global nitrogen (N) cycle have been significant, the consequences of increased anthropogenic N on terrestrial ecosystems are unclear. Studies of the impact of increased reactive ...
Mudanças no uso da terra decorrentes da expansão da cultura da cana-de-açúcar na região oeste do estado de São Paulo

Lourenzani, Wagner Luiz; Caldas, Marcellus M. (2015-05-11)

A demanda por alternativas energéticas tem aumentando a produção mundial de biocombustíveis e, consequentemente, o cultivo das culturas agrícolas. No Brasil, o lançamento dos veículos bicombustíveis propiciou a retomada ...
Lessons learned from professional development workshops on using GIS to teach geography and history in the K-12 classroom

Tabor, Lisa K.; Harrington, John A., Jr. (2014-05-12)

A GIS oriented professional development activity engaged social studies teachers with the importance of maps and graphics in teaching geography and history. With an introduction to ArcGIS Online and National Geographic Map ...
Lack of eutrophication in a tallgrass prairie ecosystem over 27 years

McLauchlan, Kendra K.; Craine, Joseph M.; Nippert, Jesse B.; Ocheltree, Troy W. (2014-05-01)

Many North American grasslands are receiving atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition at rates above what are considered critical eutrophication thresholds. Yet, potential changes in grassland function due to anthropogenic N ...
Factors affecting farmers’ willingness to grow alternative biomass feedstocks for biofuels across Kansas

Caldas, Marcellus M.; Bergtold, Jason S.; Peterson, Jeffrey M.; Graves, Russell W.; Earnhart, Dietrich; Gong, Sheng; Lauer, Brian; Brown, J. Christopher (2014-07-01)

Energy conservation has emerged as one of the biggest challenges of the world in the XXI century, and not different from many countries, the US has created plans and policies to stimulate renewable energy alternative. Among ...
Estimating canopy nitrogen content in a heterogeneous grassland with varying fire and grazing treatments: Konza Prairie, Kansas, USA

Ling, Bohua; Goodin, Douglas G.; Mohler, Rhett L.; Laws, Angela N.; Joern, Anthony (2014-05-14)

Quantitative, spatially explicit estimates of canopy nitrogen are essential for understanding the structure and function of natural and managed ecosystems. Methods for extracting nitrogen estimates via hyperspectral remote ...
Climatology of nocturnal rainfall for Northeast Kansas, 1950–2012

Howard, Ian M.; Harrington, John A., Jr. (2014-04-01)

Nighttime rainfall has long been thought of as an important component to the central Great Plains hydroclimate during the wettest three-month period known as the “late spring - early summer precipitation maximum” from ...