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Accurate hydrologic modeling of ungauged mountain basins plays an important role in ensuring the safety of Colorado’s dams. Recent research has shown that infiltration-excess runoff, saturation-excess runoff, and subsurface stormflow can all contribute to streamflow from major s…

This study investigates the orographic effects of the New Guinea Mountains on the eastward propagation of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) and the rainfall associated with it during the strong 2007-08 event (MJO07-08). The eastward propagation of the MJO has been observed in …

Long acknowledged as a committed poet of place, this thesis examines tones of outsiderness and alienation that characterize George Scarbrough’s poetry. Scarbrough draws on familiarity with his childhood in southeast Tennessee, and from an outsider’s outlook, a perspective verita…

This floristic inventory is focused on the upper portion of the Sespe Creek watershed in northern Ventura County, California. Sespe Creek is a Wild and Scenic River in the Los Padres National Forest (LPNF). The Sespe Creek has substantial intact riparian habitats and high levels…