Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Understanding Tide Gauge Mean Sea Level Changes on the East Coast of North America, Christopher Gilbert Piecuch
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Initial Validation of Surface Ocean Properties in MITgcm Arctic Regional Model, Arash Bigdeli
Reconstructing Submerged Paleoenvironments: Mud Hole, RI Sound and Greenwich Bay, RI, Brian J. Caccioppoli
COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF THE MORPHOLOGICALLY CRYPTIC DIATOM GENUS SKELETONEMA IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, Kelly Canesi
Distributions and Interactions in Three Groups of Polar Marine Plankton, Alison Clare Cleary
Estimating daily primary production and nighttime respiration in estuaries by an in situ carbon method, Catherine M. Coupland
INVESTIGATING THE INTRASPECIFIC EFFECT OF CELL CONCENTRATION IN MEDIATING OXYRRHIS MARINA SWIMMING BEHAVIORS, Michael Warren Fong
DISTRIBUTION OF TEPHRA FROM THE 1650 AD SUBMARINE ERUPTION OF KOLUMBO VOLCANO, GREECE, Sarah A. Fuller
Dynamics and Impacts of Roll Vortices in the Hurricane Boundary Layer, Kun Gao
Near-Primary Mantle Melts and Their Implications for the Mechanism of Island Arc Basalt Oxidation, Zoe Gentes
LINKAGES BETWEEN NEW ENGLAND DOLPHIN STRANDING FREQUENCY AND NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION VARIABILITY, Charles Thomas Harry II
Winter Vertical Distributions of Antarctic Krill as Seen Through a New Stereo Camera System, Mary Kane
Dynamics of Rhode Island Coastal Waters, Qianqian Liu
An Investigation of the Fisheries Ecosystem Dynamics in Rhode Island's Nearshore Waters, Anna Malek
EMERGING PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS) IN THE WESTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC AND ANTARCTIC BIOTA, Erin Markham
Surface Wave Impacts on Air-Sea Momentum Flux and Upper Ocean Turbulence Under Tropical Cyclones, Brandon G. Reichl
Three-Dimensional Model-Observation Intercomparison in the Loop Current Region, Kellen C. Rosburg
PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN THE ARCTIC, ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, Caoxin Sun
The Role of Mantle Residuum in Subduction-Driven Circulation: Implications for the Cascades System, Sara A. Szwaja
Measurement of Formic and Acetic Acid in Air by Chemical Ionization Mass Spectroscopy: Airborne Method Development, Victoria Treadaway
VERIFICATION OF PH FLUCTUATIONS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, Cathleen Turner
A Numerical Study of the Circulation, Ecology and Biogeochemistry on the Southern New England Shelf, Shuwen Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Subestuarine Circulation and Dispersion in Narragansett Bay, Christelle Balt
ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS OF THE MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL ECOLABEL: A GLOBAL ANALYSIS, Sarah Blackstock
A Geochemical Investigation of Oxygen Fugacity in the Marianas Subduction Factory, Maryjo N. Brounce
Impact of Tropical Cyclones on Ocean Heat Content and Transport, Michael R. Bueti
A New Maritime Archaeological Landscape Formation Model: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Alicia Lynn Caporaso
INVESTIGATION INTO 3D EARTH STRUCTURE AND SOURCES USING FULL SEISMIC WAVEFORMS, Brian M. Covellone
THE NO3-/-O2 RESPIRATION RATIO OF THE DEEP SEDIMENTARY BIOSPHERE IN THE PACIFIC GYRES, Yiya Huang
AIR-SEA MOMENTUM FLUX IN A COUPLED OCEAN-WAVE MODEL AND ITS IMPACT ON THE OCEAN RESPONSE TO A HURRICANE, Colin J. Hughes
MULTI-SPECIES INTERACTIONS IN FISH POPULATIONS ON THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC COASTAL SHELF, Minho Kang
MICROBIAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF MARINE BIOFILMS IN A NORTHERN TEMPERATE, Lauren Killea
PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF AN UNDERWATER WIRE FLYING PROFILING VEHICLE, Luke Andrew Logan
THE EFFECTS OF SEA ICE ON GAS TRANSFER VELOCITIES AND GAS PARTITIONING BETWEEN WATER AND SEA ICE, Ann Lovely
ESTIMATES OF MICRO-, NANO-, AND PICOPLANKTON CONTRIBUTIONS TO PARTICLE EXPORT IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC, Brendan L. Mackinson
SEA SPRAY IMPACT ON MOMENTUM EXCHANGES AT THE AIR-SEA INTERFACE DURING HIGH WIND CONDITIONS, Yackar L. Mauzole
IMPACT OF PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION ON MARINE PARTICULATE OPTICAL PROPERTIES, Malcolm Neil McFarland
EARLY SPRING PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS IN THE SUBPOLAR NORTH ATLANTIC: THE INFLUENCE OF HETEROTROPHIC-PROTIST HERBIVORY, Francoise Morison
PALEOENVIRONMENTAL AND PALEOLANDSCAPE RECONSTRUCTIONS OF GREENWICH BAY REGION, RI, Cameron E. Morissette
BLACK CARBON CONCENTRATIONS, SOURCES, AND FLUXES IN THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC OCEAN, Kari Ann Pohl
INVESTIGATION OF NITROGEN CYCLING USING STABLE NITROGEN AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI, Courtney Elizabeth Schmidt
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND CONNECTIVITY WITHIN AND BETWEEN OCEANIC AND MARINE SEDIMENTARY COMMUNITIES, Emily Ann Walsh
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
A History of Sea Ice in the Cenzoic Arctic Ocean, Cristin Ashmankas
Seasonal Particle and Carbon Dynamics in the Eastern Bering Sea, Matthew S. Baumann
Ubiquitous Zonal Bands in Subtropical Oceans Observed From Space, Christian E. Buckingham
SEPARATING THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND COMMUNITY COMPOSITION ON THE MAGNITUDE OF HETEROTROPHIC PROTIST GRAZING RATES IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, Samantha C. DeCuollo
CHARACTERIZING THE BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES OF THE MIXED-COARSE INTERTIDAL HABITAT IN BOSTON HARBOR, Elizabeth N. Eddy
BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING AS A FUNCTION OF CHANGING ORGANIC INPUTS IN COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, Lindsey Fields
A Reconstruction of δ15N of Deep Ocean Nitrate in the Past Using Pore Fluid, Anne M. Hartwell
The Impact of Predator-Prey Relationships on the Formation of Harmful Algal Blooms in Heterosigma Akashiwo, Elizabeth L. Harvey
RESPONSES OF NITROGEN CYCLING TO NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT IN NEW ENGLAND SALT MARSHES OVER AN ANNUAL CYCLE, Leanna Ruth Heffner
IMPACTS OF CHANGING INSHORE WATER TEMPERATURES ON PHENOLOGY AND THERMAL PREFERENCES OF FISH SPECIES, M. Elisabeth Henderson
Evaluating Ocean Model Resolution and Initialization Under Hurricane Conditions, Melissa R. S. Kaufman
1891 AD Submarine Eruptive Processes and Geochemical Studies of Floating Scoria at Foerstner Volcano, Pantelleria, Joshua Kelly
Distribution, Variability, and Trends in Wind Characteristics in New England Coastal Areas, Kelly I. Knorr
Characterizing the Spread and Impacts of the Invasive Colonial Tunicate Didemnum Vexillum on Georges Bank, Nicole L. Lengyel
Geochemical Constraints on Mantle Sources and Melting Conditions in Pacific Back-Arc Basins, Marion L. Lytle
TEMPORAL TRENDS IN GLOBAL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE FRONTS, Kelsey Marie Obenour
AIR-WATER EXCHANGE AND TRENDS OF PERSISTENT BIOACCUMULATIVE TOXICS (PBTs) ACROSS LAKE SUPERIOR, Zoe Ruge
Determination of in-situ Dissolved Inorganic Carbon and Alkalinity in Marine Sedimentary Interstitial Water, Justine Sauvage
TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE ZOOPLANKTON REVEALED BY CARBON AND NITROGEN STABLE ISOTOPES, Rebecca Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Pseudocalanus Copepods in the Bering Sea: Species Identification Intraspecific Diversity and Biogeography, Jennifer Bailey
THE ROLE OF EDDY FLUXES IN THE KUROSHIO EXTENSION AT 144°–148°E, Stuart Paul Bishop
Cultural Sites as Platforms for Environmental Characterization of Marine Landscapes, Michael Lee Brennan
Age-Structured Multispecies Model of the Georges Bank Fish Community, Kiersten Lynn Curti
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN NUTRIENT STANDING STOCK AND MASS-BALANCE IN RESPONSE TO LOAD REDUCTIONS IN A TEMPERATE ESTUARY, Jason Seth Krumholz
Mechanisms of Shoreline Change on the Rhode Island South Coast: Past, Present, and Future, Nathan D. Vinhateiro
KUROSHIO EXTENSION MEANDERS: MODEL DATA-INTERCOMPARISON, Stefanie Erin Zamorski
TRANSPORT AND PARTITIONING OF ORGANOCHLORINE POLLUTANTS IN THE OPEN OCEANS, Lin Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A NEW MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE FORMATION MODEL: THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, Alicia Lynn Caporaso
EXAMINATION OF THE DIATOM-BOUND NITROGEN ISOTOPE PROXY: NITRATE CONSUMPTION IN THE POLAR OCEAN, Matthew G. S. Horn
INTEGRATION OF BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC DATA TO MAP BENTHIC HABITATS WITHIN BLOCK ISLAND AND RHODE ISLAND SOUNDS, Monique LaFrance
SEASONAL PROTISTAN GRAZING IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, Caitlyn Lawrence
LONG-TERM MONITORING OF THE NW ATLANTIC THROUGH ALTIMETRY AND AN ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER, Jessica Shaughnessy Worst
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
In-Situ Feeding in the Northern Krill, Meganyctiphanes norvegica: A DNA Analysis of Gut Contents, Alison Cleary
CONSTITUENTS OF SEA SURFACE HEIGHT VARIABILITY IN DRAKE PASSAGE, Amy Lynn Cutting
DEEP VARIABILITY IN THE KUROSHIO EXTENSION, Andrew Dale Greene
A SEDIMENTARY RECORD OF INTENSE STORMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE FROM A COASTAL FRESHWATER LAKE IN REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE, Stephen G. Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
MEAN THERMOHALINE AND VELOCITY STRUCTURE OF THE MID-ATLANTIC BIGHT MID-SHELF FRONT, Lauren Brooke Decker
MAPPING THE SUBMERGED LANDSCAPE OF NORFOLK CANYON , VA USING ACOUSTIC TECHNIQUES AND THE SEARCH FOR SUBMERGED PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, Christopher Scott Jazwa
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Cross-Frontal Velocity and Temperature Structure of the New Jersey Midshelf Frontal Zone, Michelle Louise Aleszczyk
An Observational Study of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea: Local, Regional and Basin-Wide Perspectives on a Western Boundary Current, Magdalena Andres
SEA SURFACE HEIGHT VARIABILITY AND THE STRUCTURE OF EDDIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CAPE BASIN, Sheekela Baker-Yeboah
STREAM-COORDINATE STRUCTURE AND VARIABILITY OF THE KUROSHIO EXTENSION, Penelope Jane Howe
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
NORTHERN ADRIATIC CIRCULATION AND TIDES, Jeffrey W. Book
EFFECTS OF SURF ACE WAVES ON AIR-SEA MOMENTUM AND ENERGY FLUXES AND OCEAN RESPONSE TO HURRICANES, Yalin Fan
AIR-SEA SCALAR FLUX DUE TO WIND-GENERATED NEAR-SURFACE TURBULENT EDDIES: THE EDDY RENEWAL MODEL, Eric G. Van Inwegen
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
MOBILITY AND FATE OF CONTAMINANTS IN ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTS, Mark G. Cantwell
Radium Isotopes as Tracers of Water Mass Age and Groundwater Flux to Shallow Coastal Salt Ponds, Andrea L. Hougham
ANALYSES OF SEA SURFACE HEIGHT, BOTTOM PRESSURE AND ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME IN THE JAPAN/EAST SEA, Yongsheng Xu
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
An Assessment of Predation by the Lobate Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi (Agassiz, 1865) on Ichthyoplankton in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Angela R. Allen
Determining Components of Fluorophoric DOM in Narragansett Bay Using Fluorescence EEMs and PARAFAC, Jessica Dombroski
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
ARCHAEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF INUNDATED COASTAL PREHISTORIC SITES, Dwight F. Coleman
Upper Current Structure and Variability in the Southwestern Japan/East Sea, Douglas A. Mitchell
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
New England Salt Marsh Pools: Analysis of Geomorphic and Geographic Parameters, Macrophyte Distribution and Nekton Use, Susan C. Adamowicz
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Hafnium Isotope Ratio in Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts: a Global Survey and a Focus on the Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (40°S - 55°S), Magdalena Andres
Investigation of the Physical Mechanisms Controlling Exchange Between Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River, William Deleo
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
A STUDY OF TOPOGRAPHIC ROSSBY WAVES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC BIGHT AND THEIR POSSIBLE COUPLING TO GULF STREAM MEANDERS, Oleg G. Logoutov
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Spatial Patterns in Ocean Color and Temperature Maps: Fronts, Fractals, and Ecological Considerations, Christine Chan