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Theses/Dissertations from 2009

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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

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Cross-Frontal Velocity and Temperature Structure of the New Jersey Midshelf Frontal Zone, Michelle Louise Aleszczyk

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An Observational Study of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea: Local, Regional and Basin-Wide Perspectives on a Western Boundary Current, Magdalena Andres

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SEA SURFACE HEIGHT VARIABILITY AND THE STRUCTURE OF EDDIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CAPE BASIN, Sheekela Baker-Yeboah

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STREAM-COORDINATE STRUCTURE AND VARIABILITY OF THE KUROSHIO EXTENSION, Penelope Jane Howe

Theses/Dissertations from 2007

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NORTHERN ADRIATIC CIRCULATION AND TIDES, Jeffrey W. Book

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EFFECTS OF SURF ACE WAVES ON AIR-SEA MOMENTUM AND ENERGY FLUXES AND OCEAN RESPONSE TO HURRICANES, Yalin Fan

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AIR-SEA SCALAR FLUX DUE TO WIND-GENERATED NEAR-SURFACE TURBULENT EDDIES: THE EDDY RENEWAL MODEL, Eric G. Van Inwegen

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AIR-SEA SCALAR FLUX DUE TO WIND-GENERATED NEAR-SURFACE TURBULENT EDDIES: THE EDDY RENEWAL MODEL, Eric G. Vanlnwegen

Theses/Dissertations from 2006

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MOBILITY AND FATE OF CONTAMINANTS IN ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTS, Mark G. Cantwell

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Radium Isotopes as Tracers of Water Mass Age and Groundwater Flux to Shallow Coastal Salt Ponds, Andrea L. Hougham

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ANALYSES OF SEA SURFACE HEIGHT, BOTTOM PRESSURE AND ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME IN THE JAPAN/EAST SEA, Yongsheng Xu

Theses/Dissertations from 2004

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An Assessment of Predation by the Lobate Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi (Agassiz, 1865) on Ichthyoplankton in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Angela R. Allen

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Determining Components of Fluorophoric DOM in Narragansett Bay Using Fluorescence EEMs and PARAFAC, Jessica Dombroski

Theses/Dissertations from 2003

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF INUNDATED COASTAL PREHISTORIC SITES, Dwight F. Coleman

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Assessment of the Rhode Island Coastal Lagoon Ecosystem, Kathryn Hale Ford

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Upper Current Structure and Variability in the Southwestern Japan/East Sea, Douglas A. Mitchell

Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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New England Salt Marsh Pools: Analysis of Geomorphic and Geographic Parameters, Macrophyte Distribution and Nekton Use, Susan C. Adamowicz

Theses/Dissertations from 2001

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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

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Investigation of the Physical Mechanisms Controlling Exchange Between Mount Hope Bay and the Sakonnet River, William Deleo

Theses/Dissertations from 2000

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A STUDY OF TOPOGRAPHIC ROSSBY WAVES IN THE MID-ATLANTIC BIGHT AND THEIR POSSIBLE COUPLING TO GULF STREAM MEANDERS, Oleg G. Logoutov

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Population Status and Distribution of the Harbor Seal in Rhode Island Waters, Cheryl L. Schroeder

Theses/Dissertations from 1999

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Spatial Patterns in Ocean Color and Temperature Maps: Fronts, Fractals, and Ecological Considerations, Christine Chan

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THE REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF THE GOOSEFISH, LOPHIUS AMERICANUS, Catalina M. Martinez

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GRAVITY-CAPILLARY WAVES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON AIR-SEA INTERACTION UNDER NON-STATIONARY CONDITIONS, B. Mete Uz

Theses/Dissertations from 1998

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Characterizing Enso with Nonlinear Dynamics, Corrie Modell Aljain

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OBSERVATIONS OF NONLINEAR WAVE SPECTRA IN OPEN OCEAN AND SHALLOW COASTAL WATERS, Andrey V. Karachintsev

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TRANSPORT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC CURRENT, Christopher Stuart Meinen

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RADIUM-226 AS A TRACKER OF GROUND WATER INPUT TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND, Margaret K. Scott

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THE FINESCALE DISTRIBUTION, ORIGIN, AND PHOTOBLEACHING OF THE SPECTRAL ABSORPTION OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER IN COASTAL WATERS, Michael Stewart Twardowski

Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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Statistical Characterizations of North Atlantic Subtropical Mode Water, Michael Aaron Alfultis

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Water Column Stratification and Mixing Events in Narragansett Bay During Winter and Spring, James Emery Andrews

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EVALUATION OF SIMULATION EXTRACTED METALS-ACID VOLATILE SULFIDE (SEM-AVS) IN LACUSTRINE SEDIMENT (LAKE CHAMPLAIN), ESTUARINE SEDIMENT (NARRAGANSETT BAY) AND UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS, Elizabeth M. Lacey

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HIGH-FREQUENCY INTERNAL WAVES IN THE UPPER EASTERN EQUATORIAL PACIFIC, Andrew P. Mack

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SEASONAL AND LOW FREQUENCY VARIABILITY IN THE MERIDIONAL HEAT FLUX AT 36°N IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, Olga T. Sato

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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The Rock Magnetic Properties, Grain Size and Mineral Composition of Winborne Dust and Sediment in the North Pacific Ocean, Eve Maureen Arnold

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Water Circulation Patterns Detected in AVHRR-SST Imagery in Relation to Larval Menhaden Abundances in the South Atlantic Bight, Heidi M. Franklin

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OPEN-OCEAN OBSER VATIONS OF THE MODULATION OF GRAVITY-CAPILLARY WAVES BY LONG GRAVITY WAVES, Kurt A. Hanson

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KUROSHIO INSTABILITIES IN THE EAST CHINA SEA - OBSERVATIONS, MODELING, AND COMPARISON WITH THE GULF STREAM, Charles James

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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Phytoplankton Primary Production and Fish Community Structure in New Bedford Harbor: A Comparison Study to Evaluate Human Impacts, Erica Louise Absher-Mitchell

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An Investigation of Cadmium, Copper and Nickel in the Colloidal Size Range in Seawater, Jennifer M. Greenamoyer

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BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) IN BULL CREEK, SOUTH CAROLINA, Richard Oliver Petricig

Theses/Dissertations from 1994

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STEAMWISE VORTICES IN THE OCEANIC BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER, Bruce Eric Viekman

Theses/Dissertations from 1993

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O2 and 18O: CO-Tracers of Oceanic Productivity, John Afton Kiddon

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Analysis, Distribution, and Oxidation-Reduction Chemistry of Fe(II) in Seawater, Daniel William O'Sullivan

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Source and Sink of Ammonia in the Marine Boundary Layer, Liangzhong Zhuang

Theses/Dissertations from 1992

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The Seismic Stratigraphy, Crustal Structure, Volcanic and Sedimentary History of the East Mariana and Pigafetta Basins of the Western Pacific, Lewis Julius Abrams

Theses/Dissertations from 1991

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Nutrient and Phosphorus Geochemistry in the Taunton River Estuary, Massachusetts, Joceline M. Boucher

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Phosphorus Dynamics in the Parker River Estuary, Richard Chinman

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The Strontium Isotope Geochemistry of the Cenozoic Ocean, Jennifer Hess

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DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE SPECIES OF DIATOMS WITHIN GENUS THALASSIOSIRA, Robert D. Vaillancourt

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The Physical Chemistry of Atmospheric Iron and Its Geochemical Behavior in the Surface Waters of the Open Ocean, Guoshun Zhuang

Theses/Dissertations from 1990

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RATES OF NITRIFICATION AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO THE NITROGEN CYCLE OF NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND, Veronica Marie Berounsky

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The History of Metals Pollution in Narragansett Bay as Recorded by Salt Marsh Sediments, Suzanne Boyd Bricker

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Morphotomology of Rhode Island Barrier Shores: A Method of Distinguishing Beach from Dune/Barrier Component Histories Within a 29 Yeah Record of Shore Zone Profile Data, with Special Reference to the Role of the Beach as a Buffer and Modulator of Erosional Coastline Retreat, Scott Michael Graves

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AN INVESTIGATION OF PEROXIDE, IRON AND IRON BIOAVAILABILITY IN IRRADIATED MARINE WATERS, William L. Miller

Theses/Dissertations from 1989

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RECENT AND HISTORICAL ACCUMULATION OF TRACE METAL CONTAMINANTS IN THE SEDIMENT OF NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND, Jeffrey M. Corbin

Theses/Dissertations from 1988

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Geochemistry of Tributyltin in Coastal Waters: An Experiment in a Merl Mesocosm, David Adelman

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Stable Isotopic Analyses of Selected Narragansett Bay Molecules, David J. Allard

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Spectrophotometric Determination of pH and Iron in Seawater: Equilibria and Kinetics, D. Whitney King

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The Biology of Juvenile Scup (Stenotomus chrysops (L.)) in Narragansett Bay, R.I.: Food Habits, Metabolic Rate and Growth Rate, Mary Sinnamon Michelman

Theses/Dissertations from 1986

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Morphology and Crustal Structure of the Kane Fracture Zone Transverse Ridge, Lewis J. Abrams

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Spatial and Temporal Variability in Zooplankton Distributions and Abundances Across the Gulf Stream, Stuart K. Allison

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Tectonics of the Juan Fernandez Microplate and Nazca-Antarctic Plate Boundary, Sandra Anderson-Fontana

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Recent and Glacial Age Organic Carbon and Biogenic Silica Accumulation in Marine Sediments, Douglas S. Cwienk

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A Three Dimensional Numerical Model System of Coastal Circulation and Water Quality, J. Craig Swanson

Theses/Dissertations from 1985

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Population Characteristics and Sulfide Oxidizing Metabolism of the Bivalve Solemya velum, Chong Chen

Theses/Dissertations from 1984

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Measurement of Oceanic Wind Speed Using Acoustic Ambient Sea Noise, Susan L. Bourassa

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The Fate of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Enclosed Marine Ecosystems, Kenneth R. Hinga

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Observations of Equatorially Trapped Waves in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Inverted Echo Sounders, Laurence L. Miller

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THE CARBON DIOXIDE SYSTEM AND ITS ROLE ON TRACE METAL CHEMISTRY IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, Wilaiwan Thumtrakul

Theses/Dissertations from 1983

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Boron in the Marine Atmosphere, Thomas R. Fogg

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Mean and Time-Dependent Motions in the Blake Escarpment Region, David Y. Lai

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Geochemical Behavior and Distribution of Copper and Iron in Marine Waters, James Leo Symes III

Theses/Dissertations from 1982

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An Examination of Copper Speciation in Seawater, Douglas Lee Huizenga

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Kinetics of Ferrous Iron Oxygenation and Redox Chemistry of Iron in Natural Waters, Yu-Jean Liang

Theses/Dissertations from 1981

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The Distribution and Biogeochemistry of Transition Metal - Organic Complexes in Marine Waters, Alfred Kenneth Hanson Jr.

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QUASI-LAGRANGIAN SIGNATURES OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC CIRCULATION, Stephen C. Riser

Theses/Dissertations from 1980

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The Growth and Life-History Strategy of the Soft-Shell Clam, Mya arenaria L., Richard S. Appeldoorn

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Dissolved Carbohydrate Dynamics in the Sea, Curtis Michael Burney

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Stronium and Sodium in Fossil Biogenic Calcium Carbonates, David Graham

Theses/Dissertations from 1979

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Determination of the Stability Constants of Ferric Borate at the Ionic Strength of Seawater, Jane A. Elrod

Theses/Dissertations from 1978

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Flux and Processes of Deposition of Atmospheric Sea Salt to the Earth Surface, Azhari F. M. Ahmed

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The Distribution of Hydrocarbons in Narragansett Bay Sediment Cores, Andrea Chapin Hurtt

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Time Dependent and Rotational Effects in Salt Finger Convection, Raymond W. Schmitt Jr.

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The Origin and Maintenance of Sand Waves Near the Head of Wilmington Canyon, Middle Atlantic Shelf, United States, David Cushman Twichell Jr.

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Sedimentary Geochemistry of Hydrocarbons from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: Incorporation, Distribution and Fate, Terry Lee Wade

Theses/Dissertations from 1977

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The Transport and Fate of Hydrocarbons in Benthic Environments, Paul David Boehm

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Wave Energy and Beach Response for Three Southern Rhode Island Beaches, Nancy Susan Donovan

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Atmospheric Pathways of the Phosphorus Cycle, William F. Graham

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Protonation Characteristics of the Dissolved Organic Matter in Seawater, Douglas Lee Huizenga

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The Isolation and Partial Characterization of the Dissolved Organic Matter in Seawater, Richard Alan Kerr

Theses/Dissertations from 1976

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The Determination of the Apparent Dissociation Constants for Arsenic Acid in Seawater, Douglas H. Lowenthal

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Particulate Matter in Surface Seawater: Sources, Chemical Composition, and Affinity for the Sea-Air Interface, Gordon T. Wallace Jr.

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ECOLOGY OF PARATHEMISTO LIBELLULA AND P. PACIFICA (AMPHIPODA: HYPERIIDEA) IN ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS, Bruce L. Wing

Theses/Dissertations from 1975

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Large and Small Scale Temperature-Salinity Correlations in the Ocean, David L. Evans

Theses/Dissertations from 1974

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Iron Speciation and Solubility in Sea Water, Robert Howard Byrne Jr.

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Fluoride in Sea Water: Distribution in the North Atlantic Ocean and Formation of Ion Pairs with Sodium, Gerard Roland Miller Jr.

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Measurements of Hydrocarbon, Phthalic Acid, and Phthalic Acid Ester Concentrations in Environmental Samples, Terry L. Wade

Theses/Dissertations from 1973

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Solubilization of Hydrocarbons by Dissolved Organic Matter in Sea Water, Paul David Boehm