Influence Of Current Velocity On Algal Responses To Nutrients In Poudre Watershed Streams

Sept. 4, 2018

Beck , Whitney S. 1 ; Poff , N. LeRoy 2 1 Colorado State University 2 Colorado State University Streamflow is a master variable that regulates biological communities in lotic ecosystems. Laboratory studies have shown that current velocity influences how algal communities respond to stream water nutrients. Faster velocities can...

The Competition Between Frequent And Rare Flood Events: The Impact On Erosion Rates And Landscape Form

Sept. 4, 2018

Adams , Jordan M 1 ; Gasparini , Nicole M 2 1 INSTAAR, University of Colorado Boulder 2 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Tulane University Runoff variability, defined as a function of the frequency and magnitude of flood events plays an important role in landscape evolution. Previous work has...

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Aug. 23, 2018

Shoaei , Farrokh 1 ; Crimaldi , John P. 2 1 University of Colorado Boulder 2 University of Colorado Boulder Abstract to be uploaded later.

Longitudinal Stream Profile Analysis In Taiwan

Aug. 23, 2018

Yanites , Brian J 1 ; Tucker , Greg 2 1 University of Colorado 2 University of Colorado The growth of active tectonic structures is reflected in topographic properties such as hillslope steepness, local and regional relief, and longitudinal stream profiles. Preliminary results of three major rivers from the island...

Assessing The Effects Of Streamflow Changes And Local Shear Stress Variations On The New Zealand Mud Snail In Boulder Creek, Colorado

Aug. 23, 2018

Wynne , Kristina 1 ; Pitlick , John 2 1 University of Colorado, Department of Geography 2 University of Colorado, Department of Geography In November, 2004, the invasive New Zealand mud snail (NZMS) was confirmed in Colorado. Previous studies of the NZMS in streams of the northern Rocky Mountains have...

Retreat Rates And Controls On The Form Of Hard-Capped Cliffs In Plateau Country

Aug. 23, 2018

Ward , Dylan J 1 ; Anderson , Robert S 2 1 University of Colorado Dept. of Geological Sciences and INSTAAR 2 University of Colorado Dept. of Geological Sciences and INSTAAR The retreat of hard-capped cliffbands represents the erosional response of the Plateau landscape to changes in base level, i.e.,...

Morphology And Potential Retreat Processes Of East Fork Falls, Roan Plateau, Colorado

Aug. 23, 2018

Thul , David 1 ; Berlin , Maureen 2 ; Anderson , Robert S. 3 1 Geological Sciences, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder 2 Geological Sciences, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder 3 INSTAAR and Geological Sciences, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder Colorado's Roan Plateau provides a natural laboratory for the...

Numerical Simulation Of Tectonic Strain And Water Level At A Desert Fault System

Aug. 23, 2018

Robertson , Gregory D 1 ; Ge , Shemin 2 ; Cutillo , Paula 3 1 University of Colorado at Boulder 2 University of Colorado at Boulder 3 National Park Service, Water Resource Division Tectonic deformation in the Great Basin is speculated as one of the possible causes for water...

Local Polynomial Method For Ensemble Forecast Of Time Series

Aug. 23, 2018

Regonda , Satish K 1 ; Rajagopalan , Balaji 2 ; Lall , Upmanu 3 ; Clark , Martyn 4 ; Moon , Young-Il 5 1 Dept of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder 2 Dept of Civil, Environmental...

Regional Assessment Of Lake Sensitivity To Acidification From Atmospheric Deposition Of Pollutants In Five National Parks Of The Rocky Mountains

Aug. 23, 2018

Nanus , Leora 1 ; Williams , Mark W. 2 ; Campbell , Donald H. 3 1 University of Colorado Boulder 2 University of Colorado Boulder 3 United States Geological Survey Acidification of high-elevation lakes in the Western United States is of concern because of the storage and release of...

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