Theses, Dissertations, and Reports

The following is a list of master's theses (M.S.), doctoral dissertations (Ph.D.), research reports (M. Eng., M.S., Ph.D.), field reports (any degree), senior capstone project reports (B.S.), and senior honors theses (B.S.) completed by HWR students. Click on the Title of the thesis, dissertation, or report for additional information. Click on the Column Header to sort by Year, Student, Faculty Director, Manuscript Type, or Subarea.

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Yearsort icon Title of Thesis, Dissertation, or Report Student Director Type Subarea
2005 Verification of river stage forecasts Welles, Edwin W.J. Shuttleworth Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2005 Gaussian finite element closure of steady state unsaturated flow in randomly heterogeneous soils Wang, Donghai Shlomo P. Neuman Doctoral Dissertation Subsurface Hydrology
2005 Quantifying mountain system recharge in the upper San Pedro basin, Arizona, using geochemical tracers Wahi, Arun Kumar Brenda Ekwurzel Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2005 Hydrologic assessment and simulations of groundwater conditions in Arivaca basin, Pima county, Arizona Schorr, Staffan Wagner Thomas Maddock III Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2005 Comparative analysis of step and pulse: the domain transmission techniques using laboratory sands and saline pore water Peterson, Lars Matthew P.A. Ty Ferre Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2005 The role of climate variability in operational water supply forecasting for the western United States Pagano, Thomas Christopher Soroosh Sorooshian Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2005 The influence of physical heterogeneity on immiscible-liquid dissolution and permeability-based in situ remediation Marble, Justin Carl Mark L. Brusseau Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
2005 Sensitivity analysis and inverse modeling of an updated and refined numerical groundwater flow model of the Prescott active management area, Yavapai county, Arizona León, Elizabeth P.A. Ty Ferre Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2005 Quantifying bulk and mobile carbon and nitrogen in the dominant landscapes of the upper San Pedro river basin, Arizona Koch, Joshua Charles Paul D. Brooks Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2005 Long-term hydrochemical sensitivity of an alpine watershed using the alpine hydrochemical model Gutmann, Christopher K. Roger C. Bales Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2005 Potential effects of wildfire on watershed hydrologic responses: Sabino creek basin, Arizona Guardiola-Claramonte, Maria-Teresa Bart Nijssen Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2005 Atmospheric and ice core chemistry of hydroperoxides in west Antarctica: links to stratospheric ozone and climate variability Frey, Markus Michael Roger C. Bales Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
2005 Estimating the spatial distribution of snow water equivalent and simulated snowmelt runoff modeling in headwater basins of the semi-arid southwest Dressler, Kevin A. Roger C. Bales Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
2005 Cosmogenic nuclides as a surface exposure dating tool: improved altitude/latitude scaling factors for production rates Desilets, Darin Maurice Marek G. Zreda Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2005 Riparian wetlands of east Canyon creek in Summit county, Utah: losses authorized under section 404 of the clean water act within the context of overall historical losses Defreese, Amy Susan Michael D. Bradley Master of Engineering Report Surface Hydrology
2005 Land surface-surface atmosphere interactions in regional modeling over South America De Goncalves, Luis Gustavo Goncalves W.J. Shuttleworth Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2005 Arsenic in Arizona: assessing the economic cost and hydrogeologic feasibility of non-treatment options Davis, Jacob Michael D. Bradley Master's Thesis Water Resources Administration
2005 Variability of nitrogen deposition and preservation over the Greenland ice sheet Burkhart, John Faulkner Roger C. Bales Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
2005 Determination of ground-water flow paths using stable isotopes as geochemical tracers: upper and middle Verde river watersheds, Arizona, USA Bryson, Jeannie Raye Marek G. Zreda Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2005 Development of a new methodology for estimating groundwater evapotranspiration Baird, Kathryn J. Thomas Maddock III Doctoral Dissertation Subsurface Hydrology
2005 Quantifying baseflow inputs to the San Pedro river: a geochemical approach Baillie, Matthew Nelson Brenda Ekwurzel Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2005 Straining of cryptosporidium parvum in natural porous medium Araujo, Julianna Botelho de Mark L. Brusseau Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2004 Groundwater flow model of the lower San Pedro river basin for the conservation of riparian habitats Whittier, Jonathan Douglas Thomas Maddock III Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2004 Using BGPR to monitor water content von Glinski, Gerd Karl-Hans P.A. Ty Ferre Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2004 Bench-scale analysis of diesel-PCE mixture behavior for the Park-Euclid WQARF site Taylor, Renee Lamoreaux Mark L. Brusseau Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2004 An alternative approach to the operation of multinational reservoir systems: application to the Amistad and Falcon reservoir system (lower Rio Grande/Rio Bravo) Serrat-Capdevila, Aleix Juan B. Valdes Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2004 A farm package for MODFLOW-2000: simulation of irrigation demand and conjunctively managed surface-water and ground-water supply Schmid, Wolfgang Thomas Maddock III Doctoral Dissertation Subsurface Hydrology
2004 Assessment of changes in the water-surface profile of the lower canyon of the little Colorado river, Arizona Persio, Andrew Franklin Victor R. Baker Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2004 Comparison of measured hydraulic properties to predicted values of the upper San Pedro watershed, Arizona Olander, Anastasia P.A. Ty Ferre Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2004 Nitrate source history for Livermore, California using environmental isotopes, noble-gases, and major ions Moore, Keara Bevin Brenda Ekwurzel Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2004 Estimating the spatial distribution of snow water equivalent and snowmelt in mountainous watersheds of semi-arid regions Molotch, Noah P. Roger C. Bales Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2004 The effects of land use and regional hydrology on surface water quality in the upper San Pedro river, Arizona, USA Lemon, Michelle M. Paul D. Brooks Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2004 The influence of TDR-ROD-induced flow disruption on measured water content during steady-state flow Hinnell, Andrew Charles P.A. Ty Ferre Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2004 The cesium-137 method for measuring erosion: case study in a close arid basin Hartley, Daniel Robert Victor R. Baker Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2004 Making water policy in developing countries: water resources in Tegucigalpa Ferrera Vega, Isaac Manuel Michael D. Bradley Master's Thesis Water Resources Policy
2004 A GIS approach to integrating the results of surface and groundwater models: application to south fork of the Kern river Dragoo, Carolyn Ann Thomas Maddock III Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2004 Isotopic and geochemical characterization of recharge and salinity in a shallow floodplain aquifer near El Paso, Texas Dadakis, Jason Sophocles Brenda Ekwurzel Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2004 Hydrogeology and paleohydrogeology of the Koongarra natural analogue, Northern Territory, Australia Braumiller, Sue Brenda Ekwurzel Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2003 Calibration of a distributed land surface model for a semi-arid basin using remotely sensed data Yatheendradas, Soni Soroosh Sorooshian Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2003 A field study of non-reactive transport behavior and evaluation of diffusion mediated processes Wolf, Leah Michelle Mark L. Brusseau Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology