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A Geologic Map And Stratigraphy Of Upper Guadalupian - Lower Ochoan (permian) Strata Along And East Of Fm 2185 In The Northwestern Apache Mountains Near Van Horn, West Texas
(Geology, 2010-03-03)
A surface geologic map is constructed for an area of approximately four square miles east of Texas FM 2185, 35 miles northeast of Van Horn, West Texas in the northwestern part of the Apache Mountains. Middle Permian ...
Microfaunal Assemblages Of The Placid Shale (Missourian, Upper Pennsylvanian), Brazos River Valley, North-Central Texas
(Geology, 2012-07-25)
The Pennsylvanian and lowermost part of the Permian strata in North-Central Texas is assigned to the Strawn, Canyon, and Cisco Groups. The Canyon Group is approximately equivalent to the middle-upper part of the Missourian ...
Southern Illinois Paleoclimate Determined From Variations In Iron Oxide Content
(Geology, 2008-08-08)
Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy was used to determine the relative abundance of the iron oxides hematite and goethite in a loess and paleosol sequence from an unglaciated area of southern Illinois. Factor analysis of ...
THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS URBAN HEAT ISLAND MAGNITUDE AND ITS RELATION TO SEVERE AND EXTREME DROUGHT
(2021-05-04)
This study focuses on how summer droughts affect the urban heat
island (UHI) in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The nocturnal UHI has been
computed by comparing downtown temperature observations to rural
temperature measurements ...
Petrophysical Studies of Well Cuttings from a Continues Geological Profile in Hockley County, Texas
(2021-12-09)
The Permian Basin currently leads the oil production in the United States; however, with increasing concerns for the global climate, it is crucial for oil and gas companies to operate as economically and efficiently as ...
On-road Measurement Of NOx And CO₂ Emissions From Biodiesel Produced From Different Feedstocks
(Environmental & Earth Science, 2012-07-25)
Biodiesel has generated increased interest in the US and elsewhere recently as an alternative to petroleum-derived diesel. Because it can be produced from domestic feedstocks such as soybeans, canola oil, and even recycled ...
Facies-Based and Anhydrite-Controlled Petrophysical Properties of the upper Clear Fork Formation in the Permian Basin in West Texas, USA
(2020-05-13)
The Leonardian-aged dolomite of the upper Clear Fork Formation in the Palm Sunday field of West Texas exhibits a wide range of facies that vary during deposition due to environmental factors such as water depth, wave energy, ...
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE AND SEA-LEVEL CHANGE ON THE TEXAS COAST BY 2100
(2020-05-14)
Tropical cyclones pose a major hazard to the State of Texas. Anthropogenic climate change and global warming have the potential to increase extreme weather events and lead to enhanced flood hazard zones. This study aims ...
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ADULT ASTHMA RELATED EMERGENCY ROOM DISCHARGES IN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS IN 2010 - 2014
(2019-12-06)
Asthma is a common chronic disease of the airways characterized by recurrent reversible airway obstruction. More than 25 million Americans have asthma. In this study, factors associated with adult asthma related emergency ...
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Asthma Hospitalizations and Associated Factors in Eastern Texas, 2005-2012
(2019-12-09)
The prevalence of asthma is increasing for both adult and children in eastern Texas. This study examines the spatial and temporal differences in asthma hospital discharge rates and its association with socioeconomic risk ...