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Surveying Stream Cross-Sections
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010)This field protocol describes how to survey stream cross-sections to give a representation of the geology of the channel. -
A Tale of Two Rivers: or, It's a Long Way from Tiger Mountain to Topatopa Bluff
(University of Washington Water Center, 2007-05-29)Booth will present a comparative analysis of Issaquah Creek (Washington) and Santa Paula Creek (California) watersheds. He will discuss these two watersheds, including their geological structures, hillslope stability, ... -
Technology Review: Ultra-Urban Stormwater Treatment Technologies
(University of Washington Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000-09-01)This paper provides a review of "ultra-urban" stormwater treatment technologies. "Ultra-urban" technologies are designed to remove pollutants from wet weather runoff in highly developed areas where land values are high ... -
Temporal Variation in River Nutrient Concentrations and the Impact of Storm Runoff on Hood Canal
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-02-17)A year-long data set measuring dissolved nutrient, particulate nutrient, and dissolved lignin phenol concentrations in several temperate Pacific Northwest rivers, shows a strong correlation between river discharge rates ... -
The Effect of a Tariff Elimination Policy on the Forest Sector: A Global Perspective
(6/1/2001)Current tariffs on wood products act as a barrier to trade. They restrict market access to more efficient producers. When a multilateral tariff elimination policy is simulated with a global trade model the results project ... -
The Effects of the 2008 Lacey Act Amendment on International Trade in Forest Products
(3/1/2015)Despite international efforts, illegal logging and its associated social, ecological, and economic effects continue on a scale that is of global concern, with significant amounts of illegally-harvested wood and the resulting ... -
The Impact of Green Building Programs on the Japanese and Chinese Residential Construction Industries and the Market for Imported Wooden Building Materials
(1/1/2011)Green or sustainable building programs incorporate the environment, the economy, and human aspects into the design and construction of a building. Green buildings are created through an integrated process where the site, ... -
The Importance of Oregon’s Forests in US and International Markets: Meeting the Needs of Future Consumers of Forest Products and Environmental Services
(9/1/2003)The consequences of decisions regarding the management of forest resources in Oregon are local, national and international. This is to say that unilateral policies implemented to achieve an objective associated with Oregonian ... -
The Importance of Oregon’s Forests in US and International Markets: Meeting the Needs of Future Consumers of Forest Products and Environmental Services
(9/1/2003)The consequences of decisions regarding the management of forest resources in Oregon are local, national and international. This is to say that unilateral policies implemented to achieve an objective associated with Oregonian ... -
The Japanese Market for Laminated Lumber and Glulam Beams: Implications for Alaskan Forest Products
(7/1/2008)The Japanese glulam beam market has been growing steadily since the early 1990’s. From 1993 to 2007, total glulam beam usage increased from 199,300 cubic meters to 1,814,100 cubic meters. Japanese glulam beam supply comes ... -
The Market for Softwood Lumber in Japan: Opportunities for Douglas-fir Structural Lumber for Hirakaku
(6/1/2007)For fifteen years between 1989 and 2004, US exports of softwood lumber were mired in decline. During this period, the volume of US softwood lumber exports plunged from approximately 8 million m3 to less than 2 million m3. ... -
The Potential Trade and Competitive Implications of Alternative Approaches for Harvested Wood Products
(12/1/2006)Forests play three central roles in the carbon cycle. Forests act as sinks and sources of carbon. Second, harvested wood products (HWP) from forests store carbon over their life cycle. Third, wood products conserve fossil ... -
The Us-Japan Wood Products Trade Dispute: A Historical Perspective
(6/1/2001)Since the early 1980s, the US has worked to persuade Japan to open its wood products market to US products through various channels including bilateral talks, multilateral negotiations, and regional alliances. In response, ... -
The Us-Japan Wood Products Trade Dispute: A Historical Perspective
(6/1/2001)Since the early 1980s, the US has worked to persuade Japan to open its wood products market to US products through various channels including bilateral talks, multilateral negotiations, and regional alliances. In response, ... -
Tidal Wetland Restoration on the Lower Columbia River and Estuary
(University of Washington Water Center, 2009-05-12)Habitat restoration along 235 kilometers of the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam is meant to support endangered juvenile salmonids on their migration to the Pacific Ocean by reestablishing lost tidal marshes and swamps ... -
Time Series Methods for Commodity Price Forecasting: An Application to Market Pulp
(1/1/1999)The goal of this research is to assess the usefulness of cointegration analysis and related time series techniques for forecasting commodity prices. The analysis focuses on market pulp, a typical commodity. Important ... -
Time-lapse imagery from eastern Washington, U.S.
(2022)We present a time-lapse camera dataset for snow monitoring from eastern Washington, U.S.A. Eight time-lapse cameras facing a red pole 3-5 m away from the camera were installed between December 2020 and May 2021. Cameras ... -
Trees and Snow in Seattle's Cedar River Watershed: Can Silviculture Help Combat Climate Change?
(University of Washington Water Center, 2010-02-17)Lundquist will provide a brief history of the Cedar River watershed. She will consider how climate change is likely to affect the watershed. Next, she will present an overview of interactions between trees and snow. She ... -
Trends in the Japanese Market for Forest Products: Implications for Alaska
(8/1/2008)With the U.S. housing market at a seventeen year low, it is becoming increasingly important to find global markets for U.S. forest products. One market that values Alaska forest products and offers tremendous opportunity ... -
The Underpinnings of Riparian Tree Production
(University of Washington Water Center, 2007-02-14)Naiman and Latterell will discuss riparian biocomplexity. In particular, they will focus on the production dynamics of riparian trees, and possible drivers of tree production. They will conclude that effective management ...