• A study of atmospheric CO2 transfer within surface fjord water in southern Hood Canal 

  Yin, Xiaodi (2018-05-27)

  Atmospheric CO2 is expected to continually increase and raise the global temperature by ~2 degree C by 2100. The global ocean consumes 30-40% of all CO2 emitted into the atmosphere every year which limits more dramatic ...

• Design of a Stereo-RUV for Remote Study of Octopod Behavior and Ecology 

  Weertman, Willem (2018-05-27)

  Remote underwater video recording techniques play an important role in the study of marine animals, certain natural behaviors of which may only be observed by remote instruments. Here the design, build, and testing of a ...

• Assessment of wintertime carbon flux direction in the fjord system of Hood Canal in Washington 

  Tang, Timothy (2018-05-27)

  The relationship between carbon dioxide and the mechanisms behind its exchange between the ocean and atmosphere benefits the study and understanding of climate change given Carbon dioxide’s behavior as a greenhouse gas and ...

• Design Alternatives for Sea Level Monitoring in Developing Anthropogenic Settings of South Asia 

  Ghadia, Surbhi (2018-05-27)

  Melting land ice and the thermal expansion of water, both results of Earth’s warming climate, are currently contributing to global sea level rise. Because its implications are not directly apparent from day to day, the ...

• Spectral Variations in Airborne Observations of Marine Primary Productivity 

  McMullin, Ryan (2018-05-27)

  Multispectral differentiation and quantification of terrestrial and marine phenomena have become effective and popular methods of scientific observation. Measuring Normalized Difference Color Index (NDVI) to observe ...

• The value of drifters for modeling fine scale circulation around manmade structures of the shoreline 

  Zieber, Rebecca (2018-05-27)

  For this project, a data integration plan for the development of a simple mathematical model to show fine scale circulation around manmade structures was designed utilizing Davis-Star drifters. A simple field test determined ...

• Macrofaunal communities and their relationship with microbial mats: a comparison between the Northwest Caldera site and Cone site of Brothers Volcano, Kermadec 

  Swick, Monika (2018-05-27)

  Hydrothermal vent systems and their emissions of mineral-rich fluids provide deep-sea oases for the development and long-term existence of chemosynthetic microbial communities as well as macrofaunal communities. The ...

• Changes in water stratification due to methane plumes on the Washington Margin 

  Lee, Michelle (2018-05-27)

  The changing climate is causing more methane releases from the seafloor making it important to understand how methane plumes can impact the ocean. Methane plumes can have impacts on stratification and circulation which can ...

• Microplastic abundance throughout Puget Sound 

  Serdan, Megumi (2018-05-27)

  Microplastic pollution in the ocean is caused by the human population, and the way it transports throughout the water can be affected by numerous factors such as wind, tides, and residence times of the water. Microplastic ...

• Microbial Comparison of Anoxic Saanich Inlet and Oxic Hood Canal using 16S Community Analysis 

  Hays, Matt (2018-05-27)

  Microbes play a critical role in the marine environment. They cycle nutrients, fix carbon, and can severely alter the water chemistry. Around the world, a place that they are especially important is in marine oxygen minimum ...

• The Collapse of Sulfide Columns Within the Axial Seamount in Relation to Thermal and Seismic Activity 

  Anderson, Maryka (2018-05-27)

  Hydrothermal vents release thermally heated seawater in combination with minerals to form precipitates in the seawater. The precipitates can form small columns that attach to the hydrothermal vents. One example of this ...

• Collecting Sinking Particles using a PIT Trap to Visualize and Measure the Vertical Flux of Particles 

  Wied, Marlena (2018-05-27)

  Fjords account for 11 percent of the total marine carbon burial in sediments globally, however there is currently no agreement on how their geological characteristics impact the global cycle. In order to understand the ...

• Influence of Zooplankton Community Composition on Copepod Diel Vertical Migration in Hood Canal 

  Waugh, Madison (2018-05-27)

  This study observed zooplankton community composition alongside copepod diel vertical migration patterns in order to make conclusions about the relationship between these two factors. Data on zooplankton community, diel ...

• Technology in Support of Shoreline Surveys for Characterizing Spatial Complexity 

  Burk, Lisa (2018-05-27)

  There are numerous issues related to the management of shoreline development in Puget Sound. As shoreline property owners armor and protect their coastal property from erosion and slope failure, many natural processes are ...

• Characterizations of landslides in the Puget Sound and Lake Washington 

  Pszczola, Kevin (2018-05-27)

  Lake Washington and the Puget Sound are home to many conditions that allow for the generation of landslides. In this paper, I used high-resolution multibeam, seismic reflection, and chirp data to characterize three ...

• Heavy metal contamination in the greater Puget Sound from various anthropogenic point sources; concentrations in the sediment in comparison to marine biota 

  Leazer, Karrin (2018-05-27)

  Heavy metals are naturally occurring elements that have a high atomic weight and are usually found in trace levels within the environment, but can become toxic to marine organisms at elevated concentrations. They can enter ...

• Generation and structural properties of internal waves in Hood Canal 

  Vagen, Drew (2018-05-27)

  Internal waves were first reported by Vilhelm Bjerknes as the phenomenon called “dead water,” and can now be observed all over the world. In Hood Canal, a fjord in the southwestern portion of Puget Sound, internal waves ...

• Relationship between Bottom Water Oxygen Concentration and Palmitic Acid Preservation in Saanich Inlet, BC and Hood Canal, WA 

  Park, Diana (2018-06-01)

  The global carbon cycle in the ocean is closely associated with dissolved oxygen in the surface ocean. Phytoplankton produce oxygen, and the oxygen in the atmosphere and surface seawater diffuses down to the seafloor. Dead ...

• The Performance of Drifters for Oil Spill Tracking 

  Laursen, Conner (2018-05-27)

  Oil spills can be devastating to marine ecosystems so knowing how to track where the spills should go is a concern that could decide the fate of communities near spills. After contemplation on which design of drifter would ...

• Emerging Science and Technology Options in Monitoring Invasive Tunicate Colonization 

  Galloway, Claire (2017-11-12)

  Marine invasive species are a growing problem exacerbated by the evolution and emergence of marine technology and modes of transportation. Current tracking and observation methods of tunicate colonization relies on the ...

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