The purpose of this thesis is to describe methods for detecting hidden crevasses on glaciers in Polar regions. Crevasses form in ice sheets as a result of forces imposed upon the brittle ice. The crevasses are hidden from view by bridges of soft...
Robustness to genetic perturbations is a fundamental property of all living things. The genetic code is degenerate, RNA secondary structure is robust to sequence changes, and protein structure is robust to amino acid substitutions. Complex systems...
Does early and sustained experience with two languages in childhood modify how language is processed in the adult bilingual brain? Does extensive exposure to two languages influence language processing in the bilingual brain as compared to...
I investigated the effects of two contemporary disturbances to soil systems: forest clearing in the northeastern U.S. and climate-driven plant succession in the Arctic. To test the effects of clear-cutting forests on mineral soil carbon (C)...
Cautionary Remarks -- Effect of Extreme Arctic Cold on Materials -- Petroleum Products for Arctic Winter Use in Automotive Equipment -- Tractor-Type Transportation Units for Arctic Operation -- Sled-Type Transportation Equipment for Arctic...
Introduction -- Arctic Skin Boats -- Arctic Pioneer Craft -- Early Vessels in Arctic Exploration and Voyaging -- Design and Development of Arctic Trading Vessels -- The Development and Design of Arctic Whaling and Sealing Vessels -- Past and...
Hopkins Center Construction 1; Hopkins Center ground-clearing ceremony, October 24, 1958; Ernest Marin Hopkins, 1901, entering tractor seat; John Ryland Scotford, 1938, with hand on post; gift of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine; December 1958; photo by...