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Mixture of Latent Variable Models for Remotely Sensed Image Processing
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-22)The processing of remotely sensed data is innately an inverse problem where properties of spatial processes are inferred from the observations based on a generative model. Meaningful data inversion relies on well-defined ... -
Mobility and Transnationalism: Travel Patterns and Identity among Palestinian Canadians
(University of Waterloo, 2011-07-11)Increased urban diversity in the metropolises of North America urges us to examine the different forms of mobility of transnational communities in cosmopolitan societies. Recent technological advancements, including ... -
Modeling of carbon dioxide dissolution in an injection well for geologic sequestration in aquifers
(Elsevier, 2021-04-15)Carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration is considered to be one of the most effective technologies of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. In this technology, single phase supercritical CO2 is injected into an underground ... -
Modeling of Permafrost Distribution in the Semi-arid Chilean Andes
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-02)The distribution of mountain permafrost is generally modeled using a combination of statistical techniques and empirical variables. Such models, based on topographic, climatic and geomorphological predictors of permafrost, ... -
Modeling Present and Future Physical Coastal Vulnerability to Climate Change: North Shore, Prince Edward Island
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-21)The IPCC has identified small islands and coastal zones among regions most vulnerable to climate change. The geomorphological characteristics of Prince Edward Island (PEI), such as highly erodible sandstone bedrock and low ... -
Modelling lake ice cover under contemporary and future climate conditions
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-26)Lakes comprise a large portion of the surface cover in northern North America, forming an important part of the cryosphere. Further alterations to the present day ice regime could result in major ecosystem changes, such ... -
Monitoring Ice Break-Up on the Mackenzie River Using Remote Sensing
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-12)The Mackenzie Basin is composed of eight sub-basins (North Mountains, Liard, Peace, Athabasca, Great Bear Low Plains, Great Slave and Arctic Red) and includes three large lakes (Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, Lake ... -
Monitoring Ice-dammed Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in the Karakoram Using Visible-Infrared Satellite Remote Sensing Observations
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-21)Glaciers are an important part of the hydrological cycle because they act as freshwater storage. Glacier ice contains about three-quarters of the world’s freshwater; supplying most of the base flow for rivers originating ... -
Monitoring Lake Simcoe Water Quality using Landsat TM Images
(University of Waterloo, 2009-06-19)Inland lakes are important resources to humans, while the eutrophication effect caused by an overload of nutrients is a significant problem. This study focuses on utilizing the satellite remote sensing to monitor the water ... -
Monitoring Rainwater Harvesting Systems in India Using Satellite Remote Sensing Observations
(University of Waterloo, 2018-10-26)The building of small reservoirs is a typical measure taken by farmers to moderate the extremes of the hydrologic regime of a semiarid climate, which is characterized by the alternation of a short rainy season with long ... -
Monitoring Seasonal Snow Density from Satellite Based Passive Microwave Remote Sensing and Automatic Weather Stations
(University of Waterloo, 2023-10-26)Seasonal snow plays an important role in Earth’s systems and for hydrological applications one of the most important properties is the quantity of liquid water stored in the snowpack, referred to as snow water equivalent ... -
Monitoring Soil Moisture and Freeze/Thaw State Using C-band Imaging Radar
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-15)Soil moisture is an important state variable in many hydrological and meteorological applications. This thesis explores the use of the C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) parameters to monitor soil moisture and freeze/thaw ... -
Moving Towards Agroecosystem Sustainability: Safe Vegetable Production in Vietnam
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-21)Humanity is facing a series of challenges, including climate change, biodiversity loss, decreasing availability of cheap fossil fuel energy and social inequality that, when taken together, constitute a sustainability crisis. ... -
Multi- Stakeholder Perspectives on Coastal and Marine (Connectivity) Management in Dominican Republic
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-04)Large-scale connectivity conservation initiatives are increasing in prevalence as a variety of benefits are continually being demonstrated through these models, such as establishing and strengthening marine protected area ... -
Multi-criteria suitability analysis and spatial interaction modeling of retail store locations in Ontario, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2015-05-25)GIS-based decision analysis is increasingly used by retailers to address the complexity and cost of investment in retail store location decisions. This study conceptualizes and represents nine criteria in a GIS-based ... -
Multiple jeopardies: COVID-19 related health and wellbeing among older adults in Uganda
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-25)ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the disparities in access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) resources and health among various populations and regions, with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being affected ... -
Multiple Methods for Assessing the Sustainability of Shallow Subarctic Ponds in Churchill Region: Hudson Bay Lowland, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)This thesis examines the occurrence of hydrologic variability in subarctic ponds within the Churchill region of the Hudson Bay Lowland (HBL) and investigates the utility of using remote sensing studies to characterize ... -
Multiscale modelling of snow depth over an agricultural field in a small catchement in southern ontario, canada.
(University of Waterloo, 2011-05-20)Snow is a common overlying surface during winter-time and the redistribution of snow by wind is a very important concept for any hydrological research project located within the cryosphere. Wind redistributes snow by eroding ... -
Natural and anthropogenic controls of landslides on Vancouver Island
(University of Waterloo, 2012-05-04)Empirically-based models of landslide distribution and susceptibility are currently the most commonly used approach for mapping probabilities of landslide initiation and analyzing their association with natural and ... -
Natural climate solutions for Canda
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021-06-04)Alongside the steep reductions needed in fossil fuel emissions, natural climate solutions (NCS) represent readily deployable options that can contribute to Canada’s goals for emission reductions. We estimate the mitigation ...