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HHS Climate Adaptation Plan (open access)

HHS Climate Adaptation Plan

2014 Health and Human Services (HHS) report that identifies and assesses the health-related hazards, risks, and issues presented by impending climate change and their impact on human health and welfare . The report identifies sustainable measures and actions required to prepare, address, protect, and mitigate affected populations. The 10 HHS regional offices would serve as liaisons between local, state, and federal health offices and other organizations associated with this healthcare preparedness program.
Date: July 3, 2014
Creator: United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current-Topography Interaction and Its Influence on Water Quality and Contaminant Transport over Shelf-Edge Banks (open access)

Current-Topography Interaction and Its Influence on Water Quality and Contaminant Transport over Shelf-Edge Banks

A report providing quantitative understanding of turbulence and sub-mesoscale processes over the East Flower Garden Bank.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Teague, William J.; Wijesekera, Hemantha W. & Jarosz, Ewa
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 1: Final Report (open access)

Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 1: Final Report

"The primary purpose of this research is to discover and characterize the sea floor communities that live in association with hydrocarbon seepage and on hard ground in the deep Gulf of Mexico."
Date: July 2014
Creator: Brooks, James M.; Fisher, Charles; Cordes, Erik; Roberts, Harry; Bernard, Bernie; MacDonald, Ian et al.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials in Education Research: A Guide to Design and Analysis (open access)

Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials in Education Research: A Guide to Design and Analysis

A detailed guide showing the process of designing, conducting and analyzing results from Partially Nested Randomized Controlled Trials (PN-RCT) in education research. The guide includes a brief review of Individual-Level Randomized Controlled Trial (I-RCT) and Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials (C-RCT) in comparison with PN-RCT.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Lohr, Sharon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico] (open access)

[Project Summary: Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico]

Summary describing the work completed at TDI-Brooks International Inc. for Investigations of Chemosynthetic Communities on the Lower Continental Slope of the Gulf of Mexico. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: July 2014
Creator: TDI-Brooks International Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic] (open access)

[Project Summary: Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic]

Summary describing the work completed at Acadian Consulting Group for the Oil and Gas Infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: July 2014
Creator: Acadian Consulting Group
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
US EPA Regional Laboartory Network: Annual Report 2013 (open access)

US EPA Regional Laboartory Network: Annual Report 2013

This report discusses progress made by the Environmental Protection Agencies' Regional Laboratory System in the United States.
Date: July 2014
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling (open access)

Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling

This is a report on the developed atmospheric boundary layer environmental observations program on offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The report provides information on the project objectives, deployment of instruments, data availability, data processing, data formats, preliminary data analyses, and recommendations.
Date: July 2013
Creator: MacDonald, Clinton P.; Ray, Alison E.; Roberts, Paul T.; Knoderer, Charley A.; Bariteau, Ludovic & Fairall, Chris W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan (open access)

Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan

This report details the United States' and its coalition partners' progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan.
Date: July 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological Modeling] (open access)

[Project Summary: Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological Modeling]

Summary describing the work completed at Sonoma Technology, Inc. for 'Meteorological and Wave Measurements for Improving Meteorological Modeling.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: July 2013
Creator: Sonoma Technology, Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Management Plan: The Business of Defense FY2014 - FY2015 (open access)

Strategic Management Plan: The Business of Defense FY2014 - FY2015

This report establishes strategic goals, initiatives, outcomes, performance measures, and guiding principles for the Department of Defense's business mission area.
Date: July 1, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water-Smart Landscapes start with WaterSense (open access)

Water-Smart Landscapes start with WaterSense

Report discussing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WaterSense program that concerns water conservation and use.
Date: July 2013
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Project Summary: Multibeam Survey of the Eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California] (open access)

[Project Summary: Multibeam Survey of the Eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California]

Summary describing the work completed at U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center for 'Multibeam Survey of the Eastern Santa Barbara Channel, California.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: July 31, 2012
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Climate Change Science White Paper (open access)

Climate Change Science White Paper

This is a white paper on climate change science. The white paper seeks to create a consensus around science-based evidence on climate change and increasing overall temperatures.
Date: July 24, 2012
Creator: United States. Department of Agriculture. Research, Education and Economics.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversion of National Incident Based  Reporting System (NIBRS) Data to Hate Crime Data (open access)

Conversion of National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Data to Hate Crime Data

Version 1.0 glossary of terms for converting National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data to hate crime data.
Date: July 20, 2012
Creator: United States. Department of Justice.Federal Bureau of Investigation. Law Enforcement Support Section. Crime Statistics Management Unit.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
How to use eGrid for Carbon Footprinting Electricity Purchases in Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (open access)

How to use eGrid for Carbon Footprinting Electricity Purchases in Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories

The purpose of this paper is to provide some recommendations (and caveats) regarding which year(S) of eGROD subregion GHG emissions factors to use for estimating Scopes 2 and 3 GHG emissions from electricity use under various conditions.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Diem, Art & Quiroz, Cristina
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans

Report describing four pathways for incorporating energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) policies in State and Tribal Implementation Plans (SIPs/TIPs). The purpose of the report is to reduce the barriers for state, tribal, and local agencies to incorporate EE/RE policies in SIPs/TIPs by clarifying existing EPA guidance.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix A: Glossary (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, including a glossary.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix B: Overview of the U.S. Electric System (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix B: Overview of the U.S. Electric System

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing an overview of the United States electric system, how the system is likely to respond to the introduction of clean energy resources, and the location of emission reductions relative to the siting of clean energy resources.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix C: Existing EPA Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Guidance (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix C: Existing EPA Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Guidance

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing information on existing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidance that relates to energy efficiency/renewable energy and state implementation plans.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix D: Understanding State Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies and Programs (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix D: Understanding State Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Policies and Programs

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing state energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and programs.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix E: Baseline Emissions Projection Pathway (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix E: Baseline Emissions Projection Pathway

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the baseline emissions projection pathway.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix F: Control Strategy Pathway (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix F: Control Strategy Pathway

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the tradeoffs, level of effort, methods, and other key criteria involved in incorporating energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE/RE) polices and programs in a SIP/TIP as a control strategy.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix G: Emerging/Voluntary Measures Pathway (open access)

Roadmap for Incorporating Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Policies and Programs into State and Tribal Implementation Plans, Appendix G: Emerging/Voluntary Measures Pathway

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the emerging and voluntary measures pathway.
Date: July 2012
Creator: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Outreach and Information Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library