Professor Guth's Midshipman Research Supervision

Conference photos

Midshipman Research Project Presentations Supervised:

1. Ziel, E.A,, Howell, R.M., and Guth, P.L., 2011, 3D GIS and Spatial Analysis of Artifact Locations on the Gun Decks of Vasa: Society for Historical Archaeology 2011 Conference, Austin, Texas, January 5-9, 2011, Austin, Texas.
2. Moss, E., and Guth, P.L., 2010, Deriving vegetation height from LIDAR DSMs and DTMs: The problem of negative elevation heights: ASPRS 2010 Conference, San Diego, CA, April 26-30, 2010, 12 page paper on Conference CD-ROM.
3. Byers, E., and Guth, P.L., 2009, Alpine Warfare At Sea Level: Battle of Attu Island, May 1943: 8th International Conference on Military Geosciences, Vienna Austria, June 2009. (Byers, E., and Guth, P., 2011,  The Battle of Attu Island: Mountain Warfare at Sea Level: in International Handbook Military Geography, Proceedings 8th International Conference on Military Geosciences, Vienna Austria, June 2009, Redaktion Truppendienst, p.104-116. )
4. Jacks, G., and Guth, P.L., 2009, Historical GIS of the Normandy Invasion (Operation Overlord): 8th International Conference on Military Geosciences, Vienna Austria, June 2009.  (Guth, P., and Jacks, J., 2011, Using KML to disseminate military geography: in International Handbook Military Geography, Proceedings 8th International Conference on Military Geosciences, Vienna Austria, June 2009, Redaktion Truppendienst, p.220-232.)
5. Corter, J.A, and Guth, P.L., 2007, Unsupervised classification of submarine landslides: Geocomputation 2007, NUI Maynooth, Ireland, 3-5 September 2007, 8 page paper #1A2 on Conference proceedings on flash drive.
6. Foxton, S.J., and Guth, P.L.,2007,  LIDAR DEMs for Urban Military Terrain Analysis: 7th International Conference on Military Geology and Geography , University of Laval, Quebec, Canada, 18-21 June 2007.
7. Hyde, J., and Guth, P.L., 2006, Geomorphometry from LIDAR DEMs: Issues of Scale and Comparison to Cartographic DEMs: Proceedings ASPRS 2006 Annual Conference, Reno, NV , May 1-5, 2006 .
8. Franklin, K., and Guth, P.L., 2005, The Effects of DEM Re-interpolation on Viewshed Computations: Proceedings, Sixth International Conference on Military Geology and Geography, 19 - 22 June 2005, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
9. Obrock, K., and Guth, P.L., 2005, Filling holes in SRTM DEMs using ASTER DEMs: Proceedings, Sixth International Conference on Military Geology and Geography, 19 - 22 June 2005, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
10. Lefever, B., 2001, Creating a GIS of the Lower Severn River Basin: presented at 14^th Annual Geographic Information Sciences Conference TUGIS 2001, Baltimore, May 2001.
11. Linder, C.A., and Guth, P.L., 1994, Microcomputer processing and interpretation of side scan sonar data, mid Chesapeake Bay: Ocean Sciences Meetings, San Diego, California, February 1994: EOS, vol.75, no.16, p.385. [Trident research project]
12. Grieser, K., and Guth, P.L., 1993, Improved sea ice Concentration From Passive Microwave Data Using GEOSAT T2GDR's, American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Baltimore, May 1993 [SO505/SO506 projects].
13. Linder, C.A., and Sneeringer, T., 1993, Comparison of Bottom Features, mid Chesapeake Bay, Revealed by 100 and 500 khz Side Scan Sonars: American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Baltimore, May 1993 [SO494/SO506 projects].
14. Ries, B.E., and Guth, P.L., 1993, Lithologic differentiation with x-band side-looking airborne radar, Indian Springs Quadrangle, Nevada: Cordilleran-Rocky Mountain joint sectional meeting, Geological Society of America, May 1993, Reno, Nevada. [SO495 project]
15. Eckardt, M., 1992, Combining GLORIA side-scan sonar data with navigational and bathymetric data on a personal computer: EOS, vol. 73, no.14, p.156. American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Toronto, May 1992. [SO495 project]
16. Lomax, A.S., Guth, P.L., and Williams, R.G., 1992, Estimates of Antarctic sea-ice cover and vertical hat flux from passive microwave data: EOS, vol. 73, no.14, p.150. American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Toronto, May 1992. [Trident project]
17. Baker, L.G., Niedenthal, G.C., and Coolman, R.J., 1990, A data collection and monitoring program for the Chesapeake Bay: at New Perspectives in the Chesapeake System, 1990 Chesapeake Research Conference, Baltimore, 4 Dec 1990. [with LCDR Baker; results of summer elective training cruise]
18. Filonczuk, M.K., 1989, Coastal Upwelling, Southwest Iceland: EOS [Transactions, American Geophysical Union], vol.70, no.15, p.374. Spring Meeting, Baltimore, May 1989. [SO496 project]
19. Kleinfield, L.M., Stowe, J.D., Takesuye, R.K., and Woods, M.E., 1989, State of the Chesapeake Bay, summer 1989: Abstracts Tenth Biennial International Estuarine Research Conference, Estuarine Research Federation, p.111. Baltimore, Oct 1989. [results of summer elective training cruise]
20. Woods, M.E., 1989, Oceanographic survey of the Chesapeake Bay, early August 1989: EOS [Transactions, American Geophysical Union], vol.70, no.43, p.1157. Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec 1989. [results of summer elective training cruise and follow on SO495 project]

Trident scholars:

• 1997-1998 Dewey Lopes, Subbottom profiler and sidescan sonar in Cheaspeake Bay
  • Lopes, D., 1998, EOS, vol.79, no.17, p.S9. [American Geophysical Union spring meeting, Boston, MA, May 1998] [Trident research project]
• 1994-1995 (with Al Strong) Tim Winter, Development of an operational global ocean climatology through the use of remotely sensed sea surface temperature
• 1993-1994 Chris Linder, Processing side scan sonar
  •  Linder, C.A., 1995, A microcomputer program for post-processing side-scan sonar data: Naval Engineers Journal, vol.107, pp.69-76.
• 1991-1992 Andy Lomax, Algorithms for Antarctic sea ice concentration and extent
  • Lomax, A.S., Guth, P.L., and Williams, R.G., 1992, Estimates of Antarctic sea-ice cover and vertical heat flux from passive microwave data: EOS, vol. 73, no.14, p.150. American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Toronto, May 1992. [Trident project]
  • Lomax, A.S., Guth, P.L., and Williams, R.G., 1991, Investigation of Antarctic sea ice extent by means of passive microwave remote sensing: EOS [Transactions, American Geophysical Union], vol.72, no.17, p.153. Spring Meeting, Baltimore, May 1991. [SO495 project]
• 1989-1990 Maria Filonczuk, Upwelling near Iceland
  • Filonczuk, M.K., 1989, Upwelling south of Iceland due to quasi-geostrophic flow: EOS [Transactions, American Geophysical Union], vol.70, no.43, p.1157. Fall Meeting, San Francisco, Dec 1989. [Trident project]

Other Midshipmen research projects supervised:

1. Daniel Ruffin, Fall 2009/Spring 2010, A GIS Analysis of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, SEP-NOV 1918
2. Rhys Hearn (USMA '11), Spring 2010,  HISTORICAL GIS: ARTILLERY AT THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM  (SHARPSBURG)
3. Erica Ziel, Fall 2009/Spring 2010, 3D GIS of the Swedish warship VASA
4. Jordan, Leah, Fall 2008/Spring 2009: The Relationship Between Tsunami Generation and Subduction Zone Earthquake Characteristics
5. Terwey, Alan, Fall 2008/Spring 2009: Sub-bottom profile of old channels in the Chesapeake Bay
6. Brashear, Taylor, Spring 2008, Hyperspectral imagery analysis
7. Smart, Matt, Fall 2006, Underwater survey and GIS display
8. Lee, Aimee, Spring 2005, Beach change at Assateague National Seashore
9. Diamond, Scott, Spring 2005, Designing a map cutter tool for the IPADS system
10. Drullard, Ian, Spring 2004, Lidar analysis of Hawaii
11. Maloney, Colleen, Spring 2003, Geology offshore of North Carolina where the Civil War submarine Alligator was lost.
12. Jones, Amy, Fall 2001, GIS and geology of faults in New Mexico
13. Whittemore, Luke, Fall 2000, Numerical modeling of surface water mixing
14. Whittemore, Luke, Fall 1999, Numerical modeling of low angle normal faults
15. Bales, Dawn, fall 1998, Monitoring hydrothermal vents on the Juan to Fuca Ridge with CTD data
16. Gustafson, Dave, fall 1998, Analysis of the Maxwell wreck with digital side scan sonar
17. Tollison, Mike, fall 1998, Bottom characterization of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay with digital side scan sonar
18. Wysham, Rafe, spring 1998, Monitoring environmental change with Landsat TM browse images
19. Beebe, David, spring 1997, Analysis of beach erosion, Ocean City MD.
20. Powell, Keith, spring 1997, Analysis of beach erosion and inlet migration, Cape Cod.
21. Kast, Kelly, spring 1997, Sub bottom profiler study, Chesapeake Bay.
22. ZuWallack, Rebecca, spring 1997, Sediment size distribution on Cape Cod.
23. Cummings, Kerry, fall 1996, Mid ocean ridge signatures from Topex/Poseidon altimetry.
24. Clark, Paul, fall 1996, Sub bottom profiler images of the mid Chesapeake Bay.
25. Lopes, Dewey, fall 1996, Side scan sonar imagery of the mid Chesapeake Bay.
26. Kroll, Joanna, spring 1996, Sea surface dynamics in the southwest Atlantic ocean determined by TOPEX/Poseidon altimetry
27. Garrett, Camille, fall 1994, Interpretation of t-phase data for earthquakes on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, 1991-1994.
28. Fabiszak, James, fall 1994, Coastal erosion of Little River Inlet, South Carolina
29. Cockerham, Scott, fall 1994, The transformation of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
30. Lewis, Stephen, fall 1994,The location and tracking of an eddy developed in the Drake Passage used the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite altimeter.
31. White, Keith, spring 1994, investigation of GEOSAT altimetry for plate tectonic reconstructions in the southern oceans.
32. Lindenberg, Andrea, spring 1993, designing an environmental support system for Navy ships using existing data bases.
33. Singleton, Tom, fall 1992, graphical display of oil slicks
34. Edwards, Scott, spring 1991, monitoring of the Severn River tides and comparison with Norfolk.
35. Martin, Michiko, spring 1991, monitoring of the Severn River tides and comparison with Norfolk.

Last Update: 1/31/2012