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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Canterbury Plains"”.
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Development of Deep Site Specific and Reference Shear Wave Velocity Profiles in the Canterbury Plains, New Zealand
… wave velocity profiles were developed across the Canterbury basin at nine strong motion stations using a combination of active and passive surface wave methods and horizontal to vertical spectral ratio measurements. A multi-mode, multi-method joint inversion process, which included Rayleigh and …
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A curious spot: Victoria Park, Christchurch : Its present and future use as a recreation resource for the city and people of Christchurch : [dissertation] presented for the Diploma of Parks and Recreation, Lincoln College, Canterbury, New Zealand
… sweeping views of the Southern .Alps and the Canterbury Plains and Christchurch, while nearby suburban Cashmere is mercifully hidden by the topography. The park serves urban dwellers, yet is above Christchurch and in a rural setting. This has made it a long-time popular picnic spot, and a …
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Characterising alluvial architecture using physical models, subsurface data and field analogues
… deposition and development of extensive floodplains. The Tyne model can nest within a regional depositional setting where: (1) the predominant sediment supply was from the north; and (2) proximal to distal trends exhibit a grain size diminution, and a lowering of net-to-gross and connectivity. …
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Changes in δ¹⁵N in pastoral soils under varying management intensity
… longest field trials were at Winchmore on the Canterbury plains, where different rates of superphosphate and irrigation had been applied for ~50 years. Soil δ¹⁵N increased more in treatments receiving higher rates of superphosphate or more frequent irrigation, and there were significant …
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Development of mechanistic energy balance models for grassland
… Site 1 was an intensive pasture located on the Canterbury Plains and site 2 a high country site with a mixture of tussock and introduced species such as browntop. A set of climatic instruments was used at both sites, including a solarimeter, net radiometer, wet and dry bulbs in a Stevenson …
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Earth science field trips in the age of Covid-19: A case study of the SOSC223 virtual field trip : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Applied Science at Lincoln University
Undergraduate earth science education emphasises the role of field trips in student learning and development. Thus, when the Covid-19 pandemic caused teaching to shift online, many educators developed replacement virtual field trips (VFTs) to deliver the field components of their courses. Such was …