Doctoral dissertations are posted in chronological order. The list includes the graduate’s name, quarter of graduation, dissertation title, committee chair, and committee members.
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| Degree Date | Name | Title | Chair | Committee |
| Fall1990 | FREW, JAMES | The Image Processing Workbench | Dozier | Simonett, R. Smith, Davis, Kemmerer |
| Spring 1990 | SUN, GUOQING | Radar Backscatter Modeling of Coniferous Forest Canopies | Simonett | Davis, Dozier, Strahler, Elachi, Richards |
| Winter 1990 | GAO, PENG | Spatial Data Structures and Spatial Access Methods for Knowledge Based Geographic Information System III | T. Smith | Simonett, Estes, Davis |
| Winter 1990 | LAUER, DONALD | An Evaluation of National Policies Governing the United States Civilian Satellite Land Remote Sensing Program | Estes | Simonett, Davis, Botkin |
| Fall 1989 | HARVEY, L. EDWARD | Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of a Blue Oak Woodland | Davis | Anselin, Michaelsen, Connell |
| Fall 1989 | PARIKH, ANUJA | Factors Affecting the Distribution of Riparian Tree Species in Southern California Chaparral Watersheds | Davis | Simonett, Jones, Keller |
| Fall1989 | SAILER, CHARLENE | A Knowledge-Based System for the Classification of Agricultural Lands | Estes | Davis, T. Smith, Cotton |
| Spring 1989 | CRIPPEN, ROBERT | Development of Remote Sensing Techniques for the Investigation of Neotectonic Activity, Eastern Transverse Ranges and Vicinity, Southern California (Interdisciplinary Program: Geography/Geological Sciences) | Estes | Simonett, John Crowell, Robert Norris |
| Spring 1989 | MILLIFF, RALPH | Quasigeostrophic Oceanic Flows in Coastal Domains. (Interdisciplinary Program: Geography/Mechanical Engineering) | Dozier | R. Smith |
| Winter 1989 | MENON, SUDHAKAR | Spatial Search for Multi-Component Objects in a Geographic Information System Using Symbolic Models and Hierarchical Data Structures | T. Smith | Simonett, Estes, Shing |
| Fall 1988 | FRANKLIN, JANET | Canopy Reflectance Modeling in a Tropical Savanna | Simonett | Strahler, Michaelsen, Jones, Dozier |
| Fall 1988 | GOPAL, SUCHARITA | A Computational Model of Spatial Navigation | T. Smith | Couclelis, Golledge, Klatzky, Pellegrino, Doherty |
| Spring 1988 | MARKS, DANNY | Climate, Energy Exchange, and Snowmelt in Emerald Lake Watershed, Sierra Nevada (Interdisciplinary Program: Geography/Biological Sciences) | Dozier | Simonett |
| Spring 1988 | SCHOEPFLE, O. BENJAMIN | The Modeling of Schools Under Declining and Fluctuating Enrollments | Church | Golledge, Tobler, Iannaccone |
| Fall 1987 | FORESMAN, TIMOTHY | Geographic Tools for Hazardous Waste Sites: Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling. | Estes | Jones, Peuquet, Botkin |
| Fall 1987 | ROBINSON, JENNIFER | The Role of Fire on Earth: A Review of the State of Knowledge and a Systems Framework for Satellite and Ground-Based Observations. | Simonett | Dozier, Davis, Melack, Delany |
| Fall 1987 | ZHANG, XUEYUN | A Satellite Investigation of Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Phytoplankton Pigment Variations in the California Current System | R. Smith | Dozier, Michaelsen, Simonett |
| Spring 1987 | CHEN, ZITAN | Quadtrees and Quadtree Spatial Spectra in Large Geographic Information Systems - the hierarchical handling of spatial data. | Simonett | Peuquet, T. Smith, Tobler, Bruno |
| Spring 1986 | GRAHAM, NICHOLAS | Statistical Models of Pacific Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures | Michaelsen | Dozier, Simonett, R. Smith, Barnett |
| Winter 1986 | DAVIS, ROBERT | Snow Property Measurements Correlative to Microwave Emission at 35 GHz. | Dozier | Melack, Simonett, R. Smith, Chang |
| Winter 1986 | PAZNER, MICHA | Geographic Knowledge Base Design and Implementation | T. Smith | Davis, Estes, Simonett, Cotton |
| Winter 1986 | WOODCOCK, CURTIS | Understanding Spatial Variation in Remotely Sensed Imagery | Simonett | Strahler, Dozier, Tobler |
| Winter 1986 | ZHAN, CI-XIANG | Gray Level Dependence Texture Measures: Sensitivity and Stability Problems and Applications in Remote Sensing | Simonett | Dozier, T. Smith, Wade |
| Fall 1985 | COSTANZO, C. MICHAEL | Spatial Association and Visual Comparison of Choropleth Maps | Golledge | Couclelis, Tobler, Hubert |
| Fall 1985 | GORENFLO, LARRY | On the Structure of Rule-Based Decision Making in Spatial Search | T. Smith | Golledge, Tobler, Gould, Millett |
| Summer 1985 | LI, SHU-SUN | A Component Decomposition Model for Evaluating Atmospheric Effects in Remote Sensing | Dozier | Simonett, R. Smith, Michaelsen, Warren |
| Spring 1985 | GALE, NATHAN | Route Learning by Children in Real and Simulated Environments | Golledge | Couclelis, T. Smith, Tobler, Hubert, Pellegrino |
| Spring 1985 | HALPERIN, WILLIAM | Spatial Cognition and Consumer Behavior: A Panel Data Approach | Golledge | Couclelis, T. Smith, Hubert |
| Spring 1985 | WAN, ZHENG-MING | Land Surface Temperature Measurement from Space | Dozier | Simonett, R. Smith, T. Smith, Bruno |
| Spring 1985 | YOOL, STEPHEN | Performance Analysis of Image Processing Algorithms in Spatially Complex Areas | Estes | Davis, Strahler, Botkin |
| Winter 1985 | LI, XIAOWEN | Geometric-Optical Modeling of a Coniferous Forest Canopy | Simonett | Dozier, T. Smith, Strahler, Wade |
| Winter 1985 | STOW, DOUGLAS | Numerical Derivation of a Hydrodynamic Surface Flow Field from Time Sequential Remotely Sensed Data | R. Smith | Dozier, Estes, McLean |
| Fall 1983 | LOGAN, THOMAS | Regional Biomass Estimation of a Coniferous Forest Environment from NOAA-AVHRR Satellite Imagery. | Estes | Strahler, Michaelsen, Botkin |
| Summer 1982 | RICHARDSON, G. DONALD | Spatial Cognition | Golledge | Tobler, T. Smith, Hubert, Pellegrino |