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Quantifying Emissions of Greenhouse Gases from South Asia Through a Targeted Measurement Campaign

Ganesan, A. (June 2013)
[abstract] [PDF: 9801 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2013

Quantifying the health and economic impacts of mercury: an integrated assessment approach

Giang, A. (June, 2013)
[abstract] [PDF: 6224 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2013

The Role of Wind Generation in European Power Sector Decarbonization: A General Equilibrium Analysis

Karkatsouli, I. (June, 2013)
[abstract] [PDF: 1869 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2013

Working Towards a Future on Alternative Fuels: the Role of the Automotive Industry

Chen, C. (June 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 321 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2012

Crop Water Stress Under Climate Change Uncertainty: Global Policy and Regional Risk

Gueneau, A. (August, 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 3093 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2012

Trends and Inferred Emissions of Atmospheric High Molecular Weight Perfluorocarbons

Ivy, D.J. (September 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 4354 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2012

Passenger Transport in China Under Climate Constraints: General Equilibrium Analysis, Uncertainty, and Policy

Kishimoto, Paul (August, 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 774 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2012

The Vulnerability of U.S. Coastal Energy Infrastructure Under Climate Change

Lickley, M.J. (August, 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 2269 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2012

End-Use Electrification in the Residential Sector: A General Equilibrium Analysis of Technology Advancements

Madan, T.S. (June 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 1852 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2012

Field Measurement of the Fate of Atmospheric H2 in a Forest Environment: from Canopy to Soil

Meredith, L.K. (October 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 14190 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2012, 2012

Incorporating Operational Flexibility Into Electric Generation Planning: Impacts and Methods for System Design and Policy Analysis

Palmintier, B.S. (October 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 12246 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Engineering Systems Division, MIT, 2012

Technology Investment Decisions under Uncertainty: A New Modeling Framework for the Electric Power Sector

Santen, N.R. (October 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 72 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Engineering Systems Division, MIT, 2012

An Integrated Assessment of Air Pollutant Abatement Opportunities in a Computable General Equilibrium Framework

Waugh, C.J. (June 2012)
[abstract] [PDF: 2404 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2012

The Impact of Biofuel Mandates on Land Use

Ahmad, S. (June 2011)
[abstract] [PDF: 2578 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2011

Wetland Model in an Earth Systems Modeling Framework for Regional Environmental Policy Analysis

Awadalla, S. (June 2011)
[abstract] [PDF: 5388 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2011

The Impact of Including Water Constraints on Food Production within a CGE Framework

Baker, J. (September 2011)
[abstract] [PDF: 1848 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2011

Economic and Technical Impacts of Wind Variability and Intermittency on Long-term Generation Expansion Planning in the U.S

Brun, C. (June 2011)
[abstract] [PDF: 1315 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2011

A General Equilibrium Analysis of Climate Policy for Aviation

Gillespie, C. (June 2011)
[abstract] [PDF: 1106 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2011

Climate and Energy Policy for U.S. Passenger Vehicles: A Technology-Rich Economic Modeling and Policy Analysis

Karplus, V. (February 2011)
[abstract] [PDF: 1482 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Engineering Systems Division, MIT, 2011

Impacts of Meteorology-Driven Seed Dispersal on Plant Migration: Implications for Future Vegetation Structure under Changing Climates

Lee, E. (September 2011)
[abstract] [PDF: 12095 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2011

Nitrous oxide (N2O) isotopic composition in the troposphere: instrumentation, observations at Mace Head, Ireland, and regional modeling

Potter, K. (September 2011)
[abstract] [PDF: 3137 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, 2011

Strategic Investment in Power Generation under Uncertainty

Chiyangwa, D.K. (June 2010)
[abstract] [PDF: 10625 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2010

Urban-Scale Impacts on the Global-Scale Composition and Climate Effects of Anthropogenic Aerosols

Cohen, J.B. (September 2010)
[abstract]
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2010

Assessing Early Investments in Low Carbon Technologies under Uncertainty: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage

Ereira, E.C. (June 2010)
[abstract] [PDF: 1422 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2010

Aerosol-Cloud Interactions: A New Perspective in Precipitation Enhancement

Gunturu, U.B. (February 2010)
[abstract] [PDF: 4717 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2010

Carbon offsets as a cost containment instrument: a case study of reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

Kim, J. (June 2010)
[abstract] [PDF: 2410 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2010

Economic Implications of Natural Gas Vehicle Technology in U.S. Private Automobile Transportation

Kragha, O.C. (June 2010)
[abstract] [PDF: 2136 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2010

Foreign Direct Investment, Intra-organizational Proximity, and Technological Capability: The Case of China’s Automobile Industry

Nam, K.-M. (September 2010)
[abstract] [PDF: 157 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT, 2010

Impacts of Climate Policy on Urban Air Pollution: Implications for Policy Design for Integrating Air-quality Co-benefits

Sato, Asuka (August 2010)
[abstract] [PDF: 2465 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2010

The Road to the Successful Clean Development Mechanism: Lessons from the Past

Song, J. (September 2010)
[abstract] [PDF: 1734 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Engineering Systems Division, MIT, 2010

Coastal Communities and Climate Change: A Dynamic Model of Risk Perception, Storms, and Adaptation

Franck, T.R. (September 2009)
[abstract] [PDF: 9031 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Technology, Management, and Policy; Engineering Systems Division, MIT, 2009

Combining a Renewable Portfolio Standard with a Cap-and-Trade Policy: A General Equilibrium Analysis

Morris, J.F. (June)
[abstract] [PDF: 708 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2009

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Alternative Ozone Control Strategies: Flexible Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) Abatement from Power Plants in the Eastern United States

Sun, L. (June)
[abstract] [PDF: 1512 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2009

Formation of Ozone and Growth of Aerosols in Young Smoke Plumes from Biomass Burning

Alvarado, M. (June 2008)
[abstract] [PDF: 7501 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2008

CO2 Mitigation Costs for Canada and the Alberta Oil Sands

Anderson, J.D. (January)
[abstract] [PDF: 1067 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT, 2008

The Municipal Solid Waste Landfill as a Source of Montreal Protocol-restricted Halocarbons in the United States and United Kingdom

Hodson, E. (February 2008)
[abstract] [PDF: 3819 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2008

A comparison of cost-containment instruments for US carbon reduction policies

Jakobovits, L. (June)
[abstract] [PDF: 728 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems Division, MIT, 2008

Prospects for Plug-In Hybrid Transportation in the United States: A General Equilibrium Analysis

Karplus, V. (June)
[abstract] [PDF: 476 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, and Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT, 2008

Effects of Variable Wind Stress on Ocean Heat Content

Klima, K. (September 2008)
[abstract] [PDF: 3687 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2008

Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Policies on Agricultural Land

Wang, X. (February 2008)
[abstract] [PDF: 1170 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT, 2008

Optimal Estimation of the Surface Fluxes of Chloromethanes Using a 3-D Global Atmospheric Chemical Transport Model

Xiao, X. (September 2008)
[abstract] [PDF: 2148 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2008

The Potential for a Nuclear Renaissance: The Development of Nuclear Power under Climate Change Mitigation Policies

Osouf, N. (June 2007)
[abstract] [PDF: 5225 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, and Dept. of Nuclear Science and Engineering, MIT, 2007

A Reduced Form Statistical Climate Model Suitable for Coupling with Economic Emissions Projections

Rabin, G. (February 2007)
[abstract]
Master of Science Thesis, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, 2007

Climate Policy Design: Interactions among Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Urban Air Pollution Constraints

Sarofim, M.C. (June 2007)
[abstract] [PDF: 1172 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, Technology, Management, and Policy; Engineering Systems Division, MIT, 2007

The Madden-Julian Oscillation and nonlinear moisture modes

Sugiyama, M. (September 2007)
Ph. D. Thesis in the Physics and Chemistry of Climate, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2007

Estimating the Economic Cost of Sea-Level Rise

Sugiyama, M. (February 2007)
[abstract] [PDF: 2422 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2007

The Diurnal Cycle of Air Pollution in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Panday, A. (June 2006)
[abstract] [Full article available here: http://globalchange.mit.edu/files/document/MIT_CGCS_Rpt75.pdf]
Doctor of Science Thesis, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT, 2006

Quantitative Analysis of Alternative Transportation under Environmental Constraints

Sandoval, R. (June 2006)
[abstract] [PDF: 308 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, Technology and Policy Program, MIT, 2006

A Comparative Study of Wind Power in the United States, Europe and Japan: Strategies Applicable to Japan

Shimizu, S. (June 2006)
[abstract] [Full article available here: http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/37230]
Master of Business Administration Thesis, Sloan School of Management, MIT, 2006

Economic Modeling of Intermittency in Wind Power Generation

Cheng, A. (May 2005)
[abstract] [PDF: 1727 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program and Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, 2005

Quantifying the Cost Uncertainty of Climate Stabilization Policies

Franck, T.R. (May 2005)
[abstract] [PDF: 1817 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program and Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, 2005

Health Impacts from Urban Air Pollution in China: The Burden to the Economy and the Benefits of Policy

Matus, K. (May 2005)
[abstract] [PDF: 482 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems Division, 2005

Carbon Permit Prices in the European Emissions Trading System: A Stochastic Analysis

See, W.C. (May 2005)
[abstract] [PDF: 1583 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems Division, 2005

Carbon Dioxide Capture from Coal-Fired Power Plants: A Real Options Analysis

Sekar, R.C. (June 2005)
[abstract] [PDF: 398 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, 2005

The Economic Impact of Global Climate and Tropospheric Ozone on World Agricultural Production

Wang, D. (May 2005)
[abstract] [PDF: 1041 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems Division, 2005

Estimation of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Surface Fluxes using a 3-D Global Chemical Transport Model

Chen, Y.-H. (February 2004)
[abstract] [Full article available here: http://mit.edu/cgcs/www/MIT_CGCS_Rpt73.pdf]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2004

Uncertainty Analysis of the Cost of Climate Policies

Cossa, P. (February 2004)
[abstract] [PDF: 2993 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems Division, 2004

Investigations of Cloud Altering Effects of Atmospheric Aerosols using a New Mixed Eulerian- Lagrangian Aerosol Model

Steele, H.D. (September 2004)
[abstract] [Full article available here: http://web.mit.edu/cgcs/www/MIT_CGCS_Rpt74.pdf]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2004

Welfare Distortions of Climate Change Policies

Tay, K.H. (June 2004)
[abstract] [PDF: 1031 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems Division, 2004

The Economic Burden of Urban Air Pollution in the United States: 1970-2000

Yang, T. (January 2004)
(see also Reprint 2007-12 and Report 113)
[abstract] [PDF: 4949 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, Engineering Systems Division, 2004

Sensitivity of Climate Change to Diapycnal Diffusivity in the Ocean

Dalan, F. (September 2003)
[abstract] [PDF: 1184 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, 2003

Thermohaline Circulation Stability: A Box Model Study

Lucarini, V. (September 2003)
[abstract] [PDF: 3950 kB]
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, 2003

Mechanistic, Sensitivity, and Uncertainty Studies of the Atmospheric Oxidation of Dimethylsulfide

Lucas, D. (June 2003)
[abstract] [Full article available here: http://web.mit.edu/cgcs/www/MIT_CGCS_Rpt71.pdf]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, 2003

Economic Modeling of Urban Pollution and Climate Policy Interactions

Valpergue De Masin, A. (February 2003)
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003

Urban Air Pollution Climate Policy

Curtil, L. (June 2002)
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, 2002

Interannual Variability of Air-Sea Fluxes of Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen

McKinley, G. (June 2002)
[abstract] [PDF: 3996 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, 2002

Causal Reasoning and Goal Setting: A Comparative Study of Air Pollution, Antitrust and Climate Change Policies

Reiner, D.M. (February 2002)
[abstract]
Ph.D. Dissertation, MIT Department of Political Science, 2002

Participation of Developing Countries in Global Climate Regime

Xu, Y. (June 2002)
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Department of Technology and Policy, 2002

Driving the Ocean's Overturning: Analysis with Adjoint Models

Bugnion, V. (June 2001)
[abstract]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, 2001

A More Cost-Effective Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Modeling the Impact of Methane Abatement Opportunities

Hyman, R.C. (June 2001)
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technolgy and Policy Program, and Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001

Induced Technical Change in Computable General Equilibrium Models for Climate-Change Policy Analysis

Sue Wing, I. (June 2001)
[abstract] [PDF: 2926 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Technology, Management and Policy, 2001

Sequestering Carbon from Power Plants: The Jury is Still Out

Biggs, S. (May 2000)
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, 2000

Determinants of the Impacts of Emission Permits Banking on the Behavior of Greenhouse Gas Sources

Leyre, B. (June 2000)
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, 2000

The Roles of Mixing, Geothermal and Surface Buoyancy Forcing in Ocean Meridional Overturning Dynamics

Scott, J.R. (September 2000)
[abstract] [Full article available here: http://web.mit.edu/globalchange/www/MITJPSPGC_Rpt148.pdf]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, 2000

The Role of Vegetation Dynamics in the Climate of West Africa

Wang, G. (June 2000)
[PDF: 9321 kB]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2000

Uncertainty and Learning in Sequential Decision-Making: The Case of Climate Policy

Webster, M.D. (February 2000)
[abstract] [Full article available here: http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/8870]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Engineering Systems Division, 2000

Size Distributions, Population Dynamics, and Single-Cell Properties of Marine Plankton in Diverse Nutrient Environments

Cavender-Bares, K.K. (June 1999)
[abstract] [Full article available here: ttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/34338]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1999

Determinants of Regional Carbon Dioxide Abatement Costs And Inter-Regional Emissions Trading Potential

Decaux, A. (January 1999)
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, 1999

Ocean Circulation and Fluxes of Freshwater, Heat, Nutrients and Oxygen

Ganachaud, A. (June 1999)
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, 1999

Parameterization of Eddies in the Ocean

Wardle, R. (June 1999)
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, 1999

Intercomparison of Soil Hydrology Modules in the MIT Integrated Global System Model for Analysis of Climate Issues

De Silva, R. (June 1998)
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, 1998

Uncertainty in Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations from a Parametric Uncertainty Analysis of a Global Ocean Carbon Cycle Model

Holian, G.L. (September 1998)
[abstract] [PDF: 473 kB]
S.M. Thesis, MIT Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, 1998

Formulating Future Energy Supply Technologies in Long Range Greenhouse Emissions Models

Kendall, M.A. (May 1998)
Master of Science Thesis, MIT Technology and Policy Program, 1998

Secretariats as Catalysts: A Comparative Study of the Influence of Global Environmental Treaty Secretariats on Treaty Implementation

Sandford, R.A. (June 1998)
[abstract] [Full article available here: http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/28197]
Ph.D. Thesis, MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 1998