Exploring the American West
The web site of Stuart Wier
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Natural History of the American West
The Native Trees of Colorado
A guide to all native trees of Colorado, with details for easy identification.
This is the most popular item on my web site, with typically 35 visits per day in winter, to 175 in summer.
Reports about the Mountain Pine Beetle and the Pine Beetle Epidemic, a compilation.
Books about Colorado Trees and Colorado Natural History
Geology and Geophysics
The Geology of Zion National Park -- a brief overview . . . and a reading list about Zion geology.Residual topography map of the Western US
Emphasizing local highs and lows to aid interpretation of geology. USGS ETOPO2 2 minute grid, minus its 30 point wide areal average, at each grid point.Geoid heights residuals map of the Western US
GEOID09 (1 min grid points) less GOCE geoid heights (12 min grid)Geophysics of the Western United States: Recent Observations and Earth Structure Models
Original work in Science and Engineering
A change in seismicity near the Mid-America Trench following the Oaxaca earthquake (1981)
Early work on earthquake triggering by stress change from adjacent earthquakes in the same subduction rupture zone.
Using Numerical Model Output to Provide Initial Forecasts of Surface Weather (1996)
Generating Initial Surface Forecast Values from NCEP Models (1997)
This work became the proof of concept for what became the NWS computer-generated online 'point' weather forecasts,
such as this
New York City forecast.
Construction of Egyptian Old Kingdom Pyramids
(Cambridge Archaeological Journal 1996, 6: pp 150-163)
In the 1990s archaeologists and engineers finally figured out how the pyramids were built. This is one key report.
Designing and Managing Successful Projects (1997-2011)
An overview of some simple principles to attain success designing & implementing new projects.
The UNAVCO IDV (data viewer) (2004-2011) The UNAVCO IDV is a true 3D display system for exploration of Earth-located data.
History of Technology Research
Designing a Sundial for Clock Time How you can design a sundial for any location which gives clock time, correct to a minute or two.
The Design of Jules Verne's Submarine Nautilus, revised from my article of 1982. 9 MB
History of the Early West: historical research
Firearms of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: short summary complete report (published in part in 2005).
History of the Early West: Readers' Guides
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Reader's Guide to the Mountain Men of the American West
This is the second most popular item on my web site, with typically 40 visits per day.
Lewis and Clark: A Guide to Sources of Information
History: Readers' Guides for other topics
Food and Cooking
Biscuits, Crackers, and Hard Tack in Early America published in The Journal of the Early Americas, January 2011.
A Simple Brick Bake Oven for wood-fired baking
Good Classic Wood Sailboats
The Boats of Swallows and Amazons online since 1995.
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"The artist's job is not to succumb to despair, but to find
an antidote to the emptiness of existence." - Woody Allen
All material, except UNAVCO IDV material, Copyright ©
1982, 1986, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012 S. K. Wier
Reproduction, retransmission, reuse, or redistribution prohibited without prior written
consent of the author. Links to complete topics here are allowed.
Individuals are welcome to print one copy of an item for their own personal use.