I would like to thank the many folks who were instrumental in helping me complete this thesis. I would like to first thank my wife Karen for her constant uplifting attitude and assistance in the field. On the technical side of things I would like to thank Andrew Steele of the National Park Service for all his insight and data pertaining to the July 2001 rain events. Mike Strager and the folks at the West Virginia GIS Technical Center were always there to answer my questions. I'd like to thank the members of my committee, Dr. Kite, Dr. Behling, and Dr. Skousen for patiently sticking with me and my thesis. Lastly, I'd like to thank the folks within the USGS EDMAP program for helping fund this thesis.
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