Characterizing Surface Temperature and Clarity of Kuwait's Seawaters Using Remotely Sensed Measurements and GIS Analyses By Mohammad M M Alsahli Submitted to the graduate degree program in Geography and the Graduate Faculty of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy _____________________________ Kevin P. Price, Chairperson _____________________________ Stephen Egbert, Co-Chairperson _____________________________ Daphne G. Fautin _____________________________ Jerome E. Dobson _____________________________ Robert Buddemeier Date Defended 23 November 2009