Documents and Reports

GIS Surface Effects Map Archive

• Basemaps: Table showing the content and structure of the basemaps section of the archive

• Metadata: Links to the metadata files for the surface effects map databases contained in the archive

• Organization: Descriptions, naming conventions, and locations of the surface effects map files contained in the archive

  • Yucca Flat Shapefiles: Table showing the content and structure of the yfse shapefiles section of the archive

  • Pahute Mesa Shapefiles: Table showing the content and structure of the pmse shapefiles section of the archive

• How to Use the Surface Effects Map Data: Descriptions of the map databases and how to use these data to construct a map

• Glossary: Definitions of the nomenclature, terms, and acronyms used in the archive

• References: List of references sited throughout this archive documentation

• What is GIS?: USGS website (online documentation) describing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology and its uses

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Reports

• Open-File Report 97-695 (Report): File Size: 108 KB 
  Title: Field And Photogrammetric Methods For Mapping Nuclear Induced Surface Effects At The Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada. 
  Author: Martha Garcia (1997)

• Open-File Report 00-176 (Report): File Size: 1,462 KB
  Title: Geologic Surface Effects Of Underground Nuclear Testing, Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada. 
  Author: Dennis Grasso (2000) 

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    • Yucca Flat Map (OFR00-176, Plate 1): Plate 1 (36 x 62 in) File Size: 1,443 KB (PDF Format) 

    • Yucca Flat Map (OFR00-176, Plate 1): Plate 1 (36 x 62 in) File Size: 708 KB (HTML Format)

• Open-File Report 01-272 (Report): File Size: 1,345 KB
  Title: GIS Surface Effects Of Underground Nuclear Detonations Conducted at Yucca Flat and Pahute Mesa, Nevada Test Site, Nevada. 
  Author: Dennis Grasso (2001) 

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    • Pahute Mesa Map (OFR01-272, Plate 1): Plate 1 (48 x 36 in) File Size: 712 KB (PDF Format)

    • Pahute Mesa Map (OFR01-272, Plate 1): Plate 1 (48 x 36 in) File Size: 420 KB (HTML Format)

• Open-File Report 03-125 (Map): File Size: 1,198 KB
  Title: Geologic Surface Effects of Underground Nuclear Testing, Buckboard Mesa, Climax Stock, Dome Mountain, Frenchman Flat, Rainier/Aqueduct Mesa, and Shoshone Mountain, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
  Author: Dennis Grasso (2003) 

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    • Other Areas Map (OFR03-125, Map): Multi-Panel Map (62 x 38 in) File Size: 1,198 KB (PDF Format)

    • Other Areas Map (OFR03-125, Map): Multi-Panel Map (62 x 38 in) File Size: 686 KB (HTML Format)