Comparison of streamflow and water-quality data collection techniques for the Saginaw River, Michigan
C. J. Hoard, D. J. Holtschlag, J.W. Duris, D.A. James, D.J. Obenauer
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5150
In 2009, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Geological Survey developed a plan to compare the effect of various streamgaging and water-quality collection techniques on streamflow and stream water-quality data for the Saginaw River, Michigan. The Saginaw River is the primary contributor of surface runoff to Saginaw...
2011 Georgiana Slough non-physical barrier performance evaluation project report
Ryan R. Reeves, Jacob McQuirk, Khalid Ameri, Russell W. Perry, Jason G. Romine, Theresa L. Liedtke, Jon R. Burau, Aaron R. Blake, Chris Fitzer, Natalie Smith, Steve Pagliughi, Sam Johnston, Kevin Kumagai, Kenneth Cash
2012, Report
The Sacramento River and its tributaries support populations of anadromous fish species including winter-run, spring-run, fall-run, and late fall–run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha); and steelhead (O. mykiss). Several of these species are listed as threatened or endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), or...
Book review: Earthquakes and water
Barbara A. Bekins
2012, Geofluids (12) 261-263
It is really nice to see assembled in one place a discussion of the documented and hypothesized hydrologic effects of earthquakes. The book is divided into chapters focusing on particular hydrologic phenomena including liquefaction, mud volcanism, stream discharge increases, groundwater level, temperature and chemical changes,...
On the relative roles of hydrology, salinity, temperature, and root productivity in controlling soil respiration from coastal swamps (freshwater)
Ken W. Krauss, Julie L. Whitbeck, Rebecca J. Howard
2012, Plant and Soil (358) 265-274
Background and aims Soil CO2 emissions can dominate gaseous carbon losses from forested wetlands (swamps), especially those positioned in coastal environments. Understanding the varied roles of hydroperiod, salinity, temperature, and root productivity on soil respiration is important in discerning how carbon balances may shift as freshwater swamps retreat inland with...
Bathymetry and capacity of Blackfoot Reservoir, Caribou County, Idaho, 2011
Molly S. Wood, Kenneth D. Skinner, Ryan L. Fosness
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3229
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, surveyed the bathymetry and selected above-water sections of Blackfoot Reservoir, Caribou County, Idaho, in 2011. Reservoir operators manage releases from Government Dam on Blackfoot Reservoir based on a stage-capacity relation developed about the time of dam construction in the...
Landscape consequences of natural gas extraction in Bradford and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania, 2004-2010
E.T. Slonecker, L.E. Milheim, C.M. Roig-Silva, A.R. Malizia, D.A. Marr, G.B. Fisher
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1154
Increased demands for cleaner burning energy, coupled with the relatively recent technological advances in accessing unconventional hydrocarbon-rich geologic formations, led to an intense effort to find and extract natural gas from various underground sources around the country. One of these sources, the Marcellus Shale, located in the Allegheny Plateau, is...
Potential pollutant sources in a Choptank River (USA) subwatershed and the influence of land use and watershed characteristics
Gabriela T. Nino de Guzman, Cathleen J. Hapeman, Kusuma Prabhakara, Eton E. Codling, Daniel R. Shelton, Clifford P. Rice, W. Dean Hively, Gregory W. McCarty, Megan W. Lang, Alba Torrents
2012, Science of the Total Environment (430) 270-279
Row-crop and poultry production have been implicated as sources of water pollution along the Choptank River, an estuary and tributary of the Chesapeake Bay. This study examined the effects of land use, subwatershed characteristics, and climatic conditions on the water quality parameters of a subwatershed in the Choptank River watershed....
Local-area-enhanced, 2.5-meter resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of the Balkhab mineral district in Afghanistan: Chapter B in Local-area-enhanced, high-resolution natural-color and color-infrared satellite-image mosaics of mineral districts in Afghanistan
Philip A. Davis, Laura E. Cagney
2012, Data Series 709-B
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, prepared databases for mineral-resource target areas in Afghanistan. The purpose of the databases is to (1) provide useful data to ground-survey crews for use in performing detailed assessments of the...
Groundwater, surface-water, and water-chemistry data, Black Mesa area, northeastern Arizona - 2010-2011
Jamie P. Macy, Christopher R. Brown, Jessica R. Anderson
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1102
The Navajo (N) aquifer is an extensive aquifer and the primary source of groundwater in the 5,400-square-mile Black Mesa area in northeastern Arizona. Availability of water is an important issue in northeastern Arizona because of continued water requirements for industrial and municipal use by a growing population and because of...
Publications of the Volcano Hazards Program 2010
Manuel Nathenson
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1177
The Volcano Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is part of the Geologic Hazards Assessments subactivity as funded by Congressional appropriation. Investigations are carried out in the USGS and with cooperators at the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, University of...
Characterization of subsurface geologic structure for potential water resources near the Villages of Moenkopi, Arizona, 2009--2010
Jamie P. Macy
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5180
The Hopi Tribe depends on groundwater as their primary drinking-water source in the area of the Villages of Moenkopi, in northeastern Arizona. Growing concerns of the potential for uranium contamination at the Moenkopi water supply wells from the Tuba City Landfill prompted the need for an improved understanding of subsurface...
Earthquakes and faults in southern California (1970-2010)
Benjamin M. Sleeter, James P. Calzia, Stephen R. Walter
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3222
The map depicts both active and inactive faults and earthquakes magnitude 1.5 to 7.3 in southern California (1970–2010). The bathymetry was generated from digital files from the California Department of Fish And Game, Marine Region, Coastal Bathymetry Project. Elevation data are from the U.S. Geological Survey National Elevation Database. Landsat...
Groundwater flow and water budget in the surficial and Floridan aquifer systems in east-central Florida
Nicasio Sepulveda, Claire R. Tiedeman, Andrew M. O’Reilly, Jeffrey B. Davis, Patrick Burger
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5161
A numerical transient model of the surficial and Floridan aquifer systems in east-central Florida was developed to (1) increase the understanding of water exchanges between the surficial and the Floridan aquifer systems, (2) assess the recharge rates to the surficial aquifer system from infiltration through the unsaturated zone and (3)...
Flood-inundation maps for Suwanee Creek from the confluence of Ivy Creek to the Noblin Ridge Drive bridge, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Jonathan W. Musser
2012, Scientific Investigations Map 3226
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 6.9-mile reach of Suwanee Creek, from the confluence of Ivy Creek to the Noblin Ridge Drive bridge, were developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with Gwinnett County, Georgia. The inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science...
Dissolved methane in New York groundwater, 1999-2011
William M. Kappel, Elizabeth A. Nystrom
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1162
New York State is underlain by numerous bedrock formations of Cambrian to Devonian age that produce natural gas and to a lesser extent oil. The first commercial gas well in the United States was dug in the early 1820s in Fredonia, south of Buffalo, New York, and produced methane from...
Baseline groundwater quality in national park units within the Marcellus and Utica Shale gas plays, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, 2011
David A.V. Eckhardt, Ronald A. Sloto
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1150
Groundwater samples were collected from 15 production wells and 1 spring at 9 national park units in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia in July and August 2011 and analyzed to characterize the quality of these water supplies. The sample sites generally were selected to represent areas of potential effects...
U.S. Department of the Interior South Central Climate Science Center
Allison A. Shipp
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3082
On September 14, 2009, the Secretary of the Interior signed a Secretarial Order (No. 3289) entitled, "Addressing the Impacts of Climate Change on America's Water, Land, and Other Natural and Cultural Resources." The Order effectively established the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Climate Science Centers (CSCs) for the purpose...
Radioisotopic data of sediment collected in Mobile and Bon Secour Bays, Alabama
Marci E. Marot, Christopher G. Smith
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1172
The focus of this study was to determine the extent of natural and (or) anthropogenic impacts on the sedimentary records of Mobile and Bon Secour Bays, Alabama during the last 150 years. These bays are unique in that anthropogenic activities are generally widespread and span both the eastern and western...
Demographics and run timing of adult Lost River (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose (Chasmistes brevirostris) suckers in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, 2011
David A. Hewitt, Eric C. Janney, Brian S. Hayes, Alta C. Harris
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1193
Executive Summary Data from a long-term capture-recapture program were used to assess the status and dynamics of populations of two long-lived, federally endangered catostomids in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon. Lost River suckers (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose suckers (Chasmistes brevirostris) have been captured and tagged with passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags during...
The ChemCam Instrument Suite on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Rover: Science objectives and mast unit description
S. Maurice, R. C. Wiens, M. Saccoccio, B. Barraclough, O. Gasnault, O. Forni, N. Mangold, D. Baratoux, S. Bender, G. Berger, J. Bernardin, M. Berthe, N. Bridges, D. Blaney, M. Bouye, P. Cais, B. Clark, S. Clegg, A. Cousin, D. Cremers, A. Cros, L. DeFlores, C. Derycke, B. Dingler, G. Dromart, B. Dubois, M. Dupieux, E. Durand, L. d’Uston, C. Fabre, B. Faure, A. Gaboriaud, T. Gharsa, Kenneth E. Herkenhoff, E. Kan, L. Kirkland, D. Kouach, J.-L. Lacour, Y. Langevin, J. Lasue, S. Le Mouélic, M. Lescure, E. Lewin, D. Limonadi, G. Manhes, P. Mauchien, C. McKay, P.-Y. Meslin, Y. Michel, E. Miller, Horton E. Newsom, G. Orttner, A. Paillet, L. Pares, Y. Parot, R. Pérez, P. Pinet, F. Poitrasson, B. Quertier, B. Salle, Christophe Sotin, V. Sautter, H. Seran, J.J. Simmonds, J.-B. Sirven, R. Stiglich, N. Striebig, J.-J. Thocaven, M.J. Toplis, D. Vaniman
2012, Space Science Reviews (170) 95-166
ChemCam is a remote sensing instrument suite on board the "Curiosity" rover (NASA) that uses Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) to provide the elemental composition of soils and rocks at the surface of Mars from a distance of 1.3 to 7 m, and a telescopic imager to return high resolution context...
Validation of the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model Version 2 over the conterminous United States
Dean B. Gesch, Michael J. Oimoen, Zhen Zhang, David J. Meyer, Jeffrey J. Danielson
2012, Conference Paper, Imaging a sustainable future, 22nd Congress
The ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model Version 2 (GDEM v2) was evaluated over the conterminous United States in a manner similar to the validation conducted for the original GDEM Version 1 (v1) in 2009. The absolute vertical accuracy of GDEM v2 was calculated by comparison with more than 18,000 independent...
Contributions of Arctic PRISM to monitoring western hemispheric shorebirds
Susan K. Skagen, Paul A. Smith, Brad A. Andres, Garry Donaldson, Stephen Brown
2012, Book chapter, Arctic shorebirds in North America: a decade of monitoring
Long-term monitoring of populations is of paramount importance to understanding responses oforganisms to global environmental change and to evaluating whether conservation practices are yielding intended results through time (Wiens 2009). The population status of many shorebird species, the focus of this volume, remain poorly known. Long-distance migrant shorebirds have proven...
Leaching of elements from bottom ash, economizer fly ash, and fly ash from two coal-fired power plants
Kevin B. Jones, Leslie F. Ruppert, Sharon M. Swanson
2012, International Journal of Coal Geology (94) 337-348
To assess how elements leach from several types of coal combustion products (CCPs) and to better understand possible risks from CCP use or disposal, coal ashes were sampled from two bituminous-coal-fired power plants. One plant located in Ohio burns high-sulfur (about...
Problem of the Love‐Gannon relation between the asymmetric disturbance field and Dst
G. L. Siscoe, Jeffrey J. Love, J.L. Gannon
2012, Journal of Geophysical Research A: Space Physics (117)
Love and Gannon (2009) discovered that statistically, over a fifty year period the difference in the dawn and dusk disturbance‐field H component at low latitudes (hourly averaged) is linearly proportional to Dst. If the difference is designated by δDD in units of nT/RE, then the Love‐Gannon (L‐G) relation is δDD = −0.2 Dst. At any time departures from the relation can...
Review and update of the applications of organic petrology: Part 1, geological applications
Isabel Suarez-Ruiz, Deolinda Flores, João Graciano Mendonça Filho, Paul C. Hackley
2012, International Journal of Coal Geology (99) 54-112
Organic petrology developed as coal petrology at the beginning of the 20th century dedicated mainly to the study of coals because of their utilization in industry. Coal petrology was then considered a branch of coal science. Later, with the development of specialized nomenclature, classification of coal components, and the standardization...
