Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE)
Carrie Jucht
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3080
Remote sensing data are vital to understanding the physical world and to answering many of its needs and problems. The United States Geological Survey's (USGS) Remote Sensing Technologies (RST) Project, working with its partners, is proud to sponsor the annual Joint Agency Commercial Imagery Evaluation (JACIE) Workshop to help understand...
Geology, geochemistry, and genesis of the Greens Creek massive sulfide deposit, Admiralty Island, southeastern Alaska
Cliff D. Taylor, Craig A. Johnson
2010, Professional Paper 1763
In 1996, a memorandum of understanding was signed by representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey and Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Company to initiate a cooperative applied research project focused on the Greens Creek massive sulfide deposit in southeastern Alaska. The goals of the project were consistent with the mandate of...
U.S. Geological Survey activities related to American Indians and Alaska Natives: Fiscal years 2007 and 2008
Susan M. Marcus
2010, Circular 1345
In the late 1800s, John Wesley Powell, the second director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), followed his interest in the tribes of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau and studied their cultures, languages, and surroundings. From that early time, the USGS has recognized the importance of Native knowledge and...
Magnetotelluric survey to characterize the Sunnyside porphyry copper system in the Patagonia Mountains, Arizona
Brian D. Rodriguez, Jay A. Sampson
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1171
The Sunnyside porphyry copper system is part of the concealed San Rafael Valley porphyry system located in the Patagonia Mountains of Arizona. The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a series of multidisciplinary studies as part of the Assessment Techniques for Concealed Mineral Resources project. To help characterize the size and...
Shallow groundwater quality in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York
Irene J. Abbene
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5132
The onsite disposal of wastewater within the Patchogue River Basin-a riverine estuary that discharges into Great South Bay, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. -has adversely affected water quality and aquatic habitats within both the tidal and non-tidal portions of the river. In response to increased development within the approximately 14...
Effects of Changes in Irrigation Practices and Aquifer Development on Groundwater Discharge to the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve near Salinas, Puerto Rico
Eve L. Kuniansky, Jose M. Rodriguez
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5022
Since 1990, about 75 acres of black mangroves have died in the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve near Salinas, Puerto Rico. Although many factors can contribute to the mortality of mangroves, changes in irrigation practices, rainfall, and water use resulted in as much as 25 feet of drawdown in...
Hydrogeology and steady-state numerical simulation of groundwater flow in the Lost Creek Designated Ground Water Basin, Weld, Adams, and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado
L. R. Arnold
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5082
The Lost Creek Designated Ground Water Basin (Lost Creek basin) is an important alluvial aquifer for irrigation, public supply, and domestic water uses in northeastern Colorado. Beginning in 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Lost Creek Ground Water Management District and the Colorado Water Conservation Board, collected...
Macroinvertebrate-based assessment of biological condition at selected sites in the Eagle River watershed, Colorado, 2000-07
Robert E. Zuellig, James F. Bruce, Brian D. Healy, Cory A. Williams
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5148
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Colorado River Water Conservation District, Eagle County, Eagle River Water and Sanitation District, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, Colorado Department of Transportation, City of Aurora, Town of Eagle, Town of Gypsum, Town of Minturn, Town of Vail, Vail Resorts, Colorado Springs...
A climate trend analysis of Kenya-August 2010
Christopher C. Funk
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3074
Introduction This brief report draws from a multi-year effort by the United States Agency for International Development's Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) to monitor and map rainfall and temperature trends over the last 50 years (1960-2009) in Kenya. Observations from seventy rainfall gauges and seventeen air temperature stations were...
Hydrogeology and groundwater quality of Highlands County, Florida
Rick M. Spechler
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5097
Groundwater is the main source of water supply in Highlands County, Florida. As the demand for water in the county increases, additional information about local groundwater resources is needed to manage and develop the water supply effectively. To address the need for additional data, a study was conducted to evaluate...
Estuarine sedimentation, sediment character, and foraminiferal distribution in central San Francisco Bay, California
John L. Chin, Donald L. Woodrow, Mary McGann, Florence L. Wong, Theresa A. Fregoso, Bruce E. Jaffe
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1130
Central San Francisco Bay is the deepest subembayment in the San Francisco Bay estuary and hence has the largest water volume of any of the subembayments. It also has the strongest tidal currents and the coarsest sediment within the estuary. Tidal currents are strongest over the west-central part of central...
Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the North San Francisco Bay groundwater basins, 2004: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Justin T. Kulongoski, Kenneth Belitz, Matthew K. Landon, Christopher Farrar
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5089
Groundwater quality in the approximately 1,000-square-mile (2,590-square-kilometer) North San Francisco Bay study unit was investigated as part of the Priority Basin Project of the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The study unit is located in northern California in Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties. The GAMA Priority Basin Project...
Magnitude and extent of flooding at selected river reaches in western Washington, January 2009
M. C. Mastin, A.S. Gendaszek, C.R. Barnas
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5177
A narrow plume of warm, moist tropical air produced prolonged precipitation and melted snow in low-to-mid elevations throughout western Washington in January 2009. As a result, peak-of-record discharges occurred at many long-term streamflow-gaging stations in the region. A disaster was declared by the President for eight counties in Washington State...
Sampling protocol for post-landfall Deepwater Horizon oil release, Gulf of Mexico, 2010
F.D. Wilde, S. C. Skrobialowski, J.S. Hart
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1191
The protocols and procedures described in this report are designed to be used by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) field teams for the collection of environmental data and samples in coastal areas affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. This sampling protocol focuses specifically on...
Weighted regressions on time, discharge, and season (WRTDS), with an application to Chesapeake Bay River inputs
Robert M. Hirsch, Douglas Moyer, Stacey A. Archfield
2010, Journal of the American Water Resources Association (46) 857-880
A new approach to the analysis of long‐term surface water‐quality data is proposed and implemented. The goal of this approach is to increase the amount of information that is extracted from the types of rich water‐quality datasets that now exist. The method is formulated to allow for maximum flexibility in...
Hydrologic conditions and water quality of rainfall and storm runoff for two agricultural areas of the Oso Creek watershed, Nueces County, Texas, 2005-08
Darwin J. Ockerman, Carlos J. Fernandez
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5136
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program, and Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi, studied hydrologic conditions and water quality of rainfall and storm runoff of two primarily agricultural subwatersheds of the Oso...
Groundwater quality in the North San Francisco Bay groundwater basins, California
Justin T. Kulongoski, Kenneth Belitz
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3060
Groundwater provides more than 40 percent of California's drinking water. To protect this vital resource, the State of California created the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The Priority Basin Project of the GAMA Program provides a comprehensive assessment of the State's groundwater quality and increases public access to...
Emergency assessments of postfire debris-flow hazards for the 2009 La Brea, Jesusita, Guiberson, Morris, Sheep, Oak Glen, Pendleton, and Cottonwood fires in southern California
Susan H. Cannon, Joseph E. Gartner, Michael G. Rupert, John A. Michael
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1186
This report presents an emergency assessment of potential debris-flow hazards from basins burned by the 2009 La Brea and Jesusita fires in Santa Barbara County, the Guiberson fire in Ventura County, the Morris fire in Los Angeles County, the Sheep, Oak Glen, and Pendleton fires in San Bernardino County, and...
CoalVal-A coal resource valuation program
Timothy J. Rohrbacher, Gary E. McIntosh
2010, Open-File Report 2009-1282
CoalVal is a menu-driven Windows program that produces cost-of-mining analyses of mine-modeled coal resources. Geological modeling of the coal beds and some degree of mine planning, from basic prefeasibility to advanced, must already have been performed before this program can be used. United States Geological Survey mine planning is done...
Using prediction uncertainty analysis to design hydrologic monitoring networks: Example applications from the Great Lakes water availability pilot project
Michael N. Fienen, John E. Doherty, Randall J. Hunt, Howard W. Reeves
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5159
The importance of monitoring networks for resource-management decisions is becoming more recognized, in both theory and application. Quantitative computer models provide a science-based framework to evaluate the efficacy and efficiency of existing and possible future monitoring networks. In the study described herein, two suites of tools were used to evaluate...
Source, Use, and Disposition of Freshwater in Puerto Rico, 2005
Wanda L. Molina-Rivera
2010, Fact Sheet 2009-3080
Water diverted from streams and pumped from wells constitutes the main sources of water for the 78 municipios of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. A better understanding is needed about water-use patterns, particularly about the amount of water used, where and how this water is used and disposed, and how...
Bedload-surrogate monitoring technologies
John R. Gray, Jonathan B. Laronne, Jeffrey D. G. Marr
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5091
Advances in technologies for quantifying bedload fluxes and in some cases bedload size distributions in rivers show promise toward supplanting traditional physical samplers and sampling methods predicated on the collection and analysis of physical bedload samples. Four workshops held from 2002 to 2007 directly or peripherally addressed bedload-surrogate technologies, and...
Porphyry copper deposit model
Robert A. Ayuso, Mark D. Barton, Richard J. Blakely, Robert J. Bodnar, John H. Dilles, Floyd Gray, Fred T. Graybeal, John L. Mars, Darcy McPhee, Robert R Seal, Ryan D. Taylor, Peter G. Vikre
David A. John, editor(s)
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5070-B
This report contains a revised descriptive model of porphyry copper deposits (PCDs), the world's largest source (about 60 percent) and resource (about 65 percent) of copper and a major source of molybdenum, gold and silver. Despite relatively low grades (average 0.44 percent copper in 2008), PCDs have significant economic and...
Atmospheric mineral dust in dryland ecosystems: Applications of environmental magnetism
Richard L. Reynolds, Harland L. Goldstein, Mark E. Miller
2010, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (11)
Magnetic properties of shallow (<10‐cm depth), fine‐grained surficial sediments contrast greatly with those of immediately underlying bedrock across much of the dry American Southwest. At 26 study sites in fine‐grained (<63 μm) surficial sediments isolated from alluvial inputs, isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM; mean of 67 samples = 6.72 × 10−3 Am2 kg−1) is...
Using land-cover change as dynamic variables in surface-water and water-quality models
Krista A. Karstensen, Kelly L. Warner, Anne Kuhn
2010, General Information Product 110
Land-cover data are typically used in hydrologic modeling to establish or describe land surface dynamics. This project is designed to demonstrate the use of land-cover change data in surface-water and water-quality models by incorporating land-cover as a variable condition. The project incorporates three different scenarios that vary hydrologically and geographically:...
