Land management in the Anthropocene: is history still relevant?: Incorporating historical ecology and climate change into land management; Lansdowne, Virginia, 22–25 April 2008
Hugh D. Safford, Julio L. Betancourt, Gregory D. Hayward, John A. Wiens, Claudia M. Regan
2008, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (89) 343-343
Ecological restoration, conservation, and land management are often based on comparisons with reference sites or time periods, which are assumed to represent “natural” or “properly functioning” conditions. Such reference conditions can provide a vision of the conservation or management goal and a means to measure progress toward that vision. Although...
Hydrologic conditions and quality of rainfall and storm runoff for two agricultural areas of the Oso Creek Watershed, Nueces County, Texas, 2005-07
Darwin J. Ockerman
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5103
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 quality of rainfall and storm runoff of two (primarily) agricultural areas (subwatersheds) of the Oso...
Digital Data for Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier, Washington, Revised 1998
S. P. Schilling, S. Doelger, R. Hoblitt, J. S. Walder, C. L. Driedger, K. M. Scott, P. T. Pringle, J.W. Vallance
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1220
Mount Rainier at 4393 meters (14,410 feet) is the highest peak in the Cascade Range; a dormant volcano having glacier ice that exceeds that of any other mountain in the conterminous United States. This tremendous mass of rock and ice, in combination with great topographic relief, poses a variety of...
Interactions among livestock grazing, vegetation type, and fire behavior in the Murphy Wildland Fire Complex in Idaho and Nevada, July 2007
Karen Launchbaugh, Bob Brammer, Matthew L. Brooks, Stephen C. Bunting, Patrick Clark, Jay Davison, Mark Fleming, Ron Kay, Mike Pellant, David A. Pyke
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1214
A series of wildland fires were ignited by lightning in sagebrush and grassland communities near the Idaho-Nevada border southwest of Twin Falls, Idaho in July 2007. The fires burned for over two weeks and encompassed more than 650,000 acres. A team of scientists, habitat specialists, and land managers was called...
Compilation of Disruptions to Airports by Volcanic Activity (Version 1.0, 1944-2006)
Marianne Guffanti, Gari C. Mayberry, Thomas J. Casadevall, Richard Wunderman
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1256
Volcanic activity has caused significant hazards to numerous airports worldwide, with local to far-ranging effects on travelers and commerce. To more fully characterize the nature and scope of volcanic hazards to airports, we collected data on incidents of airports throughout the world that have been affected by volcanic activity, beginning...
Hydrologic data from the study of acidic contamination in the Miami Wash— Pinal Creek Area, Arizona, water years 1997–2004
A.D. Konieczki, J. G. Brown, J. T. C. Parker
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1273
Since 1984, hydrologic data have been collected as part of a U.S. Geological Survey study of the occurrence and movement of acidic contamination in the aquifer and streams of the Pinal Creek drainage basin near Globe, Arizona. Ground-water data from that study are presented for water years 1997 through 2004...
Digital data for volcano hazards of the Three Sisters region, Oregon
S. P. Schilling, S. Doelger, W. E. Scott, R.M. Iverson
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1221
Three Sisters is one of three active volcanic centers that lie close to rapidly growing communities and resort areas in Central Oregon. The major composite volcanoes of this area are clustered near the center of the region and include South Sister, Middle Sister, and Broken Top. Additionally, hundreds of mafic...
Catalog of earthquake hypocenters at Alaskan volcanoes: January 1 through December 31, 2007
James P. Dixon, Scott D. Stihler, John A. Power
2008, Data Series 367
Between January 1 and December 31, 2007, AVO located 6,664 earthquakes of which 5,660 occurred within 20 kilometers of the 33 volcanoes monitored by the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Monitoring highlights in 2007 include: the eruption of Pavlof Volcano, volcanic-tectonic earthquake swarms at the Augustine, Illiamna, and Little Sitkin volcanic centers,...
Quantifying Ground-Water and Surface-Water Discharge from Evapotranspiration Processes in 12 Hydrographic Areas of the Colorado Regional Ground-Water Flow System, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona
Guy A. DeMeo, J. LaRue Smith, Nancy A. Damar, Jon Darnell
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5116
Rapid population growth in southern Nevada has increased the demand for additional water supplies from rural areas of northern Clark and southern Lincoln counties to meet projected water-supply needs. Springs and rivers in these undeveloped areas sustain fragile riparian habitat and may be susceptible to ground-water withdrawals. Most natural ground-water...
Summary of mercury and trace element results in precipitation from the Culpeper, Virginia, Mercury Deposition Network Site (VA-08), 2002-2006
Mark A. Engle, Allan Kolker, Douglas E. Mose, Joseph A. East, Jamey D. McCord
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1232
The VA-08 Mercury Deposition Network (MDN) site, southwest of Culpeper, Virginia, was established in autumn of 2002. This site, along with nearby VA-28 (~31 km west) at Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park, fills a spatial gap in the Mid-Atlantic region of the MDN network and provides Hg deposition data...
Hydrogeology, Chemical Characteristics, and Transport Processes in the Zone of Contribution of a Public-Supply Well in York, Nebraska
Matthew K. Landon, Brian R. Clark, Peter B. McMahon, Virginia L. McGuire, Michael J. Turco
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5050
In 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey, as part of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, initiated a topical study of Transport of Anthropogenic and Natural Contaminants (TANC) to PSW (public-supply wells). Local-scale and regional-scale TANC study areas were delineated within selected NAWQA study units for intensive study of processes...
Digital data for volcano hazards at Newberry Volcano, Oregon
S. P. Schilling, S. Doelger, D. R. Sherrod, L.G. Mastin, W. E. Scott
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1225
Newberry volcano is a broad shield volcano located in central Oregon, the product of thousands of eruptions, beginning about 600,000 years ago. At least 25 vents on the flanks and summit have been active during the past 10,000 years. The most recent eruption 1,300 years ago produced the Big Obsidian...
High-resolution chirp and mini-sparker seismic-reflection data from the southern California continental shelf — Gaviota to Mugu Canyon
Ray W. Sliter, Peter J. Triezenberg, Patrick E. Hart, Amy E. Draut, William R. Normark, James E. Conrad
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1246
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected high-resolution shallow seismic-reflection data in September, 2007, and June-July, 2008, from the continental shelf offshore of southern California between Gaviota and Mugu Canyon, in support of the California's State Waters Mapping Program. Data were acquired using SIG 2mille mini-sparker and Edgetech chirp 512 instruments...
Monitoring ecosystem quality and function in arid settings of the Mojave Desert
Jayne Belnap, Robert H. Webb, Mark E. Miller, David M. Miller, Lesley A. DeFalco, Philip A. Medica, Matthew L. Brooks, Todd C. Esque, Dave Bedford
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5064
Monitoring ecosystem quality and function in the Mojave Desert is both a requirement of state and Federal government agencies and a means for determining potential long-term changes induced by climatic fluctuations and land use. Because it is not feasible to measure every attribute and process in the desert ecosystem, the...
Development and Evaluation of a Riparian Buffer Mapping Tool
Lesley E. Milheim, Peter R. Claggett
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1266
Land use and land cover within riparian areas greatly affect the conditions of adjacent water features. In particular, riparian forests provide many environmental benefits, including nutrient uptake, bank stabilization, steam shading, sediment trapping, aquatic and terrestrial habitat, and stream organic matter. In contrast, residential and commercial development and associated transportation...
Digital data for volcano hazards in the Crater Lake Region, Oregon
S. P. Schilling, S. Doelger, C. R. Bacon, L.G. Mastin, K.E. Scott, M. Nathenson
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1223
Crater Lake lies in a basin, or caldera, formed by collapse of the Cascade volcano known as Mount Mazama during a violent, climactic eruption about 7,700 years ago. This event dramatically changed the character of the volcano so that many potential types of future events have no precedent there. This...
Digital data for volcano hazards in the Mount Jefferson Region, Oregon
S. P. Schilling, S. Doelger, J. S. Walder, C. A. Gardner, R. M. Conrey, B.J. Fisher
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1224
Mount Jefferson has erupted repeatedly for hundreds of thousands of years, with its last eruptive episode during the last major glaciation which culminated about 15,000 years ago. Geologic evidence shows that Mount Jefferson is capable of large explosive eruptions. The largest such eruption occurred between 35,000 and 100,000 years ago....
Submarine ground-water discharge and fate along the coast of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, Island of Hawai'i: Part 2, spatial and temporal variations in salinity, radium-isotope activity, and nutrient concentrations in coastal waters, December 2003 - April 2006
Karen Knee, Joseph Street, Eric E. Grossman, Adina Paytan
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5128
The aquatic resources of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, including rocky shoreline, fishponds, and anchialine pools, provide habitat to numerous plant and animal species and offer recreational opportunities to local residents and tourists. A considerable amount of submarine groundwater discharge was known to occur in the park, and this discharge was...
High-Resolution Digital Terrain Models of the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Region, California
Tom Coons, Christopher E. Soulard, Noah Knowles
2008, Data Series 359
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Region Geographic Science Center, in conjunction with the USGS Water Resources Western Branch of Regional Research, has developed a high-resolution elevation dataset covering the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta region of California. The elevation data were compiled photogrammically from aerial photography (May 2002) with a scale...
Specific conductance in the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and Diamond Creek, Northern Arizona, 1988-2007
Nicholas Voichick
2008, Data Series 364
The construction of Glen Canyon Dam, completed in 1963, resulted in substantial physical and biological changes to downstream Colorado River environments between Lake Powell and Lake Mead - an area almost entirely within Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. In an effort to understand these changes, data have been collected to...
Interpreting and Reporting Radiological Water-Quality Data
David E. McCurdy, John R. Garbarino, Ann H. Mullin
2008, Techniques and Methods 5-B6
This document provides information to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Science Centers on interpreting and reporting radiological results for samples of environmental matrices, most notably water. The information provided is intended to be broadly useful throughout the United States, but it is recommended that scientists who work at sites containing...
Mount Rainier— Living safely with a volcano in your backyard
Carolyn L. Driedger, William E. Scott
2008, Fact Sheet 2008-3062
Majestic Mount Rainier soars almost 3 miles (14,410 feet) above sea level and looms over the expanding suburbs of Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. Each year almost two million visitors come to Mount Rainier National Park to admire the volcano and its glaciers, alpine meadows, and forested ridges. However, the volcano's...
Rainfall, discharge, and water-quality data during stormwater monitoring, July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2008; Halawa stream drainage basin and the H-1 storm drain, Oahu, Hawai'i
Todd K. Presley, Marcael T. J. Jamison, Stacie T. M. Young
2008, Open-File Report 2008-1233
Storm runoff water-quality samples were collected as part of the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Stormwater Monitoring Program. The program is designed to assess the effects of highway runoff and urban runoff on Halawa Stream and to assess the effects from the H-1 storm drain on Manoa Stream. For...
Instrumentation recommendations for volcano monitoring at U.S. volcanoes under the national volcano early warning system
Seth C. Moran, Jeff T. Freymueller, Richard G. LaHusen, Kenneth A. McGee, Michael P. Poland, John A. Power, David A. Schmidt, David J. Schneider, George Stephens, Cynthia A. Werner, Randall A. White
2008, Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5114
As magma moves toward the surface, it interacts with anything in its path: hydrothermal systems, cooling magma bodies from previous eruptions, and (or) the surrounding “country rock.” Magma also undergoes significant changes in its physical properties as pressure and temperature conditions change along its path. These interactions and changes lead...
Digital Data for Volcano Hazards of the Mount Hood Region, Oregon
S. P. Schilling, S. Doelger, W. E. Scott, T.C. Pierson, J. E. Costa, C. A. Gardner, J.W. Vallance, Jon J. Major
2008, Open-File Report 2007-1222
Snow-clad Mount Hood dominates the Cascade skyline from the Portland metropolitan area to the wheat fields of Wasco and Sherman Counties. The mountain contributes valuable water, scenic, and recreational resources that help sustain the agricultural and tourist segments of the economies of surrounding cities and counties. Mount Hood is also...
