Geochemical exploration for uranium in playas
D. L. Leach, K.P. Puchlik, R.K. Glanzman
1980, Journal of Geochemical Exploration (13) 251-283
Playas and closed-basin lakes represent unique geochemical environments for the entrapment and concentration of mobile chemical elements. For this reason, playas may be considered as potentially favorable areas for the accumulation of uranium. We investigated playa sediments to determine their value as possible sample media for determining the presence...
Epizootic of coccidiosis in free-flying lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
R. M. Windingstad, M.E. McDonald, Louis N. Locke, S.M. Kerr, J.A. Sinn
1980, Avian Diseases (24) 1044-1049
A coccidiosis epizootic has occurred in lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) at Bluestem Reservoir in eastern Nebraska during the spring in each of three recent years: 1976-1978. Losses peaked during the period from mid-March through April. As much as 29% of the peak population of scaup using the reservoir died. Necropsies...
Ocean eddy structure by satellite radar altimetry required for iceberg towing
W. J. Campbell, R. E. Cheney, J. G. Marsh, N. M. Mognard
1980, Cold Regions Science and Technology (1) 211-221
Models for the towing of large tabular icebergs give towing speeds of 0.5 knots to 1.0 knots relative to the ambient near surface current. Recent oceanographic research indicates that the world oceans are not principally composed of large steady-state current systems, like the Gulf Stream, but that most of the...
Salmonella meningoencephalomyelitis in a northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinsus)
R. K. Stroud, M.E. Roelke
1980, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (16) 15-18
Salmonella enteritidis was isolated from the brain of a neonatal northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) with gross and microscopic lesions of meningoencephalomyelitis. Microscopic lesions in the liver and lung suggested septicemia....
Earthquakes, November-December, 1979
W. J. Person
1980, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 113-116
Earthquakes, January-February, 1980
W. J. Person
1980, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (12) 200-202
Water quality of Tampa Bay, Florida, June 1972 - May 1976
Carole L. Goetz, Carl R. Goodwin
1980, Water-Resources Investigations Report 80-12
A comprehensive assessment of the water quality of Tampa Bay, Florida, was initiated in 1970 to provide background information to evaluate the effects of widening and deepening the ship channel to the port of Tampa. This report provides results of water-quality sampling in the bay from 1972 to 1976, prior...
Seismology at the Australian National University; an interview with Anton L. Hales
H. Spall
1980, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (12) 54-59
Dr. Anton L. Hales is a leading seismologist who has just retired as Director of the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra. Prior to that, he headed the Geosciences Division at the University of Texas at Dallas, and, before that, he was Director of...
The earthquake educational institute at San Francisco State University
R. Sullivan, R. Pestrong, H. Strongin
1980, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (12) 174-176
The Earthquake Educational Institute was established in 1978 at San Francisco State University under a grant from the U.S National Science Foundation. The goal of the Institute is to develop earthquake-related curricula for use in elementary and secondary schools in the hope that, by educating students about earthquakes, they will...
Earthquake prediction in the Soviet Union; an interview with I. L. Nersesov
H. Spall
1980, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (12) 60-63
Dr. I. L. Nersesov is a seismologist with the Institute of Physics of the Earth, Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R., Moscow. He is one of the leaders in the Soviet national program of earthquake prediction. ...
Sir Harold Jeffreys
H. Spall
1980, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (12) 48-53
Sir Harold Jeffreys is a world authority in theoretical geophyiscs. hew as born in Northumbria (northeast of England) and educated at Armstrong College (now the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne) and Cambridge University. He is now a Senior Fellow of St.John's College, Cambridge. He has published over 300 scientific papers and is...
Seismology in South America; an interview with Alberto Giesecke
H. Spall
1980, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (12) 64-70
Dr. Alberto A. Giesecke is head of the Instituto Geofisico del Peru, in Lima, Peru, and Director of Centro Regional de Sismologia para America del Sur (CERESIS). The center is dedicated to the coordination and promotion of earthquake hazard mitigation. Dr. Giesecke was President of the National Research Council of...
Continuous monitoring of Mount St. Helens Volcano
H. Spall
1980, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (12) 220-227
Day by day monitoring of the Mount St. Helens Volcano. These are four scenarios, very different scenarios, that can occur in a average week at Mount St. Helens. Ranging from eruptions of gas and to steam to eruptions of ash and pyroclastic flows to even calm days. This example of...
Structural characteristics of fulvic acids from Continental Shelf sediments
Patrick G. Hatcher, Irving A. Breger, M.A. Mattingly
1980, Nature (285) 560-562
Fulvic acids are those components of soil organic matter that remain soluble after a dilute alkaline extract of the soil is acidified to pH 2 (refs 1, 2). This extraction procedure has been applied to marine sediments, and the organic compounds so recovered have been called marine sedimentary fulvic acids....
Geoscientists for international development
David A. Hastings
1980, The British Geologist (6) 104-106
Professional societies are usually concerned with the advancement of scientific knowledge, but a relative newcomer to the international scene has a different focus - geoscience development in the Third World. David Hastings, a member of AGID, explains....
Earthquake alarm; operating the seismograph station at the University of California, Berkeley
B. Stump
1980, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (12) 88-97
New evidence for magmatic intrusion beneath the Rio Grande rift, New Mexico
J.N. Towle
1980, Geological Society of America Bulletin (91) 626-630
An analysis of the geomagnetic variation field across the Rio Grande rift has identified two concentrations of telluric current flow beneath the rift caused by channeling of telluric currents in electrically conductive structures in the crust and upper mantle. A shallow conductor nearly...
Data availability and technology transfer at the EROS Data Center: Current responsibilities, recent developments, and future plans
Donald T. Lauer
1980, Conference Paper, Proceedings of remote sensing for national resources: An international view of problems, promises and accomplishments
No abstract available....
Coal resource occurrence and coal development potential maps of the Rangely NE quadrangle, Rio Blanco and Moffat Counties, Colorado
AAA Engineering and Drafting Inc.
1980, Open-File Report 79-1422
No abstract available....
Satellite image atlas of glaciers
J.G. Ferrigno, R. S. Williams Jr.
1980, IAHS Red Book 126
The US Geological Survey has initiated a project to prepare a satellite image atlas of glaciers with the cooperation of a number of US and international organizations. The atlas will include the geographical distribution of glaciers as well as topics of glaciology and related environmental phenomena using Landsat, NOAA and...
Water resources data for Maryland and Delaware, water year 1978
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1979, Water Data Report MD-DE-78-1
No abstract available....
Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1979
Don Price, W.N. Jibson, P. Kay Contratto, R. W. Mower, Judy I. Steiger, V.L. Jensen, M. D. ReMillard, D. C. Emett, C.T. Sumison, P.A. Carroll, L.J. Neff, G. W. Sandberg, L. R. Herbert
1979, Cooperative Investigations Report 18
This report is the sixteenth in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series, prepared cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources, provide data to enable interested parties to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions.This report, like...
Seismology on Mars
1979, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (11) 120-126
Seismic gaps: Some questions and answers
1979, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (11) 221-223
Understanding seismicity within the continents
1979, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (11) 80-88
