Indian land areas judicially established
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1978, Report
This map portrays the results of cases before the U.S. Indian Claims Commission or U.S. Court of Claims in which an American Indian tribe proved its original tribal occupancy of a tract within the continental United States....
Age of graben systems on the moon
Baerbel K. Lucchitta, Jessica A. Watkins
1978, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 9th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
The study focuses on the time of formation of the graben. An attempt is made to determine whether the graben are restricted to geologic units of certain ages, and whether and at what time graben formation ceased. It is shown that (1) most preserved graben formed considerably later than the...
A log-linear model approach to estimation of population size using the line-transect sampling method
David R. Anderson, K.P. Burnham, B.R. Crain
1978, Ecology (59) 190-193
The technique of estimating wildlife population size and density using the belt or line-transect sampling method has been used in many past projects, such as the estimation of density of waterfowl nestling sites in marshes, and is being used currently in such areas as the assessment of Pacific porpoise stocks...
Greater Atlanta region slope map
U.S. Geological Survey, editor(s)
1978, Report
No abstract available....
Global color variations on the Martian surface
L.A. Soderblom, K. Edwards, E. M. Eliason, E.M. Sanchez, M.P. Charette
1978, Icarus (34) 446-464
Surface materials exposed throughout the equatorial region of Mars have been classified and mapped on the basis of spectral reflectance properties determined by the Viking II Orbiter vidicon cameras. Frames acquired at each of three wavelengths (0.45 ± 0.03 μm, 0.53 ± 0.05 μm, and 0.59 ± 0.05 μm) during the approach of...
Chemical composition and distribution of lithium-rich brines in salar de Uyuni and nearby salars in southwestern Bolivia
George E. Ericksen, James D. Vine, Raul Ballon A.
1978, Energy (3) 355-363
Preliminary investigations at Salar de Uyuni and the nearby salars (salt pans) of Coipasa and Empexa in the southern part of the Bolivian Altiplano show the presence of widespread lithium-rich brines. Widely scattered brine samples from Salar de Uyuni, which...
Dislocation substructure of mantle-derived olivine as revealed by selective chemical etching and transmission electron microscopy
S. H. Kirby, M.W. Wegner
1978, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals (3) 309-330
Cleaved and mechanically polished surfaces of olivine from peridotite xenoliths from San Carlos, Arizona, were chemically etched using the techniques of Wegner and Christie (1974). Dislocation etch pits are produced on all surface orientations and they tend to be preferentially aligned along the traces of subgrain boundaries, which are approximately...
Oxygen and hydrogen isotope compositions of eclogites and associated rocks from the Eastern Sesia zone (Western Alps, Italy)
J. Desmons, J. R. O’Neil
1978, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (67) 79-85
Oxygen and hydrogen isotope analyses have been made of mineral separates from eclogites, glaucophanites and glaucophane schists from the eastern Sesia zone (Italian Western Alps). Regularities in (1) hydrogen isotope compositions, (2) order of 18O enrichment among coexisting minerals, and (3) ?? 18O (quartz-rutile) and ?? 18O (quartz-phengite) imply attainment...
Prediction of capacity factors for aqueous organic solutes adsorbed on a porous acrylic resin
E.M. Thurman, Ronald L. Malcolm, G. R. Aiken
1978, Analytical Chemistry (50) 775-779
The capacity factors of 20 aromatic, allphatic, and allcycllc organic solutes with carboxyl, hydroxyl, amine, and methyl functional groups were determined on Amberlite XAD-8, a porous acrylic resin. The logarithm of the capacity factor, k', correlated inversely with the logarithm of the aqueous molar solubility with significance of less than...
Location of Viking 1 Lander on the surface of Mars
E. C. Morris, K.L. Jones, J.P. Berger
1978, Icarus (34) 548-555
A location of the Viking 1 Lander on the surface of Mars has been determined by correlating topographic features in the lander pictures with similar features in the Viking orbiter pictures. Radio tracking data narrowed the area of search for correlating orbiter and lander features and an area was found...
The use of a paired comparison model in ordering stratigraphic events
Lucy E. Edwards, R.J. Beaver
1978, Journal of the International Association for Mathematical Geology (10) 261-272
Data from lowest and highest occurrence events in several stratigraphic sections are analyzed by means of a paired comparison model with ties. The model produces an estimated relative geochronological ordering of these events. This ordering must be compared with actual observations for revision and interpretation. ...
Microwave remote sensing of sea ice in the AIDJEX Main Experiment
W. J. Campbell, J. Wayenberg, J.B. Ramseyer, R.O. Ramseier, M.R. Vant, R. Weaver, A. Redmond, L. Arsenaul, P. Gloersen, H.J. Zwally, T.T. Wilheit, T.C. Chang, D. Hall, L. Gray, D.C. Meeks, M.L. Bryan, F.T. Barath, C. Elachi, F. Leberl, Tom Farr
1978, Boundary-Layer Meteorology (13) 309-337
During the AIDJEX Main Experiment, April 1975 through May 1976, a comprehensive microwave sensing program was performed on the sea ice of the Beaufort Sea. Surface and aircraft measurements were obtained during all seasons using a wide variety of active and passive microwave sensors. The surface program obtained passive microwave...
Subaerial weathering of sedimentary organic matter
J.L. Clayton, P.J. Swetland
1978, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (42) 305-312
Small diameter core samples were taken from outcrops of the Permian Phosphoria Formation and the Cretaceous Pierre Shale of the Western United States to determine the effects of weathering on organic matter in shale outcrops. While the Pierre Shale core showed no evidence of weathering, the Phosphoria Formation showed significant...
Uranium-lead isotope systematics and apparent ages of zircons and other minerals in precambrian granitic rocks, Granite Mountains, Wyoming
K.R. Ludwig, J. S. Stuckless
1978, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (65) 243-254
Zircon suites from the two main types of granite in the Granite Mountains, Wyoming, yielded concordia-intercept ages of 2,640??20 m.y. for a red, foliated granite (granite of Long Creek Mountain) and 2,595??40 m.y. for the much larger mass of the granite of Lankin Dome. These ages are statistically distinct (40??20...
Environmental trade-offs of tunnels vs cut-and-cover subways
M. Walton
1978, Underground Space (3) 61-67
Heavy construction projects in cities entail two kinds of cost - internal cost, which can be defined in terms of payments from one set of parties to another, and external cost, which is the cost borne by the community at large as the result of disutilities entailed in construction and...
The moon: Composition determined by nebular processes
J. W. Morgan, J. Hertogen, E. Anders
1978, The Moon and the Planets (18) 465-478
The bulk composition of the Moon was determined by the conditions in the solar nebula during its formation, and may be quantitatively estimated from the premise that the terrestrial planets were formed by cosmochemical processes similar to those recorded in the chondrites. The calculations are based on the Ganapathy-Anders 7-component...
Coccidia of whooping cranes
Donald J. Forrester, J. W. Carpenter, D.R. Blankinship
1978, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (14) 24-27
Coccidial oocysts were observed in 6 of 19 fecal samples from free-ranging whooping cranes (Grus americana) and 4 of 16 samples from captive whooping cranes. Eimeria gruis occurred in four free-ranging whooping cranes and E. reichenowi in two free-ranging and two captive whooping cranes. Fecal samples from two captive cranes contained oocysts of lsospora lacazei which...
Hydrologic appraisal of the water resources of the Homer-Preble Valley, New York
William Buller
1978, Water-Resources Investigations Report 78-94
Water resources of Homer-Preble Valley, 1 to 2 miles wide and 9 miles long, in central New York, were appraised because the area is expected to undergo considerable residential development in the near future. The main source of water supply to the residents of the area is the glacial-outwash aquifer....
Comparison of a few recording current meters in San Francisco Bay, CA
R. T. Cheng
1978, Conference Paper, Proceedings, Conference on Current Measurements
A team of research scientists in the U.S. Geological Survey uses San Francisco Bay, California, as an outdoor laboratory to study complicated interactions of physical, chemical, and biological processes which take place in an estuarine environment. A current meter comparison study was conceived because of the need to select a...
Analytical multicollimator camera calibration
W.P. Tayman
1978, Photogrammetria (34) 179-197
Calibration with the U.S. Geological survey multicollimator determines the calibrated focal length, the point of symmetry, the radial distortion referred to the point of symmetry, and the asymmetric characteristiecs of the camera lens. For this project, two cameras were calibrated, a Zeiss RMK A 15/23 and a Wild RC 8....
Orthogonal mapping: A computer program for quantifying shape differences
T. Huffman, R. A. Christopher, J. E. Hazel
1978, Computers & Geosciences (4) 121-130
Quantitative differences in the shape of two or more objects can be obtained by Orthogonal Mapping provided coincidental or analogous points can be identified on each object. The least-squares difference between each set of analogous points is determined by use of a projective transformation of a set of measured points...
Geothermal resource assessment of the United States
L.J.P. Muffler, R.L. Christiansen
1978, Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH (117) 160-171
Geothermal resource assessment is the broadly based appraisal of the quantities of heat that might be extracted from the earth and used economically at some reasonable future time. In the United States, the Geological Survey is responsible for preparing geothermal assessments based on the best available data and interpretations. Updates...
Atlantic Flyway review: Region V: Laurel, Prince Georges County, MD (390-0765)
Chandler S. Robbins
1978, North American Bird Bander (3) 69-69
Back-yard banding above the Patuxent River gorge was limited to early mornings and evenings on 28 days from 20 August through 12 October, and four full days within the same period.Although the number of birds captured per 100 net-hours was well above average in each of the three months, the...
Earthquake swarms and local crustal spreading along major strike-slip faults in California
C.S. Weaver, D.P. Hill
1978, Pure and Applied Geophysics PAGEOPH (117) 51-64
Earthquake swarms in California are often localized to areas within dextral offsets in the linear trend in active fault strands, suggesting a relation between earthquake swarms and local crustal spreading. Local crustal spereading is required by the geometry of dextral offsets when, as in the San Andreas system, faults have...
Dispersion of plutonium from contaminated pond sediments
T.F. Rees, J.M. Cleveland, Gottschall W. Carl
1978, Environmental Science & Technology (12) 1085-1087
No abstract available....
