Landsat TM and ETM+ thermal band calibration
J. A. Barsi, J. R. Schott, F. D. Palluconi, D. L. Helder, S.J. Hook, B. L. Markham, G. Chander, E. M. O’Donnell
2003, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing (29) 141-153
Landsat-5 has been imaging the Earth since March 1984, and Landsat-7 was added to the series of Landsat instruments in April 1999. The Landsat Project Science Office and the Landsat-7 Image Assessment System have been monitoring the on-board calibration of Landsat-7 since launch. Additionally, two separate university teams have been...
Correlation of the Klamath Mountains and Sierra Nevada
William P. Irwin
2003, Open-File Report 2002-490
This report graphically portrays the broadly parallel tectonic development of the Klamath Mountains and Sierra Nevada from early Paleozoic to Early Cretaceous time. It is dedicated to J.S. Diller of the U.S. Geological Survey who, during his pioneer field studies a century ago, recognized significant similarities between these two important...
Movements by juvenile and immature Steller's Sea Eagles Haliaeetus pelagicus tracked by satellite
M.J. McGrady, M. Ueta, E.R. Potapov, I. Utekhina, V. Marterov, A. Ladyguine, V. Zykov, J. Cibor, Mark R. Fuller, J.K. Seegar
2003, Ibis (145) 318-328
Twenty-four juvenile Steller's Sea Eagles Haliaeetus pelagicus were tracked via satellite from natal areas in Magadan, Kabarovsk, Amur, Sakhalin and Kamchatka. Nestling dispersal occurred between 9 September and 6 December (n = 24), mostly 14 September-21 October, and did not differ among regions or years. Most eagles made stopovers of...
A summary of the San Francisco tidal wetlands restoration series
Larry R. Brown
2003, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science (1)
The four topical articles of the Tidal Wetlands Restoration Series summarized and synthesized much of what is known about tidal wetlands and tidal wetland restoration in the San Francisco Estuary (hereafter “Estuary”). Despite a substantial amount of available information, major uncertainties remain. A major uncertainty with regard to fishes is...
The challenge of archiving and preserving remotely sensed data
John Faundeen
2003, Data Science Journal (2) 159-163
Few would question the need to archive the scientific and technical (S&T) data generated by researchers. At a minimum, the data are needed for change analysis. Likewise, most people would value efforts to ensure the preservation of the archived S&T data. Future generations will use analysis techniques not even considered...
Safety of aquaflor (florfenicol, 50% type a medicated article), administered in feed to channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
Mark P. Gaikowski, Jeffery C. Wolf, Richard G. Endris, William H. Gingerich
2003, Toxicologic Pathology (31) 689-697
Aquaflor, a feed premix containing the broad spectrum antibacterial agent florfenicol (50% w/w), is being developed for use to control enteric septicemia (ESC) in channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus caused by the gram-negative enterobacterium Edwardsiella ictaluri. The recommended dose of Aquaflor to control ESC is 10 mg/kg body weight (BW)/day for...
Occurrence of arsenic in ground water of the Middle Rio Grande Basin, central New Mexico
L.N. Plummer
A. H. Welch, Kenneth G. Stollenwerk, editor(s)
2003, Book chapter, Arsenic in ground water
Chemical data from more than 400 ground-water sites in the Middle Rio Grande Basin of central New Mexico indicate that arsenic concentrations exceed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency drinking-water standard of 10 micrograms per liter across broad areas of the Santa Fe Group aquifer system, which is currently the almost...
Monitoring amphibians in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
C. Kenneth Dodd Jr.
2003, Circular 1258
Amphibian species have inexplicably declined or disappeared in many regions of the world, and in some instances, serious malformations have been observed. In the United States, amphibian declines frequently have occurred even in protected areas. Causes for the declines and malformations probably are varied and may not even be related....
Two-dimensional inverse and three-dimensional forward modeling of MT (magnetotelluric) data to evaluate the mineral potential of the Amphitheater Mountains, Alaska, USA
Louise Pellerin, Jeanine M. Schmidt, G. Michael Hoversten
2003, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 3DEM-3 symposium: Three dimensional electromagnetics III: ASEG Special Publications 2003(1)
As part of an integrated geological and geophysical study to assess the mineral potential in the Amphitheater Mountains of south-central Alaska, USA, two magnetotelluric (MT) profiles were acquired during the summer of 2002. The two parallel MT lines, along with helicopter electromagnetic (HEM) and magnetic data acquired by the State...
Reconnaissance-level application of physical habitat simulation in the evaluation of physical habitat limits in the Animas Basin, Colorado
Robert T. Milhous
2003, Open-File Report 2003-222
The Animas River is in southwestern Colorado and flows mostly to the south to join the San Juan River at Farmington, New Mexico (Figure 1). The Upper Animas River watershed is in San Juan County, Colorado and is located in the San Juan Mountains. The lower river is in the...
Comparison of helicopter and ground surveys for North American elk Cervus elaphus and mule deer Odocoileus hemionus population composition
Louis C. Bender, Woodrow L. Myers, William R. Gould
2003, Wildlife Biology (9) 199-205
Both ground and helicopter surveys are commonly used to collect sex and age composition data for ungulates. Little attention has been paid, however, to whether data collected by each technique are similar. We compared helicopter and ground composition data for both elk Cervus elaphus and mule deer Odocoileus hemionus across a variety of habitats...
Environmental fate and effects of the lampricide TFM: A review
T.D. Hubert
2003, Conference Paper, Journal of Great Lakes Research
Use of 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) is limited geographically to the Great Lakes basin where it is the principal agent used in control of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). It is clear from available data that TFM has effects on the environment, but the effects reported are transient. Individual organisms and aquatic...
Specific-conductance, water-temperature, and water-level data, San Francisco Bay, California, for water years 2001-2002
P.A. Buchanan
2003, Interagency Ecological Program Newsletter (16) 25-30
This article presents time-series plots of specific-conductance, water-temperature, and water-level data collected in San Francisco Bay during water years 2001 and 2002 (October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2002). Specific-conductance and water-temperature data were recorded at 15-minute intervals at the following US Geological Survey (USGS) locations (Figure 1): • Suisun...
Evaluation of airborne topographic lidar for quantifying beach changes
A. H. Sallenger Jr., W.B. Krabill, R.N. Swift, J. Brock, J. List, M. Hansen, R.A. Holman, S. Manizade, J. Sontag, A. Meredith, K. Morgan, J.K. Yunkel, E.B. Frederick, H. Stockdon
2003, Journal of Coastal Research (19) 125-133
A scanning airborne topographic lidar was evaluated for its ability to quantify beach topography and changes during the Sandy Duck experiment in 1997 along the North Carolina coast. Elevation estimates, acquired with NASA's Airborne Topographic Mapper (ATM), were compared to elevations measured with three types of ground-based measurements - 1)...
Geothermal GIS coverage of the Great Basin, USA: Defining regional controls and favorable exploration terrains
M.F. Coolbaugh, D. L. Sawatzky, G.L. Oppliger, T.B. Minor, G. L. Raines, L. Shevenell, G. Blewitt, J.N. Louie
2003, Conference Paper, Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
A geographic information system (GIS) of geothermal resources, built last year for the state of Nevada, is being expanded to cover the Great Basin, USA. Data from that GIS is being made available to industry, other researchers, and the public via a web site at the Great Basin Center for...
Biological effect of low-head sea lamprey barriers: Designs for extensive surveys and the value of incorporating intensive process-oriented research
D.B. Hayes, J.R. Baylis, L.M. Carl, H.R. Dodd, J.D. Goldstein, R. L. McLaughlin, D.L.G. Noakes, L.M. Porto
2003, Conference Paper, Journal of Great Lakes Research
Four sampling designs for quantifying the effect of low-head sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) barriers on fish communities were evaluated, and the contribution of process-oriented research to the overall confidence of results obtained was discussed. The designs include: (1) sample barrier streams post-construction; (2) sample barrier and reference streams post-construction; (3)...
Chlorine-36 data at Yucca Mountain: Statistical tests of conceptual models for unsaturated-zone flow
K. Campbell, A. Wolfsberg, J. Fabryka-Martin, D. Sweetkind
2003, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology (62-63) 43-61
An extensive set of chlorine-36 (36Cl) data has been collected in the Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF), an 8-km-long tunnel at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the purpose of developing and testing conceptual models of flow and transport in the unsaturated zone (UZ) at this site. At several locations, the measured values...
Geothermometry, geochronology, and mass transfer associated with hydrothermal alteration of a rhyolitic hyaloclastite from Ponza Island, Italy
S. P. Altaner, R.F. Ylagan, S.M. Savin, J.L. Aronson, H. E. Belkin, A. Pozzuoli
2003, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (67) 275-288
A rhyolitic hyaloclastite from Ponza Island, Italy, was hydrothermally altered, producing four distinct alteration zones based on X-ray diffraction mineralogy and field textures: (1) nonpervasive argillic zone; (2) propylitic zone; (3) silicic zone; and (4) sericitic zone. The unaltered hyaloclastite is volcanic breccia with clasts of vesiculated obsidian in a...
Geology of the MER 2003 "Elysium" candidate landing site in southeastern Utopia Planitia, Mars
Kenneth L. Tanaka, Michael H. Carr, James A. Skinner, Martha S. Gilmore, Trent M. Hare
2003, Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets (108)
The NASA Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Project has been considering a landing-site ellipse designated EP78B2 in southeastern Utopia Planitia, southwest of Elysium Mons. The site appears to be relatively safe for a MER landing site because of its predicted low wind velocities in mesoscale atmospheric circulation models and its low...
Designing mark-recapture studies to reduce effects of distance weighting on movement distance distributions of stream fishes
B. Albanese, P. L. Angermeier, C. Gowan
2003, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (132) 925-939
Mark-recapture studies generate biased, or distance-weighted, movement data because short distances are sampled more frequently than long distances. Using models and field data, we determined how study design affects distance weighting and the movement distributions of stream fishes. We first modeled distance weighting as a function of recapture section length...
Geographic analysis and monitoring at the United States Geological Survey
J. Findley
2003, Cartography and Geographic Information Science (30) 203-210
The Geographic Analysis and Monitoring (GAM) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey assesses the Nation's land surface at a variety of spatial and temporal scales to understand the rates, causes, and consequences of natural and human-induced processes and their interactions that affect the landscape over time. The program plays an...
Imaging the Ferron Member of the Mancos Shale formation using reprocessed high-resolution 2-D seismic reflection data: Emery County, Utah
D. J. Taylor
2003, International Journal of Coal Geology (56) 171-201
Late in 1982 and early in 1983, Arco Exploration contracted with Rocky Mountain Geophysical to acquired four high-resolution 2-D multichannel seismic reflection lines in Emery County, Utah. The primary goal in acquiring this data was an attempt to image the Ferron Member of the Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale. Design of...
Deformation near the Casa Diablo geothermal well field and related processes Long Valley caldera, Eastern California, 1993-2000
J. F. Howle, J. O. Langbein, C. D. Farrar, S.K. Wilkinson
2003, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (127) 365-390
Regional first-order leveling lines, which extend from Lee Vining, CA, to Tom's Place, CA, have been surveyed periodically since 1957 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Geodetic Survey (NGS), and Caltrans. Two of the regional survey lines, or leveling networks, intersect at the Casa Diablo geothermal well field....
Temporal species richness-biomass relationships along successional gradients
Q. Guo
2003, Journal of Vegetation Science (14) 121-128
Diversity-biomass relationships are frequently reported to be hump-shaped over space at a given time. However, it is not yet clear how diversity and biomass change simultaneously and how they are related to each other over time (e.g. in succession) at one locality. This study develops a temporal model based on...
Diagnostic and molecular evaluation of three iridovirus-associated salamander mortality events
D. E. Docherty, C.U. Meteyer, Jingyuan Wang, J. Mao, S.T. Case, V. G. Chinchar
2003, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (39) 556-566
In 1998 viruses were isolated from tiger salamander larvae (Ambystoma tigrinum diaboli and A. tigrinum melanostictum) involved in North Dakota and Utah (USA) mortality events and spotted salamander (A. maculatum) larvae in a third event in Maine (USA). Although sympatric caudates and anurans were present at all three sites only...
