Delineation of surf scoter habitat in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland: macrobenthic and sediment composition of surf scoter feeding sites
D.M. Kidwell, Matthew C. Perry
2005, Book chapter, Second North American Sea Duck Conference, November 7-11, 2005, Annapolis, Maryland. Program and Abstracts
Surveys of surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) along the Atlantic coast of the United States have shown population declines in recent decades. The Chesapeake Bay has traditionally been a key wintering area for surf scoters. Past and present research has shown that bivalves constitute a major food item for...
Habitats used by black and surf scoters in eastern North America as determined by satellite radio telemetry
Matthew C. Perry, D.M. Kidwell, A. M. Wells-Berlin, E.J.R. Lohnes, Glenn H. Olsen, P.C. Osenton
2005, Book chapter, Second North American Sea Duck Conference, November 7-11, 2005, Annapolis, Maryland. Program and Abstracts
Satellite radio telemetry was used to determine the movements and habitats of black scoters (Melanitta nigra) and surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) in eastern North America. A total of 21 surf scoters were instrumented during five years (2001-05) and 32 black scoters were instrumented during three years (2002-04) with implanted...
Wildlife and habitat damage assessment from Hurricane Charley: recommendations for recovery of the J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Complex. [Final report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]
J.M. Meyers, C.A. Langtimm, T. J. Smith III, K. Pednault-Willett
2005, Book
On 13 August 2004, the first of four hurricanes to strike Florida in <6 weeks came ashore near J. N. ?Ding? Darling National Wildlife Refuge (JNDDNWR) Complex, Sanibel Island, FL. Hurricane Charley passed just north of Sanibel Island with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph (123 knots) and a...
Management, monitoring, and protection protocols for colonially nesting waterbirds at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
R.M. Erwin
2005, Book
USGS MODIS direct broadcast - Reception and processing at the USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3119
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is a key instrument aboard NASA?s Terra Earth Observing System (EOS) AM and Aqua EOS PM spacecrafts....
The Western Fisheries Research Center studies: threatened and endangered fishes
M. Parsley, G.G. Scoppettone, R. Shively, D. Gadomski, D. Becker
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3064
Within historical time, western native fish communities have faced increasing threats from habitat loss, invasive species, and pollution. It should come as no surprise that human development has greatly altered fish habitat in the west because of the importance of water for domestic, agricultural, and industrial uses, power generation, waste...
Managing water in the West: developing new tools for a critical resource
G.G. Scoppettone, D. Gadomski, J. Petersen, J. Hatten
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3065
Rapid population growth in the Western United States over the last century has placed increasing strains on our water supplies and aquatic ecosystems. Historically, water rights have been used to determine the allocation of water in the West, but rules and regulations related to endangered species now often drive how...
Arid lands of the Southwest
M. Saiki, G.G. Scoppettone, D. Gadomski, D. Becker
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3068
When thinking about plants and animals that inhabit hot arid lands of the southwestern U.S., fish are easily overlooked by most people. However, these desert lands often contain isolated springs or cienegas (a Spanish term referring to permanently saturated 'seep wetlands') and streams supporting native fishes that occur no where...
Commerical Remote Sensing Data Contract
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3010
The U. S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Commercial Remote Sensing Data Contracts (CRSDCs) provide government agencies with access to a broad range of commercially available remotely sensed airborne and satellite data. These contracts were established to support The National Map partners, other Federal Civilian agency programs, and Department of Defense programs...
Elevation derivatives for national applications
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3049
The Elevation Derivatives for National Applications (EDNA) project is a multi-agency effort to develop standard topographically derived layers for use in hydrologic and environmental modeling. The EDNA takes advantage of the seamless and filtered characteristics for the National Elevation Dataset (NED) to create a hydrologically conditioned Digital Elevation Model (DEM)...
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Composites
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3114
The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is a broad-band scanner with four to six bands, depending on the model. The AVHRR senses in the visible, near-, middle-, and thermal- infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This sensor is carried on a series of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
USGS Releases Landsat Orthorectified State Mosaics
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3075
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Remote Sensing Data Archive, located at the USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, maintains the Landsat orthorectified data archive. Within the archive are Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) data that have been pansharpened and orthorectified...
The AmericaView Project - Putting the Earth into Your Hands
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3105
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is a leader in collecting, archiving, and distributing geospatial data and information about the Earth. Providing quick, reliable access to remotely sensed images and geospatial data is the driving principle behind the AmericaView Project. A national not-for-profit organization, AmericaView, Inc. was established and is supported by...
Global Visualization (GloVis) Viewer
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3118
GloVis (http://glovis.usgs.gov) is a browse image-based search and order tool that can be used to quickly review the land remote sensing data inventories held at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS). GloVis was funded by the AmericaView project to reduce the difficulty of...
Chapter A6. Section 6.5. Reduction-Oxidation Potential (Electrode Method)
D. Kirk Nordstrom, Franceska D. Wilde
2005, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 09-A6.5
Reduction-oxidation (redox) potential--also referred to as Eh--is a measure of the equilibrium potential, relative to the standard hydrogen electrode, developed at the interface between a noble metal electrode and an aqueous solution containing electroactive chemical species. Measurements of Eh are used to evaluate geochemical speciation models, and Eh data can...
Chapter A5. Section 6.4.A. Arsenic Speciation
John R. Garbarino
2005, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 09-A5.6.4.A
Two sample-processing methods (field speciation and laboratory speciation) used at the USGS National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) are specific to sample analysis by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for determining the concentration of inorganic and organic arsenic species in a water sample. The field-speciation method requires NWQL Schedule 1729. The...
Chapter A6. Section 6.7. Turbidity
Chauncey W. Anderson
2005, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 09-A6.7
Turbidity is one of the indicators used to assess the environmental health of water bodies. Turbidity is caused by the presence of suspended and dissolved matter, such as clay, silt, finely divided organic matter, plankton and other microscopic organisms, organic acids, and dyes. This section of the National Field Manual...
Science to sustain terminal lakes: The Walker River Basin Study
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3124
Section 2507 of Public Law 107-171 (2002 Farm Bill) provided $200,000,000 to be used by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide water to at-risk natural desert terminal lakes. This bill was later amended under Public Law 108-7, Section 207 to include language 'Restoration...
A Science Framework for Connecticut River Watershed Sustainability
Stephen Rideout, Craig Nicolson, Susan L. Russell-Robinson, Ellen L. Mecray
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1292
Introduction: This document outlines a research framework for water resource managers and land-use planners in the four-state Connecticut River Watershed (CRW). It specifically focuses on developing the decision-support tools and data needed by managers in the watershed. The purpose of the Science Framework is to identify critical research issues and...
Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Modeling Output Online
Yao Yin, Jim Rogala, John Sullivan, Jason J. Rohweder
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1233
Introduction The ability to predict the distribution of submersed aquatic vegetation in the Upper Mississippi River on the basis of physical or chemical variables is useful to resource managers. Wildlife managers have a keen interest in advanced estimates of food quantity such as American wildcelery (Vallisneria americana) population status to give...
Lead isotopic compositions of soil and near-surface till profiles from a watershed containing arsenic-enriched groundwater in coastal Maine
Robert Ayuso, Nora Foley, Gregory Wandless, Jeremy Dillingham, Anna Colvin
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5112
Lead isotope compositions of soils and near-surface tills from an area of coastal Maine known to have groundwater with anomalously high arsenic contents were measured in order to determine the source of the lead and, by inference, possible sources of arsenic. Five soil and till sites were selected for detailed...
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center - 2005
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3108
Surface gamma-ray survey of the Barre West quadrangle, Washington and Orange Counties, Vermont
Gregory J. Walsh, Aaron M. Satkoski
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5276
This study was designed to determine the levels of naturally occurring radioactivity in bedrock from surface measurements at outcrops during the course of 1:24,000-scale geologic mapping and to determine which rock types were potential sources of radionuclides. Elevated levels of total alpha particle radiation (gross alpha) occur in a public water...
Inventory of gate-sensing equipment at 14 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams in Texas
Glenn R. Harwell
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1439
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a worldwide organization that provides engineering services, environmental restoration, and construction support for a wide variety of civil and military projects. The primary civil mission of the USACE is developing and managing the Nation's water resources. USACE develops projects to reduce flood...
Louisiana ground-water map no.18, potentiometric surface, 2003, Jasper Aquifer System in west-central Louisiana
Jeffrey A. Brantly, Ronald C. Seanor
2005, Scientific Investigations Map 2861
