Effects of Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus radiometric and geometric calibrations and corrections on landscape characterization
James E. Vogelmann, Dennis Helder, Ron Morfitt, Mike Choate, James W. Merchant, Henry Bulley
2001, Remote Sensing of Environment (78) 55-70
The Thematic Mapper (TM) instruments onboard Landsats 4 and 5 provide high-quality imagery appropriate for many different applications, including land cover mapping, landscape ecology, and change detection. Precise calibration was considered to be critical to the success of the Landsat 7 mission and, thus, issues of calibration were given high...
Applying linear programming to estimate fluxes in ecosystems or food webs: An example from the herpetological assemblage of the freshwater Everglades
James E. Diffendorfer, Paul M. Richards, George H. Dalrymple, Donald L. DeAngelis
2001, Ecological Modelling (144) 99-120
We present the application of Linear Programming for estimating biomass fluxes in ecosystem and food web models. We use the herpetological assemblage of the Everglades as an example. We developed food web structures for three common Everglades freshwater habitat types: marsh, prairie, and upland. We obtained a first estimate of...
Field observations of swash zone flow patterns and 3D morphodynamics
Jack A. Puelo, K. Todd Holland, Timothy N. Kooney, Sallenger Jr.
Billy L. Edge, editor(s)
2001, Conference Paper, Coastal Engineering 2000
Rapid video measurements of foreshore morphology and velocity were collected at Duck, NC in 1997 to investigate sediment transport processes in the swash zone. Estimates of foreshore evolution over a roughly 30 m cross-shore by 80 m alongshore study area were determined using a stereogrammetric technique. During the passage of...
Coastal storms and shoreline change: signal or noise?
Michael S. Fenster, Robert Dolan, Robert A. Morton
2001, Journal of Coastal Research (17) 714-720
A linear regression (studentized) residual analysis was used to identify potential shoreline position outliers and to investigate the effect of the outliers on shoreline rate-of-change values for transects along the Outer Banks, North Carolina. Results from this analysis showed that, over a 134 year period, storm-influenced data contribute statistically significant...
Fish species and community distributions as proxies for sea-floor habitat distributions: the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary example (northwest Atlantic, Gulf Of Maine)
Peter J. Auster, Kevin Joy, Page C. Valentine
2001, Environmental Biology of Fishes (60) 331-346
Defining the habitats of fishes and associated fauna on outer continental shelves is problematic given the paucity of data on the actual types and distributions of seafloor habitats. However many regions have good data on the distributions of fishes from resource surveys or catch statistics because of the economic importance...
Salt-front movement in the Hudson River estuary, New York — Simulations by one-dimensional flow and solute-transport models
M. Peter de Vries, Lawrence A. Weiss
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4024
The Hudson River is being considered for use as a supplemental source of water supply for New York City during droughts. One proposal entails withdrawal of Hudson River water from locations near Newburgh, Chelsea, or Kingston, but the extent to which this could cause the salt front to advance upstream...
The response of the Iao aquifer to ground-water development, rainfall, and land-use practices between 1940 and 1998, Island of Maui, Hawaii
William Meyer, Todd K. Presley
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4223
Ground water pumped from the Iao aquifer has been used for agricultural purposes since 1948, and domestic purposes since 1955. In 1990, the Hawaii State Commission on Water Resource Management established a value of 20 million gallons per day for the sustainable yield of the aquifer. Water-level data from observation...
Hydrogeology and extent of saltwater intrusion of the Great Neck peninsula, Great Neck, Long Island, New York
Frederick Stumm
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4280
Great Neck, a peninsula, in the northwestern part of Nassau County, N.Y., is underlain by unconsolidated deposits that form a sequence of aquifers and confining units. Seven public-supply wells have been affected by the intrusion of saltwater from the surrounding embayments (Little Neck Bay, Long Island Sound, Manhasset Bay). Fifteen...
Analytical versus numerical estimates of water-level declines caused by pumping, and a case study of the Iao Aquifer, Maui, Hawaii
Delwyn S. Oki, William Meyer
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4244
Comparisons were made between model-calculated water levels from a one-dimensional analytical model referred to as RAM (Robust Analytical Model) and those from numerical ground-water flow models using a sharp-interface model code. RAM incorporates the horizontal-flow assumption and the Ghyben-Herzberg relation to represent flow in a one-dimensional unconfined aquifer that contains...
Nutrients and organic compounds in Deer Creek and south branch Plum Creek in southwestern Pennsylvania, April 1996 through September 1998
D.R. Williams, M.E. Clark
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4061
This report presents results of an analysis of nutrient and pesticide data from two surface-water sites and volatile organic compound (VOC) data from one of the sites that are within the Allegheny and Monongahela River Basins study unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. The...
Geologic Map of the Thaumasia Region, Mars
Janes M. Dohm, Kenneth L. Tanaka, Trent M. Hare
2001, IMAP 2650
The geology of the Thaumasia region (fig. 1, sheet 3) includes a wide array of rock materials, depositional and erosional landforms, and tectonic structures. The region is dominated by the Thaumasia plateau, which includes central high lava plains ringed by highly deformed highlands; the plateau may comprise the ancestral center...
Geologic map of the Pandrosos Dorsa Quadrangle (V-5), Venus
Elizabeth Rosenberg, George E. McGill
2001, IMAP 2721
Introduction The Magellan spacecraft orbited Venus from August 10, 1990, until it plunged into the Venusian atmosphere on October 12, 1994. Magellan had the objectives of (1) improving knowledge of the geologic processes, surface properties, and geologic history of Venus by analysis of surface radar characteristics, topography, and morphology and (2)...
Geologic map of the MTM 25047 and 20047 quadrangles, central Chryse Planitia/Viking 1 Lander site, Mars
L.S. Crumpler, R. A. Craddock, J.C. Aubele
2001, IMAP 2693
This map uses Viking Orbiter image data and Viking 1 Lander image data to evaluate the geologic history of a part of Chryse Planitia, Mars. The map area lies at the termini of the Maja and Kasei Valles outwash channels and includes the site of the Viking 1 Lander. The...
Petroleum geology and resources of the North Caspian Basin, Kazakhstan and Russia
Gregory F. Ulmishek
2001, Bulletin 2201-B
The North Caspian basin is a petroleum-rich but lightly explored basin located in Kazakhstan and Russia. It occupies the shallow northern portion of the Caspian Sea and a large plain to the north of the sea between the Volga and Ural Rivers and farther east to the Mugodzhary Highland, which...
Archive of datasonics SIS-1000 CHIRP subbottom data, collected during USGS cruise SEAX 96004, New York Bight, 1 May-9 June, 1996
J. C. Hill, W. C. Schwab, D.S. Foster
2001, Open-File Report 2001-96
Archive of sidescan-sonar data and DGPS navigation data, collected during USGS cruise SEAX 96004, New York Bight, 1 May-9 June, 1996
J. C. Hill, W. C. Schwab, W. W. Danforth
2001, Open-File Report 2001-95
Benthic foraminiferal census data from surface sediment samples, western Gulf of Mexico (Louisiana and Texas continental shelf and slope)
L.E. Osterman, Maria Erlandsen, E.D. Castenson
2001, Open-File Report 2001-182
Use of thematic mapper imagery to assess water quality, trophic state, and macrophyte distributions in Massachusetts lakes
Marcus C. Waldron, Peter A. Steeves, John T. Finn
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4016
During the spring and summer of 1996, 1997, and 1998, measurements of phytoplankton- chlorophyll concentration, Secchi disk transparency, and color were made at 97 Massachusetts lakes within 24 hours of Landsat Thematic Mapper imaging of the lakes in an effort to assess water quality and trophic state. Spatial distributions of...
Concentrations of Escherichia coli in streams in the Kankakee and lower Wabash River watersheds in Indiana, June-September 1999
Cheryl A. Silcox, Bret A. Robinson, Timothy C. Willoughby
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4018
Water samples collected from 58 surface- water sites in the Kankakee and Lower Wabash River Watersheds from June through September 1999 were analyzed for concentrations of Escherichia coli bacteria. Each sitewas sampled five times in a 30-day period. Twentynine sites were sampled during June and July, and 29 different sites...
Pond-aquifer interaction at South Pond of Lake Cochituate, Natick, Massachusetts
Paul J. Friesz, Peter E. Church
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4040
A U.S. Army facility on a peninsula in South Pond of Lake Cochituate was designated a Superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1994 because contaminated ground water was detected at the facility, which is near the Natick Springvale public-supply wellfield. The interaction between South Pond and the...
Hydrogeologic framework and geochemistry of the intermediate aquifer system in parts of Charlotte, De Soto, and Sarasota counties, Florida
A. E. Torres, L. A. Sacks, D. K. Yobbi, L. A. Knochenmus, B. G. Katz
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4015
The hydrogeologic framework underlying the 600-square-mile study area in Charlotte, De Soto, and Sarasota Counties, Florida, consists of the surficial aquifer system, the intermediate aquifer system, and the Upper Floridan aquifer. The hydrogeologic framework and the geochemical processes controlling ground-water composition were evaluated for the study area. Particular emphasis was...
Analysis of borehole-radar reflection logs from selected HC boreholes at the Project Shoal area, Churchill County, Nevada
J.W. Lane Jr., P. K. Joesten, G.M. Pohll, Todd Mihevic
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4014
Single-hole borehole-radar reflection logs were collected and interpreted in support of a study to characterize ground-water flow and transport at the Project Shoal Area (PSA) in Churchill County, Nevada. Radar logging was conducted in six boreholes using 60-MHz omni-directional electric-dipole antennas and a 60-MHz magnetic-dipole directional receiving antenna.Radar data from...
Ground-water quality of the surficial aquifer system and the upper Floridan Aquifer, Ocala National Forest and Lake County, Florida, 1990-99
J.C. Adamski, Leel Knowles Jr.
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4008
Data from 217 ground-water samples were statistically analyzed to assess the water quality of the surficial aquifer system and Upper Floridan aquifer in the Ocala National Forest and Lake County, Florida. Samples were collected from 49 wells tapping the surficial aquifer system, 141 wells tapping the Upper Floridan aquifer, and...
Continental shelf GIS for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Florence L. Wong, Stephen L. Eittreim
2001, Open-File Report 2001-179
A marine sanctuary is an environment where the interests of science and society meet. Sanctuary managers need access to the best scientific data available that describe the environment and environmental processes in sanctuaries. Seafloor mapping and sampling in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary have revealed new details about the...
Influence of stream habitat and land use on benthic macroinvertebrate indicators of stream quality of selected above-tidal streams in the Houston-Galveston Area Council service area, Texas, 1997–98
J. Bruce Moring
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4010
During 1997–98, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Houston-Galveston Area Council, collected stream-habitat and benthic macroinvertebrate data for 31 reaches on abovetidal streams in the Council service area near Houston, Texas. Stream-habitat, land-use and population, and benthic aquatic insect metrics were determined for the 31 reaches. Statistical analyses...
