High resolution digital elevation models of Mars from MOC Narrow Angle stereoimages
Randolph L. Kirk, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Brent A. Archinal
2001, Conference Paper, Planetary Mapping: ISPRS Working Group IV/9 Workshop Proceedings
In this abstract we report on our initial experiences performing stereotopographic mapping of Mars with high-resolution images from the Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera Narrow-Angle subsystem (MGS MOC-NA; [1]). Accurate topographic information, and, in particular, high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) are of intense interest at all phases of Mars...
Landsat 7 on-orbit modulation transfer function estimation
James C. Storey
2001, Conference Paper, Proc. SPIE 4540, sensors, systems, and next-generation satellites V
The Landsat 7 spacecraft and its Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) were launched on April 15, 1999. Pre-launch modeling of the ETM+ optical system predicted that modulation transfer function (MTF) performance would change on-orbit. A method was developed to monitor the along-scan MTF performance of the ETM+ sensor system using...
Interglacial theme and variations: 500 k.y. of orbital forcing and associated responses from the terrestrial and marine biosphere, U.S. Pacific Northwest
Mitchell Lyle, Linda Heusser, Timothy Herbert, Alan Mix, John A. Barron
2001, Geology (29) 1115-1118
Sediments collected off northern California by Ocean Drilling Program Leg 167 contain time series that show strong, orbitally driven insolation forcing of surface oceanographic conditions. Orbital forcing caused a strong response in the distribution of major terrestrial vegetation but a less predictable response for primary productivity offshore. Terrestrial vegetation responded...
Statistical compilation of NAPAP chemical erosion observations
Victor G. Mossotti, A. Raouf Eldeeb, Michael M. Reddy, Terry L. Fries, Mary Jane Coombs, Ron L. Schmiermund, Susan I. Sherwood
2001, Open-File Report 98-755
In the mid 1980s, the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP), in cooperation with the National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), initiated a Materials Research Program (MRP) that included a series of field and laboratory studies with the broad objective of providing scientific information on acid...
1:100,000-scale topographic contours derived from digital elevation models, San Francisco Bay region, California: a digital database
Heather M. Wright, Carl M. Wentworth
2001, Open-File Report 2001-101
This report presents a consistent set of 1:100,000-scale vector topographic contours for all eleven 30x60-minute quadrangles in the San Francisco Bay region for use in visualizing the topography and preparing maps of the region. The contours were prepared by contouring an areally continuous 30-m altitude grid (National Elevation Dataset, Jan.,...
Isostatic gravity map of the Death Valley ground-water model area, Nevada and California
D. A. Ponce, R.J. Blakely, R. L. Morin, E. A. Mankinen
2001, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2381-C
An isostatic gravity map of the Death Valley groundwater model area was prepared from over 40,0000 gravity stations as part of an interagency effort by the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of Energy to help characterize the geology and hydrology of southwest Nevada and parts of California....
Analytical data for waters of the Harvard Open Pit, Jamestown Mine, Tuolumne County, California, March 1998-September 1999
R. P. Ashley, K. S. Savage
2001, Open-File Report 2001-74
The Jamestown mine is located in the Jamestown mining district in western Tuolumne County, California (see Fig. 1). This district is one of many located on or near the Melones fault zone, a major regional suture in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The districts along the Melones fault comprise the Mother...
Digital database of mining-related features at selected historic and active phosphate mines, Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, and Caribou counties, Idaho
J. Douglas Causey, Phillip R. Moyle
2001, Open-File Report 2001-142
This report provides a description of data and processes used to produce a spatial database that delineates mining-related features in areas of historic and active phosphate mining in the core of the southeastern Idaho phosphate resource area. The data have varying degrees of accuracy and attribution detail. Classification of areas...
Stratigraphic and structural characterization of the OU-1 area at the former George Air Force Base, Adelanto, southern California
R. D. Catchings, G. Gandhok, M. R. Goldman
2001, Open-File Report 2001-60
The former George Air Force Base (GAFB), now known as the Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA), is located in the town of Adelanto, approximately 100 km northeast of Los Angeles, California (Fig. 1). In this report, we present acquisition parameters, data, and interpretations of seismic images that were acquired in...
Aeromagnetic map of the Death Valley ground-water model area, Nevada and California
D. A. Ponce, R.J. Blakely
2001, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2381-D
Seismic Landslide Hazard for the Cities of Oakland and Piedmont, California
Scott B. Miles, David K. Keefer
2001, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2379
This map describes the possible hazard from earthquake-induced landslides for the cities of Oakland and Piedmont, CA. The hazard depicted by this map was modeled for a scenario corresponding to an M=7.1 earthquake on the Hayward, CA fault. This scenario magnitude is associated with complete rupture of...
Seismic Landslide Hazard for the City of Berkeley, California
Scott B. Miles, David K. Keefer
2001, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2378
This map describes the possible hazard from earthquake-induced landslides for the city of Berkeley, CA. The hazard depicted by this map was modeled for a scenario corresponding to an M=7.1 earthquake on the Hayward, CA fault. This scenario magnitude is associated with complete rupture of the northern and southern segments of...
Volcanism in national parks: summary of the workshop convened by the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service, 26-29 September 2000, Redding, California
Steven R. Brantley, Lindsay McClelland
Marianne Guffanti, editor(s)
2001, Open-File Report 2001-435
Spectacular volcanic scenery and features were the inspiration for creating many of our national parks and monuments and continue to enhance the visitor experience today (Table 1). At the same time, several of these parks include active and potentially active volcanoes that could pose serious hazards - earthquakes, mudflows, and...
Map showing depth to pre-Cenozoic basement in the Death Valley ground-water model area, Nevada and California
R.J. Blakely, D. A. Ponce
2001, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2381-E
A depth to basement map of the Death Valley groundwater model area was prepared using over 40,0000 gravity stations as part of an interagency effort by the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of Energy to help characterize the geology and hydrology of southwest Nevada and parts of California....
Molluscan faunal distribution in Florida Bay, past and present: An integration of down-core and modern data
G. Lynn Wingard, Jeffrey D. Stoner, Charles W. Holmes
2001, Bulletins of American Paleontology (361)
Statistical comparison of modern molluscan fauna to down-core molluscan assemblages in four cores elucidates changes in the Florida Bay ecosystem during the past 100 to 200 years. Fluctuations within molluscan faunal dominance and diversity patterns suggest a response to changing environmental conditions. Faunal dominance patterns indicate an increase...
Dynamic computer model for the metallogenesis and tectonics of the Circum-North Pacific
Christopher R. Scotese, Warren J. Nokleberg, James W.H. Monger, Ian O. Norton, Leonid M. Parfenov, Alexander I. Khanchuk, Thomas K. Bundtzen, Kenneth M. Dawson, Roman A. Eremin, Yuri F. Frolov, Kazuya Fujita, Nikolai A. Goryachev, Anany I. Pozdeev, Vladimir V. Ratkin, Sergey M. Rodinov, Ilya S. Rozenblum, David W. Scholl, Vladimir I. Shpikerman, Anatoly A. Sidorov, David B. Stone
2001, Open-File Report 2001-261
The digital files on this report consist of a dynamic computer model of the metallogenesis and tectonics of the Circum-North Pacific, and background articles, figures, and maps. The tectonic part of the dynamic computer model is derived from a major analysis of the tectonic evolution of the Circum-North Pacific which...
Cross-hole radar scanning of two vertical, permeable, reactive-iron walls at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
John W. Lane Jr., Peter K. Joesten, Jennifer G. Savoie
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4145
A pilot-scale study was conducted by the U.S. Army National Guard (USANG) at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to assess the use of a hydraulic-fracturing method to create vertical, permeable walls of zero-valent iron to passively remediate ground water contaminated with chlorinated solvents. The study was...
Estimation of hydraulic characteristics in the Santa Fe Group aquifer system using computer simulations of river and drain pulses in the Rio Bravo study area, near Albuquerque, New Mexico
D.M. Roark
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4069
In 1997, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a hydrologic investigation of the surface-water/ground-water interaction of the Rio Grande and the surrounding alluvium and the Santa Fe Group aquifer system in an area near the Rio Bravo Bridge, south of Albu- querque, New Mexico. A set of existing wells and new wells...
Petroleum geology and resources of the Baykit High province, East Siberia, Russia
Gregory F. Ulmishek
2001, Bulletin 2201-F
The Baykit High province consists of two principal structural units?the Baykit regional high in the west, which occupies most of the province, and the Katanga structural saddle in the east. The province is on the western margin of the Siberian craton east of theYenisey Ridge foldbelt. The province is an exploration...
World petroleum assessment 2000; compiled PowerPoint slides
Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
2001, Open-File Report 99-50-Z
The slides in this compilation have been produced for a number of presentations on the World Petroleum Assessment 20000. Many of the figures are taken directly form the publication "U.S. Geological Survey World Petroleum Assessment 2000" - Description and Results: USGS Digital Data Series DDS-60, 2000. Some of the slides...
Programs for simplifying the analysis of geographic information in U. S. Geological Survey ground-water models
R.B. Winston
2001, Open-File Report 2001-392
No abstract available....
Susceptibility index to surface contamination for the Little Cross Creek watershed, Cumberland County, North Carolina
M. J. Giorgino, Silvia Terziotti
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4143
An index of surface-water contamination potential was constructed for the Little Cross Creek Basin, a 9.7-square-mile, water-supply watershed in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The index was developed because previous water-quality investigations raised concerns regarding inputs of bacteria, suspended sediment, and phosphorus from nonpoint sources in the watershed. A geographic information...
Water quality in the upper Shoal Creek basin, southwestern Missouri, 1999-2000
John G. Schumacher
2001, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4181
Results of a water-quality investigation of the upper Shoal Creek Basin in southwestern Missouri indicate that concentrations of total nitrite plus nitrate as nitrogen (NO2t+NO3t) in water samples from Shoal Creek were unusually large [mean of 2.90 mg/L (milligrams per liter), n (sample size)=60] compared to other Missouri streams (mean of 1.02...
Preliminary description of a model of ground-water flow and ground-water/surface-water interaction for predevelopment conditions in part of the Republican River basin, Nebraska, Kansas, and Colorado
M.K. Landon
2001, Open-File Report 2001-376
Ground-water flow in the Gulf Coast aquifer systems, south-central United States
A. K. Williamson, H. F. Grubb
2001, Professional Paper 1416-F
The Gulf Coast regional aquifer systems constitute one of the largest, most complicated, and most interdependent aquifer systems in the United States. Ground-water flow in a 230,000-square-mile area of the south-central United States was modeled for the effect of withdrawing freshwater at the rate of nearly 10 billion gallons per...
