U.S. Geological Survey Near Real-Time Dst Index
J.L. Gannon, J.J. Love, P.A. Friberg, D.C. Stewart, S.W. Lisowski
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1030
The operational version of the United States Geological Survey one-minute Dst index (a global geomagnetic disturbance-intensity index for scientific studies and definition of space-weather effects) uses either four- or three-station input (including Honolulu, Hawaii; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Hermanus, South Africa; and Kakioka, Japan; or Honolulu, San Juan and Guam)...
Analysis of change in marsh types of coastal Louisiana, 1978-2001
Robert G. Linscombe, Stephen B. Hartley
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1282
Scientists and geographers have provided multiple datasets and maps to document temporal changes in vegetation types and land-water relationships in coastal Louisiana. Although these maps provide useful historical information, technological limitations prevented these and other mapping efforts from providing sufficiently detailed calculations of areal changes and shifts in habitat coverage....
Population and business exposure to twenty scenario earthquakes in the State of Washington
Nathan Wood, Jamie Ratliff
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1016
This report documents the results of an initial analysis of population and business exposure to scenario earthquakes in Washington. This analysis was conducted to support the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Pacific Northwest Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) and an ongoing collaboration between the State of Washington Emergency Management Division (WEMD) and...
Detecting Cheatgrass on the Colorado Plateau using Landsat data: A tutorial for the DESI software
Raymond F. Kokaly
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1327
Invasive plant species disrupt native ecosystems and cause economic harm to public lands. In this report, an example of applying the Detection of Early Season Invasives software to mapping cheatgrass infestations is given. A discussion of each step of the DESI process is given, including selection of Landsat images. Tutorial...
Biological dimensions of tern management-a case study of the least tern in Sonora, Mexico, and a comparative analysis of reproductive investment in terns
Alyssa Rosemartin, Charles van Riper III
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1085
Least terns (Sternula antillarum) are threatened by rapid human development on the northern coast of Sonora, Mexico. Terns are bellwethers for changes along the world's coastlines, as their coastal breeding habitat is vulnerable to flooding and development. We conducted targeted ground and aerial surveys for least tern colonies along 160...
USGS global change science strategy: A framework for understanding and responding to climate and land-use change
Virginia R. Burkett, Ione L. Taylor, Jayne Belnap, Thomas M. Cronin, Michael D. Dettinger, Eldrich L. Frazier, John W. Haines, David A. Kirtland, Thomas R. Loveland, Paul C.D. Milly, Robin O'Malley, Robert S. Thompson
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1033
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Global Change Science Strategy expands on the Climate Variability and Change science component of the USGS 2007 Science Strategy, “Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges: USGS Science in the Coming Decade” (U.S. Geological Survey, 2007). Here we embrace the broad definition of global change provided in the U.S....
Documentation for a web site to serve ULF-EM (Ultra-Low Frequency Electromagnetic) data to the public
Danny A. Neumann, Selwyn McPherson, Simon L. Klemperer, Jonathan M. G. Glen, Darcy McPhee, Karl Kappler
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1321
The Stanford Ultra-Low Frequency Electromagnetic (ULF-EM) Monitoring Project is recording naturally varying electromagnetic signals adjacent to active earthquake faults, in an attempt to establish whether there is any variation in these signals associated with earthquakes. Our project is collaborative between Stanford University, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and UC Berkeley....
Evaluation of the genetic distinctiveness of Greater Sage-grouse in the Bi-State Planning Area
Sara J. Oyler-McCance, Michael L. Casazza
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1006
The purpose of this study was to further characterize a distinct population of Greater Sage-grouse: the population located along the border between Nevada and California (Bi-State Planning Area) and centered around the Mono Basin. This population was previously determined to be genetically distinct from other Greater Sage-grouse populations across their...
Aqueous geochemical data from the analysis of stream-water samples collected in June and July 2006 — Taylor Mountains 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska
Bronwen Wang, Seth Mueller, Sarah Stetson, Elizabeth Bailey, Greg Lee
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1011
We report on the chemical analysis of water samples collected from the Taylor Mountains 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska. Parameters for which data are reported include pH, conductivity, water temperature, major cation and anion concentrations, trace-element concentrations, and dissolved organic-carbon concentrations. Samples were collected as part of a multiyear U.S. Geological Survey...
The effects of sediment and mercury mobilization in the South Yuba River and Humbug Creek confluence area, Nevada County, California: Concentrations, speciation and environmental fate - Part 2: Laboratory Experiments
Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Jennifer L. Agee, Eangelos Kakouros, Le H. Kieu, Jacob A. Fleck, Charles N. Alpers
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1325-B
No abstract available....
Non-native fish control below Glen Canyon Dam - Report from a structured decision-making project
Michael C. Runge, Ellen Bean, David Smith, Sonja Kokos
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1012
This report describes the results of a structured decision-making project by the U.S. Geological Survey to provide substantive input to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) for use in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment concerning control of non-native fish below Glen Canyon Dam. A forum was created to allow the...
Elevation of the March - April 2010 flood high water in selected river reaches in central and eastern Massachusetts
Phillip J. Zarriello, Gardner C. Bent
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1315
A series of widespread, large, low-pressure systems in southern New England in late February through late March 2010 resulted in record, or near record, rainfall and runoff. The total rainfall in the region during this period ranged from about 17 to 25 inches, which coupled with seasonal low evaporation, resulted...
Terrestrial forest management plan for Palmyra Atoll
Stacie A. Hathaway, Kathryn McEachern, Robert N. Fisher
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1007
This 'Terrestrial Forest Management Plan for Palmyra Atoll' was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Palmyra Program to refine and expand goals and objectives developed through the Conservation Action Plan process. It is one in a series of adaptive management plans designed to achieve...
Relative abundance and distribution of fishes and crayfish at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nye County, Nevada, 2007-08
G. Gary Scoppettone, Peter Rissler, Danielle Johnson, Mark Hereford
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1017
This study provides baseline data of native and non-native fish populations in Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Nye County, Nevada, that can serve as a gauge in native fish enhancement efforts. In support of Carson Slough restoration, comprehensive surveys of Ash Meadows NWR fishes were conducted seasonally from fall...
Overview of the ARkStorm scenario
Keith Porter, Anne Wein, Charles N. Alpers, Allan Baez, Patrick L. Barnard, James Carter, Alessandra Corsi, James Costner, Dale Cox, Tapash Das, Mike Dettinger, James Done, Charles Eadie, Marcia Eymann, Justin Ferris, Prasad Gunturi, Mimi Hughes, Robert Jarrett, Laurie Johnson, Hanh Dam Le-Griffin, David Mitchell, Suzette Morman, Paul Neiman, Anna Olsen, Suzanne Perry, Geoffrey Plumlee, Martin Ralph, David Reynolds, Adam Rose, Kathleen Schaefer, Julie Serakos, William Siembieda, Jonathan D. Stock, David Strong, Ian Sue Wing, Alex Tang, Pete Thomas, Ken Topping, Chris Wills, Lucile Jones
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1312
The U.S. Geological Survey, Multi Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) uses hazards science to improve resiliency of communities to natural disasters including earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires, landslides, floods and coastal erosion. The project engages emergency planners, businesses, universities, government agencies, and others in preparing for major natural disasters. The project also helps...
Geochemical characteristics of Holocene laminated sapropel (unit II) and underlying lacustrine unit III in the Black Sea
Walter E. Dean, Michael A. Arthur
2011, Open-File Report 2010-1323
eg 1 of the 1988 R/V Knorr expeditions to the Black Sea recovered 90 gravity and box cores. The longest recovery by gravity cores was about 3 meters, with an average of about 2.5 meters, recovering all of the Holocene and upper Pleistocene sections in the Black Sea. During the...
Seasonal Flux and Assemblage Composition of Planktic Foraminifera from the Northern Gulf of Mexico, 2008-2009
Jessica W. Spear, Richard Z. Poore
2011, Open-File Report 2011-1002
The U.S. Geological Survey established a sediment trap in the northern Gulf of Mexico to collect time-series data on the flux and assemblage composition of live planktic foraminifers. This report provides an update of the 2008 time-series data to include results from 2009. Ten species, or varieties, of planktic foraminifers...
Coastal vulnerability assessment of the Northern Gulf of Mexico to sea-level rise and coastal change
E.A. Pendleton, J.A. Barras, S.J. Williams, D.C. Twichell
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1146
A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise along the Northern Gulf of Mexico from Galveston, TX, to Panama City, FL. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional...
Whole-rock analyses of core samples from the 1988 drilling of Kilauea Iki lava lake, Hawaii
Rosalind Tuthill Helz, Joseph E. Taggart Jr.
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1093
This report presents and evaluates 64 major-element analyses of previously unanalyzed Kilauea Iki drill core, plus three samples from the 1959 and 1960 eruptions of Kilauea, obtained by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis during the period 1992 to 1995. All earlier major-element analyses of Kilauea Iki core, obtained by classical (gravimetric)...
Geomorphology and depositional subenvironments of Gulf Islands National Seashore, Perdido Key and Santa Rosa Island, Florida
Robert A. Morton, Marilyn C. Montgomery
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1330
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is studying coastal hazards and coastal change to improve our understanding of coastal ecosystems and to develop better capabilities of predicting future coastal change. One approach to understanding the dynamics of coastal systems is to monitor changes in barrier-island subenvironments through time. This involves examining...
Low-flow frequency and flow duration of selected South Carolina streams in the Broad River basin through March 2008
Wladmir B. Guimaraes, Toby D. Feaster
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1305
In 2008, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, initiated a study to update low-flow statistics at continuous-record streamgaging stations operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in South Carolina. This report presents the low-flow statistics for 23 selected streamgaging stations in...
Groundwater conditions and studies in the Brunswick–Glynn County area, Georgia, 2008
Gregory S. Cherry, Michael F. Peck, Jaime A. Painter, Welby L. Stayton
2010, Open-File Report 2009-1275
The Upper Floridan aquifer is contaminated with saltwater in a 2-square-mile area of downtown Brunswick, Georgia. This contamination has limited development of the groundwater supply in the Glynn County area. Hydrologic, geologic, and water-quality data are needed to effectively manage water resources. Since 1959, the U.S. Geological Survey has conducted...
Continuous tidal streamflow, water level, and specific conductance data for Union Creek and the Little Back, Middle, and Front Rivers, Savannah River Estuary, November 2008 to March 2009
Timothy H. Lanier, Paul Conrads
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1169
In the Water Resource Development Act of 1999, the U.S. Congress authorized the deepening of the Savannah Harbor. Additional studies were then identified by the Georgia Ports Authority and other local and regional stakeholders to determine and fully describe the potential environmental effects of deepening the channel. One need that...
Public water-supply systems and associated water use in Tennessee, 2005
John A. Robinson, Jaala M. Brooks
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1226
Public water-supply systems in Tennessee provide water to for domestic, industrial, and commercial uses, and municipal services. In 2005, more than 569 public water-supply systems distributed about 920 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) of non-purchased surface water and groundwater to a population of nearly 6 million in Tennessee. Surface-water sources...
Surface-water quality-assurance plan for the USGS Georgia Water Science Center, 2010
Anthony J. Gotvald
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1263
The U.S. Geological Survey requires that each Water Science Center prepare a surface-water quality-assurance plan to describe policies and procedures that ensure high quality surface-water data collection, processing, analysis, computer storage, and publication. The Georgia Water Science Center's standards, policies, and procedures for activities related to the collection, processing, analysis,...
