Streamflow, suspended-sediment, and soil-erosion data from Kaulana and Hakioawa watersheds, Kaho'olawe, Hawai'i, 2006 to 2010
Scot K. Izuka, Lyman L. Abbott
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1182
Various events over the last two centuries have destroyed the vegetation and caused rapid soil erosion on large areas of the small, arid, windy tropical shield-volcano island of Kaho`olawe, Hawai`i. These activities were largely halted in the 1990s, and efforts have been made to restore the island's vegetation in order...
Maps and documentation of seismic CPT soundings in the central, eastern, and western United States
Thomas L. Holzer, Thomas E. Noce, Michael J. Bennett
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1136
Nine hundred twenty seven seismic cone penetration tests (CPT) in a variety of geologic deposits and geographic locations were conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) primarily between 1998 and 2008 for the purpose of collecting penetration test data to evaluate the liquefaction potential of different types of surficial geologic...
Description of extreme-wave deposits on the northern coast of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Steven G. Watt, Bruce E. Jaffe, Robert A. Morton, Bruce M. Richmond, Guy Gelfencaum
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1180
To develop a better understanding of the origins of extreme-wave deposits and to help assess the potential risk of future overwash events, a field mapping survey was conducted in November 2006 on the northern coast of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Deposits were mapped and analyzed to help develop a systematic sedimentological...
Photographic documentation of the evolution of Crater Glacier, Mount St. Helens, Washington, September 2006–November 2009
Joseph S. Walder, Steven P. Schilling, David R. Sherrod, James W. Vallance
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1141
Lava-dome emplacement through a glacier was observed for the first time during the 2004-08 eruption of Mount St. Helens and documented using photography, photogrammetry, and geodetic measurements. Previously published reports present such documentation through September 2006; this report extends that documentation until November 2009....
Stratiform chromite deposit model
Ruth F. Schulte, Ryan D. Taylor, Nadine M. Piatak, Robert R. Seal II
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1232
Stratiform chromite deposits are of great economic importance, yet their origin and evolution remain highly debated. Layered igneous intrusions such as the Bushveld, Great Dyke, Kemi, and Stillwater Complexes, provide opportunities for studying magmatic differentiation processes and assimilation within the crust, as well as related ore-deposit formation. Chromite-rich seams within...
Co-Cu-Au deposits in metasedimentary rocks-A preliminary report
J. F. Slack, J. D. Causey, R. G. Eppinger, J. E. Gray, C. A. Johnson, K.I. Lund, K. J. Schulz
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1212
A compilation of data on global Co-Cu-Au deposits in metasedimentary rocks refines previous descriptive models for their occurrence and provides important information for mineral resource assessments and exploration programs. This compilation forms the basis for a new classification of such deposits, which is speculative at this early stage of research....
Assessing survival of Mid-Columbia River released juvenile salmonids at McNary Dam, Washington, 2008-09
Scott D. Evans, Christopher E. Walker, Scott J. Brewer, Noah S. Adams
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1237
Few studies have evaluated survival of juvenile salmon over long river reaches in the Columbia River and information regarding the survival of sockeye salmon at lower Columbia River dams is lacking. To address these information gaps, the U.S. Geological Survey was contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Megascopic lithologic studies of coals in the Powder River basin in Wyoming and in adjacent basins in Wyoming and North Dakota
Michael H. Trippi, Gary D. Stricker, Romeo M. Flores, Ronald W. Stanton, Lora A. Chiehowsky, Timothy A. Moore
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1114
Between 1999 and 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) investigated coalbed methane (CBM) resources in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River Basin. The study also included the CBM resources in the North Dakota portion of the Williston Basin of North Dakota and the Wyoming portion of the Green River...
U.S. Geological Survey Rewarding Environment Culture Study, 2002
Janis C. Nash, Carol A. Paradise-Tornow, Vicki K. Gray, Sarah P. Griffin-Bemis, Pamela R. Agnew, Nicole M. Bouchet
2010, Open-File Report 2006-1192
In its 2001 review of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Research Council (NRC, p. 126) cautioned that ?high-quality personnel are essential for developing high-quality science information? and urged the USGS to ?devote substantial efforts to recruiting and retaining excellent staff.? Recognizing the importance of the NRC recommendation, the USGS...
USGS exploration geochemistry studies at the Pebble porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, Alaska— Pdf of presentation
Robert G. Eppinger, Karen D. Kelley, David L. Fey, Stuart A. Giles, Burke J. Minsley, Steven M. Smith
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1225
From 2007 through 2010, scientists in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have been conducting exploration-oriented geochemical and geophysical studies in the region surrounding the giant Pebble porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit in southwestern Alaska. The Cretaceous Pebble deposit is concealed under tundra, glacial till, and Tertiary cover rocks, and is undisturbed except...
Chemical analyses in the World Coal Quality Inventory
Susan J. Tewalt, Harvey E. Belkin, John R. SanFilipo, Matthew D. Merrill, Curtis A. Palmer, Peter D. Warwick, Alexander W. Karlsen, Robert B. Finkelman, Andy J. Park
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1196
The main objective of the World Coal Quality Inventory (WoCQI) was to collect and analyze a global set of samples of mined coal during a time period from about 1995 to 2006 (Finkelman and Lovern, 2001). Coal samples were collected by foreign collaborators and submitted to country specialists in the...
Accuracy of EAARL lidar ground elevations using a bare-earth algorithm in marsh and beach grasses on the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana
Kara S. Doran, Asbury H. Sallenger Jr., Billy J. Reynolds, C. Wayne Wright
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1163
The NASA Experimental Advanced Airborne Lidar (EAARL) is an airborne lidar (light detection and ranging) instrument designed to map coastal topography and bathymetry. The EAARL system has the capability to capture each laser-pulse return over a large signal range and can digitize the full waveform of the backscattered energy. Because...
Development and analysis of a meteorological database, Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois
Thomas M. Over, Thomas H. Price, Audrey L. Ishii
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1220
A database of hourly values of air temperature, dewpoint temperature, wind speed, and solar radiation from January 1, 1948, to September 30, 2003, primarily using data collected at the Argonne National Laboratory station, was developed for use in continuous-time hydrologic modeling in northeastern Illinois. Missing and apparently erroneous data values...
Approach, passage, and survival of juvenile salmonids at Little Goose Dam, Washington: Post-construction evaluation of a temporary spillway weir, 2009
J.W. Beeman, A.C. Braatz, H.C. Hansel, S.D. Fielding, P.V. Haner, G.S. Hansen, D.J. Shurtleff, J.M. Sprando, D.W. Rondorf
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1224
This report describes a study of dam passage and survival of radio-tagged juvenile salmonids after installation of a temporary spillway weir (TSW) at Little Goose Dam, Washington, in 2009. The purpose of the study was to document fish passage and survival when the dam was operated with the TSW in...
Land-cover change in the Ozark Highlands, 1973-2000
Krista A. Karstensen
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1198
Led by the Geographic Analysis and Monitoring Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Land-Cover Trends Project was initiated in 1999 and aims to document the types, geographic distributions, and rates of...
Estimates for self-supplied domestic withdrawals and population served for selected principal aquifers, calendar year 2005
Molly A. Maupin, Terri Arnold
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1223
The National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey has groundwater studies that focus on water-quality conditions in principal aquifers of the United States. The Program specifically focuses on aquifers that are important to public supply, domestic, and other major uses. Estimates for self-supplied domestic withdrawals and the population...
Dependence of frictional strength on compositional variations of Hayward fault rock gouges
Carolyn A. Morrow, Diane E. Moore, David A. Lockner
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1184
The northern termination of the locked portion of the Hayward Fault near Berkeley, California, is found to coincide with the transition from strong Franciscan metagraywacke to melange on the western side of the fault. Both of these units are juxtaposed with various serpentinite, gabbro and graywacke units to the east,...
A westward extension of the tropical Pacific warm pool leads to March through June drying in Kenya and Ethiopia
A. Park Williams, Christopher C. Funk
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1199
An estimated 14.3 million people are currently (July 2010) food insecure in Kenya and Ethiopia, and the U.S. government has spent more than $972 million on food aid in these two countries since 2009 (USAID, 2010). This insecurity stems from recent drought and rapid population growth that has outpaced agricultural...
Geologic cross section, gas desorption, and other data from four wells drilled for Alaska rural energy project, Wainwright, Alaska, coalbed methane project, 2007-2009
Arthur C. Clark, Stephen B. Roberts, Peter D. Warwick
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1210
Energy costs in rural Alaskan communities are substantial. Diesel fuel, which must be delivered by barge or plane, is used for local power generation in most off-grid communities. In addition to high costs incurred for the purchase and transport of the fuel, the transport, transfer, and storage of fuel products...
Near-field receiving water monitoring of trace metals and a benthic community near the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant in South San Francisco Bay, California; 2009
Jessica Dyke, Janet K. Parchaso, Janet K. Thompson, Daniel J. Cain, Samuel N. Luoma, Michelle I. Hornberger
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1188
Results reported herein include trace element concentrations in sediment and in the clam Macoma petalum (formerly reported as Macoma balthica(Cohen and Carlton, 1995)), clam reproductive activity, and benthic macroinvertebrate community structure for a mudflat one kilometer south of the discharge of the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant (PARWQCP) in South San...
Groundwater quality in the Lower Hudson River Basin, New York, 2008
Elizabeth A. Nystrom
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1197
Water samples were collected from 32 production and domestic wells in the study area from August through November 2008 to characterize the groundwater quality. The study area, which covers 5,607 square miles, encompasses the part of the Lower Hudson River Basin that lies within New York plus the parts of...
Magmatic sulfide-rich nickel-copper deposits related to picrite and (or) tholeiitic basalt dike-sill complexes: A preliminary deposit model
Klaus J. Schulz, Val W. Chandler, Suzanne W. Nicholson, Nadine M. Piatak, Robert R. Seal II, Laurel G. Woodruff, Michael L. Zientek
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1179
Magmatic sulfide deposits containing nickel (Ni) and copper (Cu), with or without (±) platinum-group elements (PGEs), account for approximately 60 percent of the world’s Ni production and are active exploration targets in the United States and elsewhere. On the basis of their principal metal production, magmatic sulfide deposits in mafic...
User's guide for MAGIC-Meteorologic and hydrologic genscn (generate scenarios) input converter
Terry W. Ortel, Angel Martin Jr.
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1221
Meteorologic and hydrologic data used in watershed modeling studies are collected by various agencies and organizations, and stored in various formats. Data may be in a raw, un-processed format with little or no quality control, or may be checked for validity before being made available. Flood-simulation systems require data in...
Social values for ecosystem services (SolVES): A GIS application for assessing, mapping, and quantifying the social values of ecosystem services-Documentation and user manual, version 1.0
Benson C. Sherrouse, Jodi L. Riegle, Darius J. Semmens
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1219
In response to the need for incorporating quantified and spatially explicit measures of social values into ecosystem services assessments, the Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center, in collaboration with Colorado State University, has developed a geographic information system application, Social Values for Ecosystem Services (SolVES). SolVES can be used to assess,...
2009 weather and aeolian sand-transport data from the Colorado River corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Amy E. Draut, Hoda A. Sondossi, Timothy P. Dealy, Joseph E. Hazel Jr., Helen C. Fairley, Christopher R. Brown
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1166
This report presents measurements of weather parameters and aeolian sand transport made in 2009 near selected archeological sites in the Colorado River corridor through Grand Canyon, Ariz. The quantitative methods and data discussed here form a basis for monitoring ecosystem processes that affect archeological-site stability. Combined with forthcoming work to...
