Visualization of soil-moisture change in response to precipitation within two rain gardens in Ohio
Denise H. Dumouchelle, Robert A. Darner
2014, Data Series 837
Stormwater runoff in urban areas is increasingly being managed by means of a variety of treaments that reduce or delay runoff and promote more natural infiltration. One such treatment is a rain garden, which is built to detain runoff and allow for water infiltration and uptake by plants.Water flow into...
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for Louisiana
William J. Carswell Jr.
2014, Fact Sheet 2014-3037
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of Louisiana, elevation data are critical for flood risk management, natural resources conservation, agriculture and precision farming, infrastructure and construction management, water supply...
Groundwater-surface water relations in the Fox River watershed: insights from exploratory studies in Illinois and Wisconsin
P.C. Mills
2014, Open-File Report 2014-1055
Exploratory studies were conducted at sites bordering the Fox River in Waukesha, Wisconsin, during 2010 and McHenry, Illinois, during 2011–13. The objectives of the studies were to assess strategies for the study of and insights into the potential for directly connected groundwater and surface-water systems with natural groundwater discharge to...
Flood-inundation maps for the Mississinewa River at Marion, Indiana, 2013
William F. Coon
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5060
Digital flood-inundation maps for a 9-mile (mi) reach of the Mississinewa River from 0.75 mi upstream from the Pennsylvania Street bridge in Marion, Indiana, to 0.2 mi downstream from State Route 15 were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural...
ChemCam results from the Shaler Outcrop in Gale Crater, Mars
Ryan Bradley Anderson, L. Edgar, J.C. Bridges, A. Williams, J. Williams, A. Ollila, O. Forni, N. Mangold, N. Lanza, V. Sautter, S. Gupta, D. Blaney, B. Clark, G. Clegg, G. Dromart, O. Gasnault, J. Lasue, S. Le Mouélic, Richard Léveillé, E. Lewin, K. Lewis, S. Maurice, Marion Nachon, H. Newsom, D. Vaniman, R. C. Wiens
2014, Conference Paper, 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
The "Shaler" outcrop in Gale crater is approximately 0.7 m thick and >20 m long, and exhibits multiple well-exposed platy and cross-stratified facies [1] interpreted to be primarily fluvial sandstone deposits. The outcrop is a part of the upper Glenelg member in the Yellowknife Bay (YKB) stratigraphic section [2]....
Determining grain characteristics in the Shaler Outcrop with ChemCam Remote Micro-Imager mosaics
A. J. Williams III, J. M. Williams, R.B. Anderson, L.A. Edgar, H. Newsom, S. Le Mouélic, M. Minitti, R. Wiens, S. Maurice
2014, Conference Paper, 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Analysis of grain size distribution from RMI mosaics (Curiosity) are used to better define variations in grain size and facies in the Shaler outcrop....
Land use and climate affect Black Tern, Northern Harrier, and Marsh Wren abundance in the Prairie Pothole Region of the United States
Greg M. Forcey, Wayne E. Thogmartin, George M. Linz, Patrick C. McKann
2014, Condor (116) 226-241
Bird populations are influenced by many environmental factors at both large and small scales. Our study evaluated the influences of regional climate and land-use variables on the Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Black Tern (Childonias niger), and Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) in the prairie potholes of the upper Midwest of the...
Delineation of contributing areas to selected wells in Ingham County, Michigan
Carol L. Luukkonen
2014, Open-File Report 2014-1054
A groundwater-flow model that was constructed in 2009 was updated to reflect recent (2011–12) pumping conditions in the Tri-County region, which consists of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties, Michigan. As part of local wellhead protection area programs, areas contributing water to local production wells must be periodically updated, because groundwater-flow...
Characterizing the primary material sources and dominant erosional processes for post-fire debris-flow initiation in a headwater basin using multi-temporal terrestrial laser scanning data
Dennis M. Staley, Thad A. Waslewicz, Jason W. Kean
2014, Geomorphology (214) 324-338
Wildfire dramatically alters the hydrologic response of a watershed such that even modest rainstorms can produce hazardous debris flows. Relative to shallow landslides, the primary sources of material and dominant erosional processes that contribute to post-fire debris-flow initiation are poorly constrained. Improving our understanding of how and where material is...
Geologic field notes and geochemical analyses of outcrop and drill core from Mesoproterozoic rocks and iron-oxide deposits and prospects of southeast Missouri
Warren C. Day, Matthew Granitto
2014, Open-File Report 2014-1053
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources/Missouri Geological Survey, undertook a study from 1988 to 1994 on the iron-oxide deposits and their host Mesoproterozoic igneous rocks in southeastern Missouri. The project resulted in an improvement of our understanding of the geologic setting, mode of...
The USGS at Embudo, New Mexico: 125 years of systematic streamgaging in the United States
Mark A. Gunn, Anne Marie Matherne, Mason Jr.
2014, Fact Sheet 2014-3034
John Wesley Powell, second Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, had a vision for the Western United States. In the late 1800s, Powell explored the West as head of the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. He devoted a large part of “Report on the Lands of...
Three-dimensional geologic mapping of the Cenozoic basin fill, Amargosa Desert basin, Nevada and California
Emily M. Taylor, Donald S. Sweetkind
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5003
Understanding the subsurface geologic framework of the Cenozoic basin fill that underlies the Amargosa Desert in southern Nevada and southeastern California has been improved by using borehole data to construct three-dimensional lithologic and interpreted facies models. Lithologic data from 210 boreholes from a 20-kilometer (km) by 90-km area were reduced...
Gravity, magnetic, and radiometric data for Newberry Volcano, Oregon, and vicinity
Jeff Wynn
2014, Data Series 830
Newberry Volcano in central Oregon is a 3,100-square-kilometer (1,200-square-mile) shield-shaped composite volcano, occupying a location east of the main north-south trend of the High Cascades volcanoes and forming a transition between the High Lava Plains subprovince of the Basin and Range Province to the east and the Cascade Range to...
Using high-resolution digital aerial imagery to map land cover
J.J. Dieck, Larry Robinson
2014, Fact Sheet 2014-3009
The Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) has used aerial photography to map land cover/land use on federally owned and managed lands for over 20 years. Until recently, that process used 23- by 23-centimeter (9- by 9-inch) analog aerial photos to classify vegetation along the Upper Mississippi River System, on...
Precipitation and streamflow data from the Fort Carson Military Reservation and precipitation, streamflow, and suspended-sediment data from the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Southeastern Colorado, 2008-2012
Christopher R. Brown
2014, Open-File Report 2014-1039
In 2013, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U. S. Department of the Army, compiled available precipitation and streamflow data for the years of 2008–2012 from the Fort Carson Military Reservation (Fort Carson) near Colorado Springs, Colo., and precipitation, streamflow, and suspended-sediment loads from the Piñon Canyon...
Geologic and hydrogeologic characteristics of the Ogallala Formation and White River Group, Belvoir Ranch near Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
Timothy T. Bartos, Sharon F. Diehl, Laura L. Hallberg, Daniel M. Webster
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5242
The geologic and hydrogeologic characteristics of Tertiary lithostratigraphic units (Ogallala Formation and White River Group) that typically compose or underlie the High Plains aquifer system in southeastern Wyoming were described physically and chemically, and evaluated at a location on the Belvoir Ranch in Laramie County, Wyoming. On the basis of...
The 3D Elevation Program: summary for North Dakota
William J. Carswell Jr.
2014, Fact Sheet 2014-3036
Elevation data are essential to a broad range of applications, including forest resources management, wildlife and habitat management, national security, recreation, and many others. For the State of North Dakota, elevation data are critical for agriculture and precision farming, natural resources conservation, water supply and quality, infrastructure and construction management,...
fatalityCMR: capture-recapture software to correct raw counts of wildlife fatalities using trial experiments for carcass detection probability and persistence time
Guillaume Peron, James E. Hines
2014, Techniques and Methods 7-C11
Many industrial and agricultural activities involve wildlife fatalities by collision, poisoning or other involuntary harvest: wind turbines, highway network, utility network, tall structures, pesticides, etc. Impacted wildlife may benefit from official protection, including the requirement to monitor the impact. Carcass counts can often be conducted to quantify the number of...
2009 Volcanic activity in Alaska, Kamchatka, and the Kurile Islands: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory
Robert G. McGimsey, Christina A. Neal, Olga A. Girina, Marina Chibisova, Alexander Rybin
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5213
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) responded to eruptions, possible eruptions, volcanic unrest, and reports of unusual activity at or near eight separate volcanic centers in Alaska during 2009. The year was highlighted by the eruption of Redoubt Volcano, one of three active volcanoes on the western side of Cook Inlet...
The presence and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and inorganic elements in water and lakebed materials and the potential for bioconcentration in biota at established sampling sites on Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona
Kurt T. Schonauer, Robert J. Hart, Ronald C. Antweiler
2014, Open-File Report 2013-1299
The National Park Service is responsible for monitoring the effects of visitor use on the quality of water, lakebed material (bottom sediments), and biota, in Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona. A sampling program was begun in 2010 to assess the presence, distribution, and concentrations of organic and inorganic compounds in...
A geochemical perspective of Red Mountain: an unmined volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in the Alaska Range
Stuart A. Giles, Robert G. Eppinger
2014, Open-File Report 2014-1037
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has investigated the environmental geochemistry of a group of unmined volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits in the Bonnifield mining district, Alaska Range, east-central Alaska. The spectacularly colored Red Mountain deposit is the best exposed of these and provides excellent baseline geochemical data for natural environmental...
Geologic sources and concentrations of selenium in the West-Central Denver Basin, including the Toll Gate Creek watershed, Aurora, Colorado, 2003-2007
Suzanne S. Paschke, Katherine Walton-Day, Jennifer A. Beck, Ank Webbers, Jean A. Dupree
2014, Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5099
Toll Gate Creek, in the west-central part of the Denver Basin, is a perennial stream in which concentrations of dissolved selenium have consistently exceeded the Colorado aquatic-life standard of 4.6 micrograms per liter. Recent studies of selenium in Toll Gate Creek identified the Denver lignite zone of the non-marine Cretaceous...
Time causal operational estimation of electric fields induced in the Earth's lithosphere during magnetic storms
Jeffrey J. Love, Andrei Swidinsky
2014, Geophysical Research Letters (41) 2266-2274
In support of projects for monitoring geomagnetic hazards for electric power grids, we develop a simple mathematical formalism, consistent with the time causality of deterministic physics, for estimating electric fields that are induced in the Earth's lithosphere during magnetic storms. For an idealized model of the lithosphere, an infinite half‐space...
Black bears (Ursus americanus) as a novel potential predator of Agassiz’s desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) at a California wind energy facility
Jeffrey E. Lovich, David Delaney, Jessica Briggs, Mickey Agha, Meaghan Austin, Jason Reese
2014, Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences (113) 34-41
No abstract available....
The Pacific Islands Climate Science Center five-year science agenda, 2014-2018
David Helweg, Sarah A.B. Nash, Dan A. Polhemus
2014, Open-File Report 2014-1075
From the heights of Mauna Kea on Hawaiʻi Island to the depths of the Mariana Trench, from densely populated cities to sparse rural indigenous communities and uninhabited sandy atolls, the Pacific region encompasses diverse associations of peoples and places that are directly affected by changes to the atmosphere, ocean, and...
