Estimating heat capacity and heat content of rocks
Eugene C. Robertson, Bruch S. Hemingway
1995, Open-File Report 95-622
New heat-capacity measurements are reported for four rock types; Westerly granite from Bradford, RI, andesite from Lake County, OR, peridotite from Sonoma County, CA, and basalt from the Columbia River Group. Measurements were made on powders of the rocks in the temperature range of 340 to about 1000 K. Our measured...
Geochemical data of drill core samples of carbonatites and associated igneous rocks, Magnet Cove Complex, Arkansas
M.J. Flohr, J.M. Howard
1995, Open-File Report 95-621
Exploring storm surge
A. B. Tihansky, A. D. Duerr
1995, Open-File Report 95-295
This video provides a thorough discussion of storm surge, one of the most dangerous elements of hurricanes and major storms. This video illustrates basic storm surge principles, shows actual footage of storm surge damage and relates high-water level data collection by the U.S. Geological Survey to the task of recreating...
Land-cover sampling designs, data-collection procedures, and land-cover data for the Central Nebraska Basins, 1993-94
R. B. Zelt, J. T. Dugan, M.S. Kelley
1995, Open-File Report 95-166
Within the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, land-cover data are used in characterizing drainage areas upstream from surface-water sampling sites and areas selected for spatially distributed ground-water sampling. During the period of time when the initial 20 NAWQA study study-unit investigations were evaluating existing land-cover data, a...
Air temperature and precipitation data, Wolverine Glacier basin, Alaska, 1967-94
B.W. Kennedy
1995, Open-File Report 95-444
Water-quality assessment of the Kentucky River Basin, Kentucky; analysis of available surface-water-quality data through 1986, with a section on biological indicators of water quality
James L. Smoot, Timothy D. Lieberman, Ronald D. Evali, Kevin D. White, A.D. Bradfield
1995, Water Supply Paper 2351-B
As part of the National Water-Quality Assessment program (NAWQA), existing water-quality data and ancillary information from the Kentucky River basin study unit were compiled and evaluated to provide a description of existing conditions and long-term trends in water quality. The data and evaluations were used to develop a conceptual understanding...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program; summary of pesticide data collected on East Fork Double Bayou, near Anahuac, Texas, March to September 1994
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1995, Fact Sheet 140-95
The Trinity River Basin study-unit assessment began in October 1991, with 2 years dedicated to planning, analyzing existing information, and designing data-collection networks, surveys, and studies. Then, a 3-year intensive data-collection program was initiated. The assessment followed guidelines provided by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program National Synthesis team and...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Data collection in the Red River of the North Basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1992-95
J.D. Stoner, D. L. Lorenz
1995, Fact Sheet 172-95
A water-quality assessment began in 1991 for the Red River of the North (Red River) Basin as part of a national study. Data collection for the reconnainssance and intensive phases of the study briefly is described for each of the major components (streams, aquatic biology, and ground water) used to...
Earth science photographs from the U.S. Geological Survey Library
Joseph K. McGregor, Carl C. Abston
1995, Data Series 21
This CD-ROM set contains 1,500 scanned photographs from the U.S. Geological Survey Library for use as a photographic glossary of elementary geologic terms. Scholars are encouraged to copy these public domain images into their reports or databases to enhance their presentations. High-quality prints and (or) slides are available upon request...
Deposition and simulation of sediment transport in the Lower Susquehanna River reservoir system
R.A. Hainly, L.A. Reed, H.N. Flippo Jr., G. J. Barton
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4122
The Susquehanna River drains 27,510 square miles in New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland and is the largest tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Three large hydroelectric dams are located on the river, Safe Harbor (Lake Clarke) and Holtwood (Lake Aldred) in southern Pennsylvania, and Conowingo (Conowingo Reservoir) in northern Maryland. About...
Monthly average polar sea-ice concentration
Peter N. Schweitzer
1995, Data Series 27
The data contained in this CD-ROM depict monthly averages of sea-ice concentration in the modern polar oceans. These averages were derived from the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) and Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) instruments aboard satellites of the U.S. Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program from 1978 through 1992. The...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program; summary of pesticide data collected on Whites Bayou near Anahuac, Texas, March to September 1994
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1995, Fact Sheet 141-95
One water-quality monitoring site was established on Whites Bayou, at the downstream end of the study area. Sampling began in March 1994 and will continue for 1 year. Sampling frequency ranges from four times per month in May and June to once per month in July. Stream-stage measurements were made...
Water-quality assessment in the Trinity River Basin, Texas; pesticide occurrence in streams, winter and spring 1994
Allison A. Shipp
1995, Fact Sheet 160-95
A consistent, basin-wide set of data for streams in the Trinity River Basin is necessary to provide a baseline for current conditions, to compare with historical data, and to provide a reference for future studies by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. In addition, the basin-wide surveys begin the process...
National Water-Quality Assessment Program; summary of pesticide data collected on West Prong Old River near Dayton, Texas, March to September 1994
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1995, Fact Sheet 142-95
The Trinity River Basin study-unit assessment began in October 1991, with 2 years dedicated to planning, analyzing existing information, and designing data-collection networks, surveys, and studies. Then, a 3-year intensive data-collection program was initiated. The assessment followed guidelines provided by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program National Synthesis team and...
Water Quality Assessment of the Trinity River Basin, Texas - Pesticides in a Suburban Watershed, Arlington, 1993-94
Marianna F. Brown
1995, Fact Sheet 159-95
The Trinity River Basin was among the first 20 hydrologic systems under full inplementation of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. Planning and analysis of existing information began in 1991. Intensive water-quality data collection began in 1993. As a part of the NAWQA Program, pesticide samples were taken from...
Evaluation of 11 equations for determining evaporation for a small lake in the North Central United States
Thomas C. Winter, Donald O. Rosenberry, A.M. Sturrock
1995, Water Resources Research (31) 983-993
Eleven equations for calculating evaporation were compared with evaporation determined by the energy budget method for Williams Lake, Minnesota. Data were obtained from instruments on a raft, on land near the lake, and at a weather station 60 km south of the lake. The comparisons were based on monthly values...
Seasonal-to-interannual fluctuations in surface temperature over the Pacific: effects of monthly winds and heat fluxes
Daniel R. Cayan, Arthur J. Miller, Tim P. Barnett, Nicholas E. Graham, Jack N. Ritchie, Josef M. Oberhuber
1995, Book chapter, Natural climate variability on decade-to-century time scales
Monthly heat fluxes and wind stresses are used to force the Oberhuber isopycnic ocean general-circulation (OPYC) model of the Pacific basin over a two-decade period from 1970 to 1988. The surface forcings are constructed from COADS marine observations via bulk formulae. Monthly anomalies of the fluxes and stresses are...
Population size, trends, and conservation problems of the Double-Crested Cormorant on the Pacific Coast of North America
Harry R. Carter, Arthur L. Sowls, M. S. Rodway, Ulrich W. Wilson, Roy W. Lowe, Gerard J. McChesney, Franklin Gress, Daniel W. Anderson
1995, Colonial Waterbirds (18) 189-215
Population size, trends and conservation problems of the Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) were collated for the Pacific coast of North America using available data up to 1992. About 54,942 birds currently breed there, including roughly 5,848 (5,622 at 90 coastal colonies and at least 226 at 5 interior colonies) and...
Modeling mangrove canopy reflectance using a light interaction model and an optimization technique
Elijah Ramsey III, John R. Jensen
1995, Book chapter, Wetland and Environmental Applications of GIS
At 20 sites, incorporating mixtures of black, red, and white mangroves, canopy reflectance spectra were derived from high resolution spectral data taken from a helicopter platform. Canopy characteristics were predicted from the canopy reflectance spectra by using measured and estimated data as inputs into a light-canopy interaction model within a...
Compositional variations on the Moon: Recalibration of Galileo solid‐state imaging data for the Orientale region and farside
Lisa R. Gaddis, Alfred S. McEwen, Tammy L. Becker
1995, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (100) 26345-26355
Updated radiometric calibration and systematic processing procedures for Galileo solid‐state imaging (SSI) data from the first (1990) Earth‐Moon encounter are presented. These procedures were applied to a whole‐disk imaging sequence of the Moon centered near Mare Orientale, called Lunmap 14 (L14). Processing of L14 data included radiometric calibration, subpixel coregistration,...
Areal distribution of selected trace elements, salinity, and major ions in shallow ground water, Tulare Basin, Southern San Joaquin Valley, California
Roger Fujii, Walter C. Swain
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4048
The distribution of salinity and selected trace elements in shallow ground water in the Tulare Basin, California, was assessed to evaluate potential problems related to disposal in evaporation ponds of irrigation drain water containing elevated concentrations of selenium and other trace elements. The constituents of primary concern were selenium, arsenic,...
Hydrologic data through 1993 for the Huron Project of the High Plains Ground-Water Demonstration Program
Janet M. Carter
1995, Open-File Report 95-313
This report presents data on precipitation, geologic logs, water levels, and water quality that have been collected or compiled, through water year 1993, for the Huron Project of the High Plains Ground-Water Demonstration Program, under the guidance of the Bureau of Reclamation. The purpose of the Huron Project is to...
Preliminary digital geologic map database of the Nevada Test Site area, Nevada
David A. Sawyer, R. R. Wahl, J. C. Cole, S.A. Minor, R. J. Laczniak, R.G. Warren, C. M. Engle, R.G. Vega
1995, Open-File Report 95-567
Flood-frequency relations for urban streams in Georgia; 1994 update
Ernest J. Inman
1995, Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4017
A statewide study of flood magnitude and frequency in urban areas of Georgia was made to develop methods of estimating flood characteristics at ungaged urban sites. A knowledge of the magnitude and frequency of floods is needed for the design of highway drainage structures, establishing flood- insurance rates, and other...
Water-quality assessment of the Albemarle-Pamlico drainage basin, North Carolina and Virginia environmental setting and water-quality issues
Gerard McMahon, Orville B. Lloyd
1995, Open-File Report 95-136
The Albemarle-Pamlico drainage study unit is one of 60 units of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program, and includes the large river basins which drain into the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds-the Chowan, Roanoke, Tar-Pamlico, and Neuse River Basins. The study unit includes about 28,000 square miles and has...
