The use of NOAA AVHRR data for assessment of the urban heat sland effect
K. P. Gallo, A. L. McNab, Thomas R. Karl, Jesslyn F. Brown, J. J. Hood, J.D. Tarpley
1993, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology (32) 899-908
A vegetation index and a radiative surface temperature were derived from satellite data acquired at approximately 1330 LST for each of 37 cities and for their respective nearby rural regions from 28 June through 8 August 1991. Urbanrural differences for the vegetation index and the surface temperatures were computed and...
Proceedings of the fourth conference on research in California's National Parks
Stephen D. Veirs Jr., Thomas Stohlgren, Christine Schonewald-Cox
1993, Report
The papers in this proceedings were selected from the 63 presentations given at the Fourth Biennial Conference on Research in National Parks in California. The overall theme for this meeting was a recurring one: “The Integration of Research into National Park Service Resource Management Decisions.” The conference was held at...
GIS mapping of earthquake ground shaking in San Francisco, California
S.A. King, Anne S. Kiremidjian, Roger D. Borcherdt, Carl M. Wentworth
A. H.-S. Ang, R. Villaverde, editor(s)
1993, Conference Paper, Structural engineering in natural hazards mitigation
Severe earthquakes of the last decade in Mexico, Armenia, and the United States have reemphasized the importance of local geologic site conditions in estimating damage and consequent losses. Recent advances in geographic information system (GIS) technology have created new opportunities for maintaining and integrating extensive spatial databases for applications in...
Synthesis of Cretaceous/fertiary boundary studies at Hole 807C
Richard M. Corfield, William V. Sliter, Isabella Premolia Silva, John A. Tarduno, Roman A. Schmitt, Yun-Gang Liu, Sherwood W. Wise Jr., Shaozhi Mao, Julie E. Cartlidge, Wolf H. Berger
1993, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program Scientific Results
Paleontological, stable isotopic, trace elemental abundance, and magnetostratigraphic studies have been performed on limestones spanning the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary transition at Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Hole 807C. Paleontological evidence exists for considerable resedimentation, which we attribute to the fact that Hole 807C is located in a basement graben. Age estimates based...
Reproductive characteristics of female sea otters
Ronald J. Jameson, Ancel M. Johnson
1993, Marine Mammal Science (9) 156-167
Several important aspects of reproduction in the female sea otter, such as gestation, pupping frequency, period of pup dependency, and annual pupping rate, were unclear when this study was begun. We present data from 75 tagged adult females that indicate gestation is variable, but on average is about 6 months,...
Radium isotope geochemistry of thermal waters, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
N.C. Sturchio, John K. Bohlke
1993, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (57) 1203-1214
Radium isotope activities (226Ra, 228Ra, and 224Ra), chemical compositions, and sulfur isotope ratios in sulfate were determined for water samples from thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Activities of 226Ra in these waters range from <0.2 to 37.9 dpm/kg. Activity ratios of 228Ra226Ra">228Ra226Ra range from 0.26 to 14.2,...
Water resources data, Oklahoma, water year 1992. Volume 1. Arkansas River basin
1993, Water Data Report OK-92-1
No abstract available. ...
Comparison of the petrography, palynology and paleobotany of the Stockton coal bed, West Virginia and implications for paleoenvironmental interpretations
Brenda Pierce, R.W. Stanton, Cortland F. Eble
1993, Organic Geochemistry (20) 149-166
The Stockton coal bed (Middle Pennsylvanian) is a relatively high ash coal composed primarily of moderately thin banded, sparsely thin banded, and nonbanded coal (splint and cannel coal). Comparisons of petrographic, palynologic, and paleobotanic data gathered from the same sample sets from a single column of the Stockton coal bed...
Fire history of southeastern Glacier National Park: Missouri River Drainage
Stephen W. Barrett
1993, Report
In 1982, Glacier National Park (GNP) initiated long-term studies to document the fire history of all forested lands in the 410,000 ha. park. To date, studies have been conducted for GNP west of the Continental Divide (Barrett et al. 1991), roughly half of the total park area. These...
Internal structure of the Sierra Nevada batholith based on specific gravity and gravity measurements
H.W. Oliver, Bryan Moore, R. F. Sikora
1993, Geophysical Research Letters (20) 2179-2182
About 6,000 specific‐gravity (SG) measurements of samples collected from nearly 200 granitic plutons comprising the central Sierra Nevada batholith yield a SG contour map across the batholith from 36.25° to 38° north latitude. With notable exceptions, SG decreases from values generally greater than 2.7 in the west to less than...
Conterminous U.S. land cover characteristics data set 1990 prototype
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1993, Report
No abstract available....
Preliminary results of a helicopter electromagnetic and magnetic survey of the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee for environmental and geologic site characterization
W.E. Doll, Jonathan E. Nyquist, V.F. Labson, L. Pellerin
1993, Book, Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems: SAGEEP '93
The 35,252 -acre Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR), in the western portion of the Appalachian Valley and Ridge province in Tennessee, has been a nuclear production and development facility for 50 years. Contaminants in the many waste sites on the ORR include heavy radioactive isotopes as well as many organic and inorganic compounds. The locations,...
National Geodata Policy Forum: present and emerging U.S. policies governing the development, evolution, and use of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure: summary report
U.S. Geological Survey Federal Geographic Data Committee
1993, Book
The first National Geo-Data Policy Forum was held on May 10-12, 1993, in Tyson's Corner, Virginia. The objective of the National Geo-Data Policy Forum was to examine policies related to the evolution and use of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). A second goal was to identify issues concerning spatial...
1:100,000-scale Digital Line Graph (DLG) data, hydrography and transportation
U.S. Geological Survey
1993, Report
No abstract available....
Water Resources Data, Virginia, Water Year 1992. Volume 2: Ground-Water Level and Ground-Water Quality Records
Byron J. Prugh Jr., Eugene D. Powell
1993, Water Data Report VA-92-2
Water-resources data for the 1992 water year for Virginia consist of records of water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report (Volume 2. Ground-Water-Level and Ground-Water-Quality Records) contains water levels at 356 observation wells and water quality at 2 wells. Locations of these wells are shown on figures...
Landfill mapping using multi-disciplinary geophysical techniques at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
Robert Horton, John W. Busby, Michael H. Powers, Ronald N. Knoshaug
1993, Book, Proceedings of the symposium on the application of geophysics to engineering and environmental problems: SAGEEP '93
This paper describes a multi-disciplinary geophysical survey conducted over a landfill on the U.S. Air Force Academy grounds near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The landfill is known to contain waste generated during the construction of the Academy and reportedly contains buried steel drums. The purpose of the geophysical surveys was to determine the subsurface distribution...
Monitoring beach changes using GPS surveying techniques
Robert Morton, Mark P. Leach, Jeffrey G. Paine, Michael A. Cardoza
1993, Journal of Coastal Research (9) 702-720
A need exists for frequent and prompt updating of shoreline positions, rates of shoreline movement, and volumetric nearshore changes. To effectively monitor and predict these beach changes, accurate measurements of beach morphology incorporating both shore-parallel and shore-normal transects are required. Although it is possible to monitor beach dynamics using land-based...
A multi-sensor oceanographic measurement system for coastal environments
Marinna A. Martini, William J. Strahle
1993, Sea Technology (34) 666-671
An instrument system has been developed for long-term sediment transport studies that uses a modular design to combine off the shelf components into a complete and flexible package. A common data storage format is used in each instrument system so that the same hardware can be assembled in different ways...
Water resources data, New York, water year 1992. Volume 2. Long Island
A. G. Spinello, J. H. Nakao, R. Busciolano, R. B. Winowitch, V. K. Eagen
1993, Water Data Report NY-92-2
Water resources data for the 1992 water year for New York consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This volume contains records for water discharge at 18 gaging...
Geologic radon potential of the United States
R. Randall Schumann, editor(s)
1993, Open-File Report 93-292
The Indoor Radon Abatement Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-551) directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify areas of the United States that have the potential to produce harmful levels of indoor radon, based on both geological data and on indoor radon levels in homes and other structures....
Using Pop-II models to predict effects of wolf predation and hunter harvests on elk, mule deer, and moose on the northern range
John A. Mack, Francis J. Singer
1993, Report, Ecological issues on reintroducing wolves into Yellowstone National Park
The effects of establishing a gray wolf (Canis lupus) population in Yellowstone National Park were predicted for three ungulate species—elk (Cervus elaphus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), and moose (Alces alces)—using previously developed POP-II population models. We developed models for 78 and 100 wolves. For each wolf population, we ran...
Velocity measurements and changes in position of Thwaites Glacier/iceberg tongue from aerial photography, Landsat images and NOAA AVHRR data
Jane G. Ferrigno, Baerbel K. Lucchitta, A. L. Mullinsallison, Robert J. Allen, W. G. Gould
1993, Annals of Glaciology (17) 239-244
The Thwaites Glacier/iceberg tongue complex has been a significant feature of the Antarctic coastline for at least 50 years. In 1986, major changes began to occur in this area. Fast ice melted and several icebergs calved from the base of the iceberg tongue and the terminus of Thwaites Glacier. The...
Interactions between ground water and wetlands, southern shore of Lake Michigan, USA
Robert J. Shedlock, Douglas A. Wilcox, Todd A. Thompson, David A. Cohen
1993, Journal of Hydrology (141) 127-155
Wetlands between, and within, dune-beach complexes along the south shore of Lake Michigan are strongly affected by ground water. The hydrogeology of the glacial drift aquifer system in a 26 km2 area was investigated to determine the effects of ground water on the hydrology and hydrochemistry of Cowles Bog and its...
Maps, data, and GRASS in Yosemite National Park
J. W. van Wagtendonk
1993, Technical Report NPS/NRGISD/NRTR-93/13
No abstract available at this time...
Corrosiveness of ground water in the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system of the New Jersey Coastal Plain
J. L. Barringer, G. R. Kish, A. J. Velnich
1993, Water-Resources Investigations Report 90-4180
Ground water from the unconfined part of the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system in the New Jersey Coastal Plain typically is corrosive-- that is, it is acidic, soft, and has low concentrations of alkalinity. Corrosive ground water has the potential to leach trace elements and asbestos fibers from plumbing materials used...
