A stochastic model for predicting the probability distribution of the dissolved-oxygen deficit in streams
I.I. Esen, R. E. Rathbun
1976, Professional Paper 913
Hard rock uranium potential in Alaska
Thomas P. Miller
1976, Open-File Report 76-246
Discussing the potential of "hardrock" (i.e., non-sedimentary type) uranium deposits in a 586,000 mi2 portion of the North America Cordillera is a difficult task compounded by the fact that the remoteness of much of the region and the logistical difficulties have resulted in only reconnaissance geologic information being available for...
Q-mode factor analysis of geochemical and petrologic data matrices with constant row-sums
A.T. Miesch
1976, Professional Paper 574-G
Model for evaluating the effects of dikes on the water and salt balance of Great Salt Lake, Utah
K.M. Waddell, Fred K. Fields
1976, Open-File Report 76-256
No abstract available....
Fluid-Inclusion Petrology - Data from Porphyry Copper Deposits and Applications to Exploration
J. Thomas Nash
1976, Professional Paper 907-D
Fluid-inclusion studies of 37 porphyry copper deposits, mainly in the United States, demonstrate that all but 3 evolved through a hydrothermal stage characterized by very high salinities, generally in excess of about 35 weight percent NaCI equivalent. Temperatures of these fluids ranged from about 250 deg to 700 deg C...
A probabilistic estimate of maximum acceleration in rock in the contiguous United States
Sylvester Theodore Algermissen, David M. Perkins
1976, Open-File Report 76-416
This paper presents a probabilistic estimate of the maximum ground acceleration to be expected from earthquakes occurring in the contiguous United States. It is based primarily upon the historic seismic record which ranges from very incomplete before 1930 to moderately complete after 1960. Geologic data, primarily distribution of faults, have...
A cross-section plotting program (CSPP) for gridded (map) data
Richard B. Wells, Charles R. Faust, James W. Mercer
1976, Open-File Report 76-689
A FORTRAN program that prepares the Calcomp plotter tape for drawing cross-sections from gridded map data is described and documented. The program accepts gridded data of the form Z(x,y), where Z is the value at the grid intersection, (x,y). Up to 10 sets of Z(x,y) data for a given grid...
Numerical modeling of subsurface radioactive solute transport from waste seepage ponds at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
John B. Robertson
1976, Open-File Report 76-717
Aqueous chemical and low-level radioactive effluents have been disposed to seepage ponds since 1952 at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. The solutions percolate toward the Snake River Plain aquifer (135 m below) through interlayered basalts and unconsolidated sediments and an extensive zone of ground water perched on a sedimentary layer...
Preliminary investigations on computational methods for solving the two-point seismic ray-tracing problem in a heterogeneous and isotropic medium
J.P. Yang, William Hung Kan Lee
1976, Open-File Report 76-707
Two-point seismic ray tracing is an important problem in seismology. In this report, we study this problem by first deriving the differential equations governing seismic wave propagation between two end points in a 3-dimensional heterogeneous and isotropic medium. We then formulate three numerical schemes to solve the two-point ray-tracing problem....
Geologic interpretation of an aeromagnetic map of the west-central Columbia Plateau, Washington and Oregon
Donald A. Swanson, Thomas L. Wright, Isidore Zietz
1976, Open-File Report 76-51
A low altitude, total intensity aeromagnetic map of the ?west-central Columbia Plateau, underlain principally by the Yakima Basalt,. shows Positive and negative anomalies that stand out from a moderate intensity .background reflecting .interbedded flows of normal and reversed magnetic polarity. One set of anomalies is related to anticlinal ridges, nother...
Analog-model analysis of effects of wastewater management on the groundwater reservoir in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York; Report II: Recharge with wastewater
Arlen W. Harbaugh, Thomas E. Reilly
1976, Open-File Report 76-847
Integration of geological remote-sensing techniques in subsurface analysis
James V. Taranik, Charles M. Trautwein
1976, Open-File Report 76-402
Geological remote sensing is defined as the study of the Earth utilizing electromagnetic radiation which is either reflected or emitted from its surface in wavelengths ranging from 0.3 micrometre to 3 metres. The natural surface of the Earth is composed of a diversified combination of surface cover types, and geologists...
Uranium in the Cochetopa District, Colorado, in relation to the Oligocene erosion surface
Jerry Chipman Olson
1976, Open-File Report 76-222
In the Cochetopa district, Colorado, the sequence of Mesozoic and Cenozoic events is as follows: development of a relatively smooth, planar erosion surface in Jurassic time; deposition, on this surface, of the Junction Creek Sandstone and Morrison Formation of Jurassic age, followed by deposition of the Dakota Sandstone and Mancos...
15/16 ips Operation of the Precision Instrument Company Model P15100 tape recorder to record the standard (30 Hz) NCER seismic data multiplex system
Jerry P. Eaton
1976, Open-File Report 76-252
In recent months the need has arisen to record special seismic networks consisting of a dozen or more standard NCER seismic systems telemetered to a central collection point on a reliable, portable, low-power tape recorder. Because of its simplicity and the ease with which it can be adapted for the...
Summary appraisals of the nation's ground-water resources – Arkansas-White-Red region
M. S. Bedinger, R. T. Sniegocki
1976, Professional Paper 813-H
The Arkansas-White-Red Region, an area of265,000 square miles (6.86x1011 square metres), is characterized by diversity in geography, climate, and geology and, in turn, by diversity in water resources and water problems. The western semiarid part of the region is water deficient, that is, potential evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation. The eastern, humid part...
Guide to your first use of the Image 100, a slide-cassette training module
Dale G. Gehring
1976, Open-File Report 76-613
No abstract available....
An appraisal of ground water for irrigation in the Appleton area, west-central Minnesota
Steven P. Larson
1976, Water Supply Paper 2039-B
Supplemental irrigation of well-drained sandy soils has prompted an evaluation of ground water in the Appleton area. Glacial drift aquifers are the largest source of ground water. The surficial outwash sand and gravel is the most readily available and the most areally extensive drift aquifer, and it underlies much of...
Calibration of a mathematical model of the Antelope Valley ground-water basin, California
Timothy J. Durbin
1976, Open-File Report 76-833
Floods in Pennsylvania: A manual for estimation of their magnitude and frequency
Herbert N. Flippo Jr.
1976, Open-File Report 76-391
Regression equations are provided for estimation of flood magnitude and frequency on unregulated and unurbanized streams in Pennsylvania. Frequency-discharge profiles are shown for regulated reaches on eleven major streams. These regression equations and discharge profiles enable the design engineer to estimate flood-frequency characteristics for almost all streams that drain more...
Finite difference model for aquifer simulation in two dimensions with results of numerical experiments
Peter C. Trescott, George Francis Pinder, S. P. Larson
1976, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 07-C1
The model will simulate ground-water flow in an artesian aquifer, a water-table aquifer, or a combined artesian and water-table aquifer. The aquifer may be heterogeneous and anisotropic and have irregular boundaries. The source term in the flow equation may include well discharge, constant recharge, leakage from confining beds in which...
Mineral resources of the South Warner Wilderness, Modoc County, California
Wendell A. Duffield, Robert D. Weldin, W. E. Davis
1976, Bulletin 1385-D
No abstract available....
Numerical simulation analysis of the interaction of lakes and ground water
Thomas C. Winter
1976, Professional Paper 1001
Because the interrelationship of lakes and ground water is perhaps the least understood aspect of lake hydrology, vertical-section, steadystate, numerical-model simulations were run to evaluate the factors that control the interaction of lakes and ground water. The study is concerned only with lakes encircled by water-table mounds that are at...
Geology and ore deposits of the Mahd Adh Dhahab District, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Robert W. Luce, Abdulaziz Bagdady, Ralph Jackson Roberts
1976, Open-File Report 76-865
Mahd adh Dhahab is the principal gold-silver mine in Saudi Arabia; it was productive during three principal periods, two during ancient times (about 950 B.C. and 750-1258 A.D.) and one in modern times (1939-54). The early production is not known, but the recorded production in 1939-54 is 765,768 fine ounces...
Flood-frequency analysis for small natural streams in Georgia
Harold G. Golden, McGlone Price
1976, Open-File Report 76-511
Flood information from 104 project basins (0.1 to 20 square miles) and data available from 170 larger basins (20 to 1,500 square miles) are analyzed to provide planners and designers with relations for estimating the magnitude and frequency of flood-peak discharges on small natural streams in Georgia. More than 90...
Digital-simulation model of the Wenonah-Mount Laurel Aquifer in the coastal plain of New Jersey
Bronius Nemickas
1976, Open-File Report 75-672
A digital computer-simulation model of the Wenonah-Mount Laurel aquifer is used to evaluate the aquifer's capabilities of meeting the projected future demands and to study the cause of the rapidly declining water levels. The modelled area includes 1,500 square miles (3,885 square kilometres) of the New Jersey Coastal Plain and...