Distribution and isotopic composition of uranium in lower Nueces River, Nueces Bay and Corpus Christi Bay, Texas
Charles W. Holmes, Elizabeth Ann Slade
1972, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions (22) 315-322
The uranium concentration and isotopic composition of water and suspended sediment from the Nueces River, Nueces Bay and Corpus Christi Bay were determined by alpha-spectroscopy. The average dissolved uranium concentration and radioactivity ratio (U234/U238) of Nueces River water were determined to be 2.44 µg/1 and 1.15 respectively. Water from a...
Annual compilation and analysis of hydrologic data for Honey Creek, Trinity River Basin, Texas, 1970
B.B. Hampton
1972, Report
The U.S. Soil Conservation Service is actively engaged in the installation of flood- and soil-erosion reducing measures in Texas under the authority of "The Flood Control Act of 1936 and 1944" and "Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act" (Public Law 566), as amended. The Soil Conservation Service has found a...
Prospects for earthquake prediction and control
J. H. Healy, W.H.K. Lee, L. C. Pakiser, C.B. Raleigh, M.D. Wood
1972, Tectonophysics (14) 319-332
The San Andreas fault is viewed, according to the concepts of seafloor spreading and plate tectonics, as a transform fault that separates the Pacific and North American plates and along which relative movements of 2 to 6 cm/year have been taking place. The resulting strain can be released by creep,...
Lake Michigan: effects of exploitation, introductions, and eutrophication on the salmonid community
LaRue Wells, Alberton L. McLain
1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (29) 889-898
Lake Michigan surface area is 22,400 square miles and its main depth is 276 ft. Its fauna is generally typical of North American oligotrophic lakes. The original fish populations included 10 coregonines and one salmonine. The lake whitefish, the lake herring, and the lake trout were most abundant. Man's activities...
The future of salmonid communities in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Stanford H. Smith
1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (29) 951-957
The effects of human population growth, industrialization, and the introduction of marine fishes have reduced the suitability of each of the Great Lakes for oligotrophic fish communities. The ultimate consequence has been a reduction of fishery productivity that has ranged from extreme in Lake Ontario to moderate in Lake Superior....
Oceanic ridges and transform faults: Their intersection angles and resistance to plate motion
A.H. Lachenbruch, G. A. Thompson
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (15) 116-122
The persistent near-orthogonal pattern formed by oceanic ridges and transform faults defies explanation in terms of rigid plates because it probably depends on the energy associated with deformation. For passive spreading, it is likely that the ridges and transforms adjust to a...
Imaging experiment: The Viking Lander
T.A. Mutch, A.B. Binder, F.O. Huck, E.C. Levinthal, E. C. Morris, C. Sagan, A.T. Young
1972, Icarus (16) 92-110
The Viking Lander Imaging System will consist of two identical facsimile cameras. Each camera has a high-resolution mode with an instantaneous field of view of 0.04°, and survey and color modes with instantaneous fields of view of 0.12°. Cameras are positioned one meter...
Microcoulometric measurement of water in minerals
M. Cremer, H.N. Elsheimer, E.E. Escher
1972, Analytica Chimica Acta (60) 183-192
A DuPont Moisture Analyzer is used in a microcoulometric method for determining water in minerals. Certain modifications, which include the heating of the sample outside the instrument, protect the system from acid gases and insure the conversion of all hydrogen to water vapor. Moisture analyzer...
Graphical methods for representing form and stability of aqueous metal ions
J.D. Hem
1972, Chemical Geology (9) 119-132
The equilibrium distributions of solute species of aluminum at 25°C and one atmosphere pressure are shown graphically in systems containing fluoride, as functions of the total dissolved aluminum and fluoride. The predominant form of complex and degree of complexing are also shown...
Mass spectrometric analysis of organic compounds, water and volatile constituents in the atmosphere and surface of Mars: The Viking Mars Lander
Duwayne M. Anderson, K. Biemann, Leslie E. Orgel, John Oro, Tobias Owen, Garson P. Shulman, Priestley Toulmin III, H. C. Urey
1972, Icarus (16) 111-138
An experiment centering around a mass spectrometer is described, which is aimed at the identification of organic substances present in the top 10 cm of the surface of Mars and an analysis of the atmosphere for major and minor constituents as well as isotopic abundances. In addition, an indication of...
The martian atmosphere: Mariner 9 television experiment progress report
C.B. Leovy, G.A. Briggs, A.T. Young, B.A. Smith, James B. Pollack, E.N. Shipley, R.L. Wildey
1972, Icarus (17) 373-393
Atmospheric phenomena appearing in the Mariner 9 television pictures are discussed in detail. The surface of the planet was heavily obscured by a global dust storm during the first month in orbit. Brightness data during this period can be fitted by a semi-infinite...
Factors of ecologic succession in oligotrophic fish communities of the Laurentian Great Lakes
Stanford H. Smith
1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (29) 717-730
Oligotrophic fish communities of the Great Lakes have undergone successive disruptions since the mid-1800s. Major contributing factors have been intensive selective fisheries, extreme modification of the drainage, invasion of marine species, and progressive physical–chemical changes of the lake environments. Lake Ontario was the first to be affected as its basin...
Seasonal population characteristics of the opossum shrimp, Mysis relicta, in southeastern Lake Michigan, 1970-71
James B. Reynolds, G.M. DeGraeve
1972, Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Great Lakes Research (15) 117-131
This study of depth distribution, abundance, growth, reproduction and standing crop of the opossum shrimp, Mysis relicta, in southeastern Lake Michigan was based on monthly samples collected from August 1970 through July 1971 (except February and March). Population density was usually low at 10-20 fathoms, moderate at 25-30 fathoms and...
A comparison of radiative capture with decay gamma-ray method in bore hole logging for economic minerals
F. E. Senftle, R.M. Moxham, A.B. Tanner
1972, Nuclear Instruments and Methods (104) 485-492
The recent availability of borehole logging sondes employing a source of neutrons and a Ge(Li) detector opens up the possibility of analyzing either decay or capture gamma rays. The most efficient method for a given element can be predicted by calculating the decay-to-capture count ratio for the most prominent peaks...
Structural profile of the northwestern Caribbean
William P. Dillon, J. G. Vedder, R.J. Graf
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (17) 175-180
A seismic reflection and gravity profile across the continental margin of the Yucatan Peninsula, Yucatan Basin, Cayman Ridge, and Cayman Trough suggests that sediments in the Yucatan Basin consist of a thick succession of beds dominated by turbidites that overlie a thick but irregular sequence of beds, probably dominated by...
Floods in Arkansas, magnitude and frequency characteristics through 1968
James L. Patterson
1971, Arkansas Geological Commission Water Resources Circular 11
Techniques are presented for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods on Arkansas streams. Modern topographic maps now available and computer techniques facilitate in making a comprehensive analysis in which physical and climactic characteristics of river basins are related to flood characteristics at gaging stations. Equations derived from the analysis...
Deglaciation events in part of the Manchester South 7.5' quadrangle south-central New Hampshire
Byron D. Stone
1971, Open-File Report 71-269
The study-area lies in south-central New Hampshire, and is bordered on the west by the Merrimack River, the principal north-south drainage route of central New Hampshire. The classical two tills of New England outcrop in the area. In a unique exposure of the sandy upper till, a loose ablation unit...
The drainage and glacial history of the Still River Valley, southwestern Connecticut
Woodrow B. Thompson
1971, Open-File Report 71-283
The Still River is located in southwestern Connecticut. From its origin on the New York border, it passes through Danbury and flows northward to its junction with the Housatonic River in New Milford. Interpretation of the Still River's history is based on its surficial geology and bedrock topography. High bedrock...
Annual compilation and analysis of hydrologic data for Escondido Creek, San Antonio River basin, Texas
D.R. Reddy
1971, Open-File Report 72-308
IntroductionHistory of Small Watershed Projects in TexasThe U.S. Soil Conservation Service is actively engaged in the installation of flood and soil erosion reducing measures in Texas under the authority of the "Flood Control Act of 1936 and 1944" and "Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act" (Public Law 566), as amended....
Annual compilation and analysis of hydrologic data for Pin Oak Creek, Trinity River basin, Texas, 1969
B.B. Hampton, D.R. Myers
1971, Open-File Report 71-144
The U.S. Soil Conservation Service is actively engaged in the installation of flood and soil erosion reducing measures in Texas under the authority of "The Flood Control Act of 1936 and 1944" and "Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act" (Public Law 566), as amended. The Soil Conservation Service has found...
Hydrologic data for Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas and vicinity
A. G. Lamonds
1971, Open-File Report 71-177
During the summer and fall, seepage and evaporation losses from Horseshoe Lake, an oxbow or an 'old river' lake adjacent to the Mississippi River, exceed inflow to the lake, and seasonal declines of 2.5-3.0 feet in the lake level are common. In exceptionally dry years, the minimum lake level has...
Electrical analog model study of water in the Yabucoa Valley, Puerto Rico; Phase 1, collecting preliminary data and assembling available data
Robert B. Anders
1971, Open-File Report 71-5
Data for wells in the Modesto-Merced area, San Joaquin Valley, California
Gary O. Balding, R. W. Page
1971, Open-File Report 72-11
The Modesto-Merced area is in the northeastern part of the San Joaquin Valley. The area includes about 1,800 square miles that lie in the eastern portions of Merced and Stanislaus Counties. Specifically the boundaries are: North, the Stanislaus River; south, the Merced-Madera County line; east, the Merced-Mariposa and the Stanislaus-Tuolumne...
Progress report on the analog model study of the Magothy Aquifer in the Annapolis, Maryland area
Frederick K. Mack
1971, Open-File Report 71-194
Analysis of ground-water system in Orange County, California, by use of an electrical analog model
William F. Hardt, E. H. Cordes
1971, Open-File Report 71-145
