RESEARCH FOR THE USGS DIGITAL CARTOGRAPHY PROGRAM.
Robert B. McEwen, Lowell E. Starr
1984, Conference Paper
The U. S. Geological Survey National Mapping Division (NMD) has been conducting research and development in digital cartography since the early seventies. Since 1977 there has been an acceleration of activities associated with establishing a National Digital Cartographic Data Base (NDCDB). The NMD Office of Research is primarily responsible for...
A Nd, Sr and O isotopic investigation into the causes of chemical and isotopic zonation in the Bishop Tuff, California
A. N. Halliday, A.E. Fallick, J. Hutchinson, W. Hildreth
1984, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (68) 379-391
The Bishop Tuff represents a single eruption of chemically zoned rhyolitic magma. Six whole rock samples spanning the compositional and temperature range yield initial87Sr/86Sr of 0.7060–0.7092 andδ18O of 5.9–10.3‰. Six constituent sanidines yield smaller ranges of initial87Sr/86Sr of 0.7061–0.7069 andδ18O of 6.7–7.9. In contrast143Nd/144Nd ratios for...
Evaporation from flowing channels
J.M. Fulford, T.W. Sturm
1984, Journal of Energy Engineering - ASCE (110) 1-9
Stability‐dependent and Dalton‐type mass transfer formulas are determined from experimental evaporation data in ambient and heated channels and are shown to have similar performance in prediction of evaporation. The formulas developed are compared with those proposed by other investigators for lakes and flowing channels. The evaporation data were obtained from...
DIGITAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR IMAGE MAPPING WITH LANDSAT TM AND SPOT SIMULATOR DATA.
Pat S. Chavez Jr.
Cook Jerald J., editor(s)
1984, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment
To overcome certain problems associated with the visual selection of Landsat TM bands for image mapping, the author used a quantitative technique that ranks the 20 possible three-band combinations based upon their information content. Standard deviations and correlation coefficients can be used to compute a value called the Optimum Index...
MUNSELL COLOR ANALYSIS OF LANDSAT COLOR-RATIO-COMPOSITE IMAGES OF LIMONITIC AREAS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO.
Fred A. Kruse
1984, Conference Paper
Green areas on Landsat 4/5 - 4/6 - 6/7 (red - blue - green) color-ratio-composite (CRC) images represent limonite on the ground. Color variation on such images was analyzed to determine the causes of the color differences within and between the green areas. Digital transformation of the CRC data into...
Small-scale features in the Earth's magnetic field observed by Magsat
J.C. Cain, D.R. Schmitz, L. Muth
1984, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (89) 1070-1076
A spherical harmonic expansion to degree and order 29 is derived using a selected magnetically quiet sample of Magsat data. Global maps representing the contribution due to terms of the expansion above n = 13 at 400 km altitude are compared with previously published residual anomaly maps and shown to be similar,...
The quality of ground water in the principal aquifers of northeastern-north central Washington
J.C. Ebbert
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4102
In 1979 the quality of ground water in major aquifers in northeastern-north central Washington State was assessed in terms of inorganic-chemical, trace-metal, and fecal-coliform concentrations. For the Spokane Valley aquifer some organic-chemical data were also included. Results of this assessment indicate that the ground water in the region is generally...
Alternative diagenetic models for cretaceous talus deposits, Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 536, Gulf of Mexico
Robert B. Halley, B. J. Pierson, Wolfgang Schlager
1984, Book chapter, Initial reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project
Talus deposits recovered from Site 536 show evidence of aragonite dissolution, secondary porosity development, and calcite cementation. Although freshwater diagenesis could account for the petrographic features of the altered talus deposits, it does not uniquely account for isotopic or trace-element characteristics. Also, the hydrologic setting required for freshwater alteration is not easily...
Effects of weather on breeding ducks in North Dakota
M.C. Hammond, Douglas H. Johnson
1984, Fish and Wildlife Technical Report 1
The present report quantifies relations between weather and several aspects of the breeding biology of four duck species: mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), gadwall (A. strepera), blue-winged teal (A. discors), and redhead (Aythya americana). Data were obtained from two locations in North Dakota,--the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, intermittently during 1936-68,...
MAJOR SOURCE OF NEW RADAR DATA FOR EXPLORATION RESEARCH.
Allan N. Kover, John Edwin Jones, C. Scott Southworth
1984, Conference Paper
In 1980, the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) initiated a program to acquire high-quality, side-looking, airborne-radar (SLAR) imagery of selected areas of the United States. The program goals were to demonstrate the usefulness of SLAR imagery for geologic exploration and geoscience applications and to make radar data readily available to...
Nestling diet and feeding rates of rhinoceros auklets in Alaska
Scott A. Hatch
David N. Nettleship, Gerald A. Sanger, Paul F. Springer, editor(s)
1984, Conference Paper, Marine birds: Their feeding ecology and commercial fisheries relationships
Food brought to nestling Rhinoceros Auklets (Cerorhinca monocerata) was sampled by applying tape or cloth muzzles to the chicks and collecting the uningested food from the burrow daily. Limited data were also gathered for Tufted and Horned puffins (Fratercula cirrhata and F. corniculata). Auklet chicks received an average of 34.1...
ANALYSIS AND REDUCTION OF LANDSAT DATA FOR USE IN A HIGH PLAINS GROUND-WATER FLOW MODEL.
Gail Thelin, Leonard Gaydas, Walter Donovan, Carol Mladinich
1984, Conference Paper
Data obtained from 59 Landsat scenes were used to estimate the areal extent of irrigated agriculture over the High Plains region of the United States for a ground-water flow model. This model provides information on current trends in the amount and distribution of water used for irrigation. The analysis and...
Geophysical investigation of a Suture Zone: The Border Ranges Fault of southern Alaska
M. A. Fisher, Roland E. von Huene
1984, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (89) 11333-11351
The Border Ranges fault separates structurally complex accreted Cretaceous rocks from less deformed middle or late Paleozoic and younger rocks in the Cook-Shelikof basin. Of the five types of geophysical data used to investigate this fault, gravity data give the clearest indication of its presence and crustal structure. For at...
EFFECTS OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ON WATER QUALITY IN THE BIG SOUTH FORK NATIONAL RIVER AND RECREATION AREA, TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
William P. Carey
Schreiber David L., editor(s)
1984, Conference Paper
The South Fork Cumberland River begins in Tennessee at the confluence of the New River and Clear Fork. Strip mining for coal in the New River basin has been ongoing for decades with little reclamation prior to 1977. Water-quality data show that suspended-sediment and dissolved-constituent loads from the New River...
Statistical summaries of streamflow data in Oregon; Volume 1, eastern Oregon
John Friday, S. J. Miller
1984, Open-File Report 84-454
Statistical summaries of streamflow data at 335 streamgaging sites are presented in this two volume report to aid in appraising the hydrology of river basins in Oregon. Records for 31 gaging stations were compiled into separate periods owing to changes in regulation during the period of data collection. The periods...
Insights on why graphic correlation (Shaw's method) works
Lucy E. Edwards
1984, Journal of Geology (92) 583-597
In 1964 A. B. Shaw presented a method of correlating fossiliferous sedimentary rocks based on interpretation of graphic plots of first- and last-occurrences of taxa. Because there is no way to determine the true total ranges of fossil taxa, it is instructive to test the accuracy of the method using...
Reflectance spectroscopy: Quantitative analysis techniques for remote sensing applications
Roger N. Clark, T. L. Roush
1984, Journal of Geophysical Research (89) 6329-6340
Several methods for the analysis of remotely sensed reflectance data are compared, including empirical methods and scattering theories, both of which are important for solving remote sensing problems. The concept of the photon mean optical path length and the implications for use in modeling reflectance spectra are presented. It is...
Statistical summaries of streamflow data in Oregon; Volume 2, western Oregon
John Friday, S. J. Miller
1984, Open-File Report 84-454-A
No abstract available....
Availability of water from the alluvial aquifer in part of the Green River Valley, King County, Washington
W. E. Lum II, R. C. Alvord, B. W. Drost
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4178
The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe plans (1982) to build a fish hatchery in part of a 1.56-square-mile area in the Green River valley, Washington, and use groundwater to operate it. Groundwater data were collected in the area and used in a U.S. Geological Survey two-dimensional groundwater-flow model calibrated to simulate the...
Deformation of clinopyroxenite: Evidence for a transition in flow mechanisms and semibrittle behavior
S. H. Kirby, A. K. Kronenberg
1984, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (89) 3177-3192
A systematic suite of constant strain rate experiments was performed on a vacuum-dried, high-purity, fine-grained clinopyroxenite using NaCl and NaF as confining media in a Griggs-type piston-cylinder apparatus. The experiments were carried out over a range of temperatures from 400° to 1100°C, strain rates from 10−3 to 10−7 s−1, and confining pressures...
Modeling crater topography and albedo from monoscopic Viking orbiter images: 1. Methodology
P. A. Davis, L.A. Soderblom
1984, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (89) 9449-9457
A new photoclinometric technique for extraction of topographic data from single planetary images is presented that overcomes many previous limitations of photoclinometry. The procedure fully compensates for oblique viewing geometry prevalent in spacecraft images. Albedo variations have been one of the most serious obstacles in the application of photoclinometry to...
Water resources data, Wyoming, water year 1983
S. A. Druse, J.R. Schuette, S. J. IV Rucker
1984, Water Data Report WY-83-1
Water resources data for the 1983 water year for Wyoming consists of records of stage, discharge and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 193 gaging stations; stage and contents for...
Water-quality assessment of stormwater runoff from a heavily used urban highway bridge in Miami, Florida
Donald J. McKenzie, G. A. Irwin
1983, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4153
Runoff from a heavily-traveled, 1.43-acre bridge section of Interstate-95 in Miami, Florida, was comprehensively monitored for both quality and quantity during five selected storms between November 1979 and May 1981. For most water-quality parameters, 6 to 11 samples were collected during each of the 5 runoff events. Concentrations of most...
Water resources data Maryland and Delaware, water year 1982
R.W. James, R.H. Simmons, B.F. Strain
1983, Water Data Report MD-DE-82-1
No abstract available....
Developing a state water plan: Ground-water conditions in Utah, spring of 1983
Cynthia L. Appel, L. R. Herbert, Donald A. Bischoff, Melanie E. Smith, Ralph L. Seiler, Kevin Guttormson, V.L. Jensen, Michael Enright, D. C. Emett, Carole B. Burden, R.C. Beard, L.G. Sultz, M.R. Eckenwiler, G. W. Sandberg
1983, Cooperative Investigations Report 23
This is the twentieth in a series of annual reports that describe ground-water conditions in Utah. Reports in this series, published cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Utah Division of Water Resources, provide data to enable interested parties to keep abreast of changing ground-water conditions.This report, like the...
