Thermochemical parameters of minerals from oxygen-buffered hydrothermal equilibrium data: Method, application to annite and almandine
E-An Zen
1973, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (39) 65-80
Reversed univariant hydrothermal phase-equilibrium reactions, in which a redox reaction occurs and is controlled by oxygen buffers, can be used to extract thermochemical data on minerals. The dominant gaseous species present, even for relatively oxidizing buffers such as the QFM buffer, are H2O and H2; the...
Pesticide residues in birds and mammals
L.F. Stickel
C.A. Edwards, editor(s)
1973, Book chapter, Environmental Pollution by Pesticides
SUMMARY: Residues of organochlorine pesticides and their breakdown products are present in the tissues of essentially all wild birds throughout the world. These chemicals accumulate in fat from a relatively small environmental exposure. DDE and dieldrin are most prevalent. Others, such as heptachlor epoxide, chlordane, endrin, and benzene hexachloride...
Sea level history in Beringia during the past 250,000 years
D.M. Hopkins
1973, Quaternary Research (3) 520-540
This paper attempts to relate current knowledge of sea-level history in Beringia to the Broecker-van Donk “Termination” concept of climatic and sea-level history. The Einahnuhtan transgression is thought to represent Termination III, which according to Broecker and van Donk, took place about 225,000...
Mechanisms of high-temperature, solid-state flow in minerals and ceramics and their bearing on the creep behavior of the mantle
Stephen H. Kirby, C.B. Raleigh
1973, Tectonophysics (19) 165-194
The problem of applying laboratory silicate-flow data to the mantle, where conditions can be vastly different, is approached through a critical review of high-temperature flow mechanisms in ceramics and their relation to empirical flow laws. The intimate association of solid-state diffusion and high-temperature creep in pure metals is found to...
Atlas of Mars, Lunae Palus quadrangle, MC-10
United States Geological Survey
1973, Open-File Report 73-329
This mosaic was made with Mariner 9 pictures provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology. The Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of JPL processed the digital pictures to remove image artifacts and geometric distortions, to enhance high-frequency topographic detail while subduing low-frequency albedo variation, and to transform...
Low-flow characteristics of streams in the Puget Sound region, Washington
F.T. Hidaka
1973, Open-File Report 72-163
Periods of low streamflow are usually the most critical factor in relation to most water uses. The purpose of this report is to present data on low-flow characteristics of streams in the Puget Sound region, Washington, and to briefly explain some of the factors that influence low flow in the...
Geology and paleontology of Canal Zone and adjoining parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (additions to gastropods, scaphopods, pelecypods Nuculidae to Malleidae)
W. P. Woodring
1973, Professional Paper 306-E
Chapter E adds 112 described species and subspecies (a few briefly described) to the some 440 covered in preceding chapters : 27 additional gastropods, 18 scaphopods, and 67 pelecypods in 10 families. It is estimated that about 125 species are to be added in chapter F, the final chapter.The Arcidae...
Puerto Rico water resources planning model program description
D.W. Moody, Thomas Maddock, M.R. Karlinger, J.J. Lloyd
1973, Open-File Report 73-193
Because the use of the Mathematical Programming System -Extended (MPSX) to solve large linear and mixed integer programs requires the preparation of many input data cards, a matrix generator program to produce the MPSX input data from a much more limited set of data may expedite the use of the...
Atlas of Mars, MC-18, Coprates Quadrangle
United States Geological Survey
1973, Open-File Report 73-334
This mosaic was made with Mariner 9 pictures provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology. The Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of JPL processed the digital pictures to remove image artifacts and geometric distortions, to enhance high-frequency topographic detail while subduing low-frequency albedo variation, and to transform...
A conceptual model of the hydrologic system supplying the large springs in the Ozarks
Gerald Leon Feder
1973, Open-File Report 74-1031
Atlas of Mars, Memnonia quadrangle, MC-16
United States Geological Survey
1973, Open-File Report 73-332
This mosaic was made with Mariner 9 pictures provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology. The Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of JPL processed the digital pictures to remove image artifacts and geometric distortions, to enhance high-frequency topographic detail while subduing low-frequency albedo variation, and to transform...
Ground-water hydrology of northern Napa Valley, California
Robert E. Faye
1973, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-13
The alluvium of northern Napa Valley is the principal aquifer of the area and is capable of yielding as much as 3,000 gallons per minute to wells. Generally the larger-yielding wells are along the Napa River where the alluvium is thickest and most permeable. Recharge to the alluvium is chiefly...
Electrical-analog model study of a hydrologic system in Southeast Florida
Charles A. Appel
1973, Open-File Report 73-9
Data requirements for modeling a ground-water system in an arid region
Fred Kunkel
1973, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-4
No abstract available. ...
Magnitude and frequency of floods in small drainage basins in Idaho
C.A. Thomas, W. A. Harenberg, J.M. Anderson
1973, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-7
A method is presented in this report for determining magnitude and frequency of floods on streams with drainage areas between 0.5 and 200 square miles. The method relates basin characteristics, including drainage area, percentage of forest cover, percentage of water area, latitude, and longitude, with peak flow characteristics. Regression equations...
Geology and quality of water in the Modesto-Merced area, San Joaquin Valley, California, with a brief section on hydrology
R. W. Page, Gary O. Balding
1973, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-6
The Modesto-Merced area includes about 1,800 square miles on the northeast side of the San Joaquin Valley. The physiographic units in the area are (1) Sierra Nevada, (2) dissected uplands, (3) low alluvial plains and fans, (4) river flood plains and channels, and (5) overflow lands.Geologic units consist of consolidated...
Stratigraphy of an archeological site, Ocmulgee flood plain, Macon, Georgia
Oliver J. Cosner
1973, Water-Resources Investigations Report 73-54
Archeological excavations on the Ocmulgee River flood plain at Ocmulgee National Monument revealed eight sedimentary units of Holocene age. Types of deposits found are natural levee, oberbank deposit, and a probable point bar. Since the 18th century, locally more than 10 feet of sediment has been deposited. These modern sediments...
Analog-model studies of the effects of recharge wells along the Houston Ship Channel on potentiometric surfaces of the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, Houston, Texas
D. G. Jorgensen
1973, Open-File Report 73-138
Because of increasing concern about the continuing decline of water levels in the Houston area, an electric analog model was used to determine the effects on the potentiometric surfaces resulting from recharging water through wells along the Houston Ship Channel into the two major aquifers, the Chicot and Evangeline.The model...
Hydrology and sediment transport, Moanalua Valley, Oahu, Hawaii
B.L. Jones, C.J. Ewart
1973, Open-File Report 73-134
The first 2 years of intensive data collection in Moanalua Valley have resulted in some observations concerning the rainfall-runoff and rainfall-sedimentation characteristics of the basin.This initial study period has been concerned primarily with establishing a reliable hydrologic data-collection network. However, enough data have been collected to determine that rainfall within...
Comments on the use of numerical model by Kerr-McGee Corporation in appraising effects of subsurface liquid waste disposal
J.B. Robertson
1973, Open-File Report 73-237
No abstract available....
Atlas of Mars chart, Argyre Quadrangle, MC-26
United States Geological Survey
1973, Open-File Report 73-341
This mosaic was made with Mariner 9 pictures provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology. The Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of JPL processed the digital pictures to remove image artifacts and geometric distortions, to enhance high-frequency topographic detail while subduing low-frequency albedo variation, and to transform...
Atlas of Mars chart, Thaumasia Quadrangle, MC-25
United States Geological Survey
1973, Open-File Report 73-340
This mosaic was made with Mariner 9 pictures provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology. The Image Processing Laboratory (IPL) of JPL processed the digital pictures to remove image artifacts and geometric distortions, to enhance high-frequency topographic detail while subduing low-frequency albedo variation, and to transform...
Handbook for Federal Insurance Administration: Flood-insurance studies
E.J. Kennedy
1973, Open-File Report 73-142
A flood insurance study, made for the Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is an analysis of flood inundation frequency for all flood plains within the corporate limits of the community being studied. The study is an application of surveying, hydrology, and hydraulics...
Water resources outlook for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area, Minnesota
R.F. Norvitch, T.G. Ross, Alex Brietkrietz
1973, Open-File Report 73-203
The water resources were studied within an area whose natural ground-water flow is largely towards the center of the metropolitan area. This area coincides with the extent of the Hinckley Sandstone aquifer. Thus, the general geohydrology of the area bounded by the extent of the Hinckley Sandstone (about 6,000 square...
A plan for study of water resources in the Platte River basin, Nebraska: with special emphasis on the stream-aquifer relations
C.F. Keech, J.E. Moore, P. A. Emery
1973, Open-File Report 73-139
A "Level B" study is being made of the Platte River basin in Nebraska. The basin (approximately 40,800 square miles) extends the full length of the State, a distance of nearly 470 miles. The study is a Federal and State interagency effort to formulate a comprehensive plan for the conservation,...
