Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
Connie L. Dicken, Suzanne W. Nicholson, John D. Horton, Scott A. Kinney, Gregory L. Gunther, Michael P. Foose, Julia A. L. Mueller
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1325
The growth in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has highlighted the need for regional and national digital geologic maps attributed with age and lithology information. Such maps can be conveniently used to generate derivative maps for purposes including mineral-resource assessment, metallogenic studies, tectonic studies, and environmental research....
Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance geologic map of the Kodiak Islands, Alaska
Frederic H. Wilson, Keith A. Labay, Solmaz Mohadjer, Nora B. Shew
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1340
No abstract available....
Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States: Digital data for the reconnaissance geologic map of the Yukon-Koyukuk basin, Alaska
Frederic H. Wilson, Keith A. Labay, Nora B. Shew, Solmaz Mohadjer, W. W. Patton Jr.
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1341
No abstract available....
Processes influencing the transport and fate of contaminated sediments in the coastal ocean — Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay
P. Soupy Alexander, Dann S. Blackwood, Jonathan Borden, Michael A. Casso, John Crusius, Joanne Goudreau, Linda H. Kalnejais, Paul J. Lamothe, William R. Martin, Marinna A. Martini, Sandra M. Milbert, Richard R. Rendigs, Frederick L. Sayles, Richard P. Signell, Page C. Valentine, John C. Warner
Michael H. Bothner, Bradford Butman, editor(s)
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1250
No abstract available....
2002 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory
Christina A. Neal, Robert G. McGimsey, Olga Girina
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1058
Water and sediment quality in the Yukon River basin, Alaska, during water year 2002
Paul F. Schuster
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1199
Undiscovered oil resources in the Federal portion of the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: An economic update
Emil D. Attanasi
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1217
No abstract available....
Hydrology, geomorphology, and flood profiles of Lemon Creek, Juneau, Alaska
Randy H. Host, Edward G. Neal
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5186
Lemon Creek near Juneau, Alaska has a history of extensive gravel mining, which straightened and deepened the stream channel in the lower reaches of the study area. Gravel mining and channel excavation began in the 1940s and continued through the mid-1980s. Time sequential aerial photos and field investigations indicate that...
Well log analysis to assist the interpretation of 3-D seismic data at Milne Point, north slope of Alaska
Myung W. Lee
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5048
In order to assess the resource potential of gas hydrate deposits in the North Slope of Alaska, 3-D seismic and well data at Milne Point were obtained from BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. The well-log analysis has three primary purposes: (1) Estimate gas hydrate or gas saturations from the well logs;...
The Togiak-Tikchik complex of southwestern Alaska, a replacement for the Gemuk Group: Stratigraphic nomenclature that has outlived its time
Frederic H. Wilson, W. L. Coonrad
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5019
During early exploratory reconnaissance of southwestern Alaska in the 1940s and 1950s, the term "Gemuk Group" was used to name a varied assemblage of sedimentary and volcanic rocks in southwestern Alaska. Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, the name was broadly applied in the region; yet by the end of...
River chemistry as a monitor of Yosemite Park mountain hydroclimates
David Peterson, Richard Smith, Stephen Hager, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Michael Dettinger, Huber
2005, Eos, Earth and Space Science News (86) 285-288
High-frequency, high-altitude measurements of water chemistry provide insights into processes relating to the hydrology, climate, and geochemistry of mountain catchments. When such observations are combined with stream stage, temperature, snow, weather, and other surface hydroclimate measurements, they are particularly useful in allowing connections between climate, river discharge, river chemistry, and...
Digital-elevation and surface-classification maps of the Fish Creek area, Harrison Bay quadrangle, northern Alaska
John L. Mars, Christopher P. Garrity, David W. Houseknecht, Lee Amoroso, Donald C. Meares
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1192
No abstract available....
Genetics of Central Valley, O. mykiss, populations: Drainage and watershed scale analyses
Jennifer L. Nielsen, Scott A. Pavey, Talia Wiacek, Ian S. Williams
2005, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science (3)
Genetic variation at 11 microsatellite loci described population genetic structure for Oncorhynchus mykiss in the Central Valley, California. Spatial and temporal variation was examined as well as relationships between hatchery and putative natural spawning anadromous stocks. Genetic diversity was analyzed at two distinct spatial scales: fine-scale within drainage for five populations on...
Engineering geologic maps of northern Alaska, Harrison Bay quadrangle
L. David Carter, John P. Galloway
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1194
No abstract available....
Northern Cordillera
J.W.H. Monger, Raymond A. Price, Warren J. Nokleberg
2005, Book chapter, Encyclopedia of Geology
No abstract available....
Correlated declines in Pacific arctic snow and sea ice cover
Robert P. Stone, David C. Douglas, Gennady I. Belchansky, Sheldon Drobot
2005, Arctic Research of the United States (19) 18-25
Simulations of future climate suggest that global warming will reduce Arctic snow and ice cover, resulting in decreased surface albedo (reflectivity). Lowering of the surface albedo leads to further warming by increasing solar absorption at the surface. This phenomenon is referred to as “temperature–albedo feedback.” Anticipation of such a feedback...
Monitoring of oceanographic properties of Glacier Bay, Alaska 2004
Erica N. Madison, Lisa L. Etherington
2005, Report
Glacier Bay is a recently (300 years ago) deglaciated fjord estuarine system that has multiple sills, very deep basins, tidewater glaciers, and many streams. Glacier Bay experiences a large amount of runoff, high sedimentation, and large tidal variations. High freshwater discharge due to snow and ice melt and the presence...
2001 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory
Robert G. McGimsey, Christina A. Neal, Olga Girina
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1453
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) monitors the more than 40 historically active volcanoes of the Aleutian Arc. Of these, 22 are monitored with short-period seismic instrument networks as of the end of 2001. The AVO core monitoring program also includes daily analysis of satellite imagery, observation overflights, compilation of pilot...
Oil and gas assessment of central North Slope, Alaska, 2005
Kenneth J. Bird, David W. Houseknecht, E. D. Attanasi, Thomas E. Moore, Phillip H. Nelson, Christopher J. Potter, Christopher J. Schenk, John H. Schuenemeyer, Mahendra K. Verma, Richard W. Saltus, Jeffery D. Phillips, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Peter H. Stauffer, James W. Hendley II
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3043
No abstract available....
Environmental issues of petroleum exploration and production: Introduction
Yousif K. Kharaka, Nancy S. Dorsey
2005, Environmental Geosciences (12) 61-63
Energy is the lifeblood of our planet Earth, an essential commod- ity that powers the expanding global economy. Starting in the 1950s, oil and natural gas became the main sources of primary energy for the increasing world population, and this dominance is expected to continue for several more decades (Edwards,...
Assessing sandhill crane roosting habitatalong the Platte River, Nebraska
P.J. Kinzel, J. M. Nelson, R. S. Parker
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3029
Each spring approximately 500,000 sandhill cranes and some endangered whooping cranes use the Central Platte River Valley in Nebraska as a staging habitat during their migration north to breeding and nesting grounds in Canada, Alaska, and the Siberian Arctic. Over the last century changes in the flow of the river...
U.S. Geological Survey 2005 oil and gas resource assessment of the central North Slope, Alaska: Play maps and results
Christopher P. Garrity, David W. Houseknecht, Kenneth J. Bird, Christopher J. Potter, Thomas E. Moore, Philip H. Nelson, Christopher J. Schenk
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1182
No abstract available....
Beringia: Intercontinental exchange and diversification of high latitude mammals and their parasites during the Pliocene and Quaternary
Joseph A. Cook, Eric P. Hoberg, Anson V. Koehler, Heikki Henttonen, Lotta Wickstrom, Voitto Haukisalmi, Kurt E. Galbreath, Felix Chernyavski, Nikolai Dokuchaev, Anatoli Lahzuhtkin, Stephen O. MacDonald, Andrew G. Hope, Eric Waltari, Amy Runck, Alasdair Veitch, Emily Jenkins, Susan Kutz, Ralph P. Eckerlin
2005, Mammal Study (30) S33-S44
Beringia is the region spanning eastern Asia and northwestern North America that remained ice-free during the full glacial events of the Pleistocene. Numerous questions persist regarding the importance of this region in the evolution of northern faunas. Beringia has been implicated as both a high latitude refugium and as the...
Extraordinary movements of the Denali caribou herd following the perfect storm
2005, Rangifer (25) 19-25
Although historic literature is replete with anecdotes about atypical and far-reaching movements of caribou(Rangifer tarandus granti) herds in Alaska, very few such events have been described since the late 1970s proliferation of radio telemetry studies in the region. In September 1992, several herds in Alaska made unusual...
Utility of aeromagnetic studies for mapping of potentially active faults in two forearc basins: Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska
Richard W. Saltus, Richard J. Blakely, Peter J. Haeussler, Ray E. Wells
2005, Earth, Planets and Space (57) 781-793
High-resolution aeromagnetic surveys over forearc basins can detect faults and folds in weakly magnetized sediments, thus providing geologic constraints on tectonic evolution and improved understanding of seismic hazards in convergent-margin settings. Puget Sound, Washington, and Cook Inlet, Alaska, provide two case histories. In each lowland region, shallow-source magnetic anomalies are...
