U.S. Geological Survey scientific activities in the exploration of Antarctica: 1946-2006 record of personnel in Antarctica and their postal cachets: U.S. Navy (1946-48, 1954-60), International Geophysical Year (1957-58), and USGS (1960-2006)
Tony K. Meunier, Richard S. Williams Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1116
Antarctica, a vast region encompassing 13.2 million km2 (5.1 million mi2), is considered to be one of the most important scientific laboratories on Earth. During the past 60 years, the USGS, in collaboration and with logistical support from the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, has sent 325 USGS...
U.S. Geological Survey scientific activities in the exploration of Antarctica: 1995-96 field season
Tony K. Meunier, Richard S. Williams Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1114
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mapping program in Antarctica is one of the longest continuously funded projects in the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). This is the 46th U.S. expedition to Antarctica in which USGS scientists have participated. The financial support from the National Science Foundation, which extends back to...
Preliminary Assessment of Volcanic and Hydrothermal Hazards in Yellowstone National Park and Vicinity
Robert L. Christiansen, Jacob B. Lowenstern, Robert B. Smith, Henry Heasler, Lisa A. Morgan, Manuel Nathenson, Larry G. Mastin, L.J. Patrick Muffler, Joel E. Robinson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1071
Possible future violent events in the active hydrothermal, magmatic, and tectonic system of Yellowstone National Park pose potential hazards to park visitors and infrastructure. Most of the national park and vicinity are sparsely populated, but significant numbers of people as well as park resources could nevertheless be at risk from...
U.S. Geological Survey scientific activities in the exploration of Antarctica: 2002-03 field season
Tony K. Meunier, Richard S. Williams Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1113
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mapping program in Antarctica is one of the longest continuously funded projects in the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). This is the 53rd U.S. expedition to Antarctica in which USGS scientists have participated. The financial support from the National Science Foundation, which extends back to...
Heavy oil and natural bitumen resources in geological basins of the world
Richard F. Meyer, Emil D. Attanasi, Philip A. Freeman
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1084
Heavy oil and natural bitumen are oils set apart by their high viscosity (resistance to flow) and high density (low API gravity). These attributes reflect the invariable presence of up to 50 weight percent asphaltenes, very high molecular weight hydrocarbon molecules incorporating many heteroatoms in their lattices. Almost all heavy...
In search of a Silurian Total Petroleum System in the Appalachian Basin of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
Robert T. Ryder, Christopher S. Swezey, Michael H. Trippi, Erika E. Lentz, K. Lee Avary, John A. Harper, William M. Kappel, Ronald G. Rea
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1003
This report provides an evaluation of the source rock potential of Silurian strata in the U.S. portion of the northern Appalachian Basin, using new TOC and RockEval data. The study area consists of all or parts of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The stratigraphic intervals that were sampled...
Seismic Shear Wave Reflection Imaging at the Former Fort Ord, Monterey, California
Seth S. Haines, Bethany L. Burton, Lewis E. Hunter
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1068
At the former Fort Ord in Monterey County, California, contamination threatens an aquifer that provides drinking water for local communities. Assessment and remediation require accurate hydrological modeling, which in turn require a thorough understanding of aquifer stratigraphy. In order to help guide remediation efforts at the site, the U.S. Geological...
Synthesis of age data and chronology for Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay cores collected for ecosystem history of South Florida’s estuaries project
G. Lynn Wingard, J.W. Hudley, C. W. Holmes, Debra A. Willard, M. Marot
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1203
210Pb, 14C, and pollen biostratigraphic data have been compiled and synthesized to develop age models for cores collected from Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay. These cores are being used to interpret the ecosystem history of south Florida’s estuaries by examining the physical, chemical, and biological record preserved within the cores....
Hydrologic Data Summary for the Northeast Creek/Fresh Meadow Estuary, Acadia National Park, Maine, 2000-2001
James M. Caldwell, Charles W. Culbertson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1035
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service, collected data in Northeast Creek estuary, Mt. Desert Island, Maine, to establish baseline water-quality conditions including estuarine nutrient concentrations. Five sampling sites in Northeast Creek were established and monitored continuously for temperature and specific conductance during May to November,...
The role of aeolian sediment in the preservation of archaeological sites in the Colorado River corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona: Final report on research activities, 2003-2006
Amy E. Draut, David M. Rubin
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1001
This report summarizes a three-year study of aeolian sedimentary processes in the Colorado River corridor, Grand Canyon, Arizona, and discusses the relevance of those processes to the preservation of archaeological sites. Findings are based upon detailed sedimentary and geomorphic investigations conducted in three areas of the river corridor, continuous measurements...
Regional geochemical results from the reanalysis of NURE stream sediment samples -- Eagle 3 degree quadrangle, east-central Alaska
J.G. Crock, Paul H. Briggs, L. P. Gough, R. B. Wanty, Z. A. Brown
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1075
This report presents reconnaissance geochemical data for a cooperative study in the Fortymile Mining District, east-central Alaska, initiated in 1997. This study has been funded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Resources Program. Cooperative funds were provided from various State of Alaska sources through the Alaska Department of Natural...
Observations of chlorine monoxide over Scott Base, Antarctica, during the ozone hole, 1996-2005
Brian Connor, Philip Solomon, James Barrett, Thomas Mooney, Alan Parrish
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1047-SRP-077
We report observations of chlorine monoxide, ClO, in the lower stratosphere, made from Scott Base (77.85º S, 166.77º E) in springtime during each year, 1996-2005. The ClO amounts in the atmosphere are retrieved from remote measurements of microwave emission spectra. ClO column densities of up to about 2.5 × 1015...
Elongate summit calderas as Neogene paleostress indicators in Antarctica
T.S. Paulsen, T. J. Wilson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1047-SRP-072
The orientations and ages of elongate summit calderas on major polygenetic volcanoes were compiled to document Miocene to Pleistocene Sh (minimum horizontal stress) directions on the western and northern flanks of the West Antarctic rift system. Miocene to Pleistocene summit calderas along the western Ross Sea show relatively consistent ENE...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Seismic Data, January to December 2006
Jennifer Nakata
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1073
Introduction The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) summary presents seismic data gathered during the year. The seismic summary is offered without interpretation as a source of preliminary data. It is complete in the sense that most data for events of M>1.5 routinely gathered by the Observatory are included. The HVO summaries have...
Dichloroethene and vinyl chloride degradation potential in wetland sediments at Twin Lakes and Pen Branch, Savannah River National Laboratory, South Carolina
Paul M. Bradley
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1028
A series of 14C-radiotracer-based microcosm experiments was conducted to assess the mechanisms and products of degradation of dichloroethene (DCE) and vinyl chloride (VC) in wetland sediments at the Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River National Laboratory. This project investigated the potential for biotic and abiotic DCE and VC degradation in...
Mountain Lions of the Flagstaff Uplands: 2003-2006 Progress Report
David J. Mattson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1062
Executive Summary Stakeholders in management of mountain lions in the Flagstaff Uplands of northern Arizona have expressed increasing concern about both potential impacts of humans on lions and potential risks posed by lions to humans. A series of human-mountain lion encounters during 2000-2001 on Mt. Elden, immediately adjacent to Flagstaff, and...
Methods used to compute low-flow frequency characteristics for continuous-record streamflow stations in Minnesota, 2006
Thomas A. Winterstein, Allan D. Arntson, Gregory B. Mitton
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1033
The 1-, 7-, and 30-day low-flow series were determined for 120 continuous-record streamflow stations in Minnesota having at least 20 years of continuous record. The 2-, 5-, 10-, 50-, and 100-year statistics were determined for each series by fitting a log Pearson type III distribution to the data. The methods...
Ohio Aquatic Gap Analysis-An Assessment of the Biodiversity and Conservation Status of Native Aquatic Animal Species
S. Alex Covert, Stephanie P. Kula, Laura A. Simonson
2007, Open-File Report 2006-1385
The goal of the GAP Analysis Program is to keep common species common by identifying those species and habitats that are not yet adequately represented in the existing matrix of conservation lands. The Gap Analysis Program (GAP) is sponsored by the Biological Resources Discipline of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)....
Publications of the Volcano Hazards Program 2005
Manuel Nathenson
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1064
The Volcano Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is part of the Geologic Hazards Assessments subactivity as funded by Congressional appropriation. Investigations are carried out in the Geology and Hydrology Disciplines of the USGS and with cooperators at the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, University of...
Radiometric Survey in Western Afghanistan: A Website for Distribution of Data
Ronald E. Sweeney, Robert P. Kucks, Patricia L. Hill, Carol A. Finn
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1042
Radiometric (uranium content, thorium content, potassium content, and gamma-ray intensity) and related data were digitized from radiometric and survey route location maps of western Afghanistan published in 1976. The uranium content data were digitized along contour lines from 33 maps in a series entitled 'Map of Uranium (Radium) Contents...
Selected field parameters from streams and preliminary analytical data from water and macroinvertebrate samples, Central Colorado Assessment Project, task, 2004 and 2005
David L. Fey, Stan E. Church, Travis S. Schmidt, Richard B. Wanty, Philip L. Verplanck, Paul J. Lamothe, Monique Adams, Michael W. Anthony
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1044
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Central Colorado Assessment Project (CCAP) began in October 2003 and is planned to last through September 2008. One major goal of this project is to compare the relationships between surface-water chemistry and aquatic fauna in mined and unmined areas. To accomplish this goal, we are...
Drying of floodplain forests associated with water-level decline in the Apalachicola River, Florida: Interim results, 2006
Melanie R. Darst, Helen M. Light
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1019
Floodplain forests of the Apalachicola River, Florida, are drier in composition today (2006) than they were before 1954, and drying is expected to continue for at least the next 50 years. Drier forest composition is probably caused by water-level declines that occurred as a result of physical changes in the...
Principal Facts of Gravity data in the Northern Willamette Valley and Vicinity, Northwestern Oregon and Southwestern Washington
Robert L. Morin, Karen L. Wheeler, Darcy McPhee, Philip A. Dinterman, Janet T. Watt
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1058
Gravity data were collected from 2004 through 2006 to assist in mapping subsurface geology in the northern Willamette Valley and vicinity, northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington. Prior to this effort to improve the gravity data coverage in the study area, very little regional data were available. This report gives the...
Geochemical data from produced water contamination investigations: Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) sites, Osage County, Oklahoma
James J. Thordsen, Yousif K. Kharaka, Gil Ambats, Evangelos Kakouros, Marvin M. Abbott
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1055
We report chemical and isotopic analyses of 345 water samples collected from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) project. Water samples were collected as part of an ongoing multi-year USGS investigation to study the transport, fate, natural attenuation, and ecosystem impacts of inorganic salts and organic compounds present in produced...
A 3-Dimensional Model of Water-Bearing Sequences in the Dominguez Gap Region, Long Beach, California
Daniel J. Ponti, Kenneth D. Ehman, Brian D. Edwards, John C. Tinsley III, Thomas Hildenbrand, John W. Hillhouse, Randall T. Hanson, Kristen McDougall, Charles L. Powell II, Elmira Wan, Michael Land, Shannon Mahan, Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki
2007, Open-File Report 2007-1013
A 3-dimensional computer model of the Quaternary sequence stratigraphy in the Dominguez gap region of Long Beach, California has been developed to provide a robust chronostratigraphic framework for hydrologic and tectonic studies. The model consists of 13 layers within a 16.5 by 16.1 km (10.25 by 10 mile) square area...
