An initial SPARROW model of land use and in-stream controls on total organic carbon in streams of the conterminous United States
Jhih-Shyang Shih, Richard B. Alexander, Richard A. Smith, Elizabeth W. Boyer, Grogory E. Shwarz, Susie Chung
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1276
Watersheds play many important roles in the carbon cycle: (1) they are a site for both terrestrial and aquatic carbon dioxide (CO2) removal through photosynthesis; (2) they transport living and decomposing organic carbon in streams and groundwater; and (3) they store organic carbon for widely varying lengths of time as...
Miconia calvescens
L. Loope
2010, Book chapter, Invasive Species Compendium
Biogeochemical processes in an urban, restored wetland of San Francisco Bay, California, 2007-2009: Methods and data for plant, sediment and water parameters
Lisamarie Windham-Myers, Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale, Jennifer L. Agee, Le H. Kieu, Evangelos Kakouros, Li H. Erikson, Kristen Ward
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1299
The restoration of 18 acres of historic tidal marsh at Crissy Field has had great success in terms of public outreach and visibility, but less success in terms of revegetated marsh sustainability. Native cordgrass (Spartina foliosa) has experienced dieback and has failed to recolonize following extended flooding events during unintended...
EAARL coastal topography and imagery-Fire Island National Seashore, New York, 2009
Saisudha Vivekanandan, E.S. Klipp, Amar Nayegandhi, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens
2010, Data Series 565
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced color-infrared (CIR) imagery and elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network,...
Remotely sensed imagery revealing the effects of hurricanes Gustav and Ike on coastal Louisiana
John A. Barras, John Brock, Robert A. Morton, Laurinda J. Travers
2010, Data Series 566
Hurricane Gustav, a category 2 storm with 170 kilometers per hour (km/h) winds, approached the Louisiana coast from the south-southeast, making landfall near Cocodrie, La., on September 1, 2008 (Beven and Kimberlain, 2009); Hurricane Ike, a category 2 storm with 175 km/h winds, approached the Texas coast from the southeast,...
Microbial and geochemical investigations of dissolved organic carbon and microbial ecology of native waters from the Biscayne and Upper Floridan Aquifers
John T. Lisle, Ron W. Harvey, George R. Aiken, David W. Metge
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1021
Groundwater resources in the United States are under ever-increasing demands for potable, irrigation, and recreational uses. Additionally, aquifer systems are being used or targeted for use as storage areas for treated surface waters and (or) groundwaters via injection (for example, aquifer storage and recovery). To date, the influence that the...
EAARL coastal topography-Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina, post-Nor'Ida, 2009: first surface
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens
2010, Data Series 564
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI. This project provides highly detailed...
Trends in pesticide concentrations in urban streams in the United States, 1992-2008
Karen R. Ryberg, Aldo V. Vecchia, Jeffrey D. Martin, Robert J. Gilliom
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5139
Pesticide concentration trends in streams dominated by urban land use were assessed using data from 27 urban streams sampled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The sites were divided into four regions, Northeast, South, Midwest, and West, to examine possible regional patterns. Three partially overlapping...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009
Amar Nayegandhi, Saisudha Vivekanandan, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp, Sara Stevens
2010, Data Series 557
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI. This project...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Eastern Louisiana Barrier Islands, Post-Hurricane Gustav, 2008: First Surface
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks
2010, Data Series 560
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility, VA. This project provides highly detailed and...
EAARL Coastal Topography and Imagery-Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens
2010, Data Series 559
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced color-infrared (CIR) imagery and elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network,...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Maryland and Delaware, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Amar Nayegandhi, A. H. Sallenger, C. W. Wright, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp
2010, Data Series 562
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL. This project provides highly detailed and accurate datasets of a portion of the eastern Maryland and...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Eastern Florida, Post-Hurricane Jeanne, 2004: First Surface
Xan Fredericks, Amar Nayegandhi, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, E.S. Klipp, D.B. Nagle
2010, Data Series 561
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wallops Flight Facility, VA. This project provides highly detailed and...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Fire Island National Seashore, New York, Post-Nor'Ida, 2009
Amar Nayegandhi, Saisudha Vivekanandan, J. C. Brock, C. W. Wright, D.B. Nagle, J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Xan Fredericks, Sara Stevens
2010, Data Series 558
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL, and the National Park Service (NPS), Northeast Coastal and Barrier Network, Kingston, RI. This project...
EAARL Coastal Topography-Mississippi and Alabama Barrier Islands, Post-Hurricane Gustav, 2008
J.M. Bonisteel-Cormier, Amar Nayegandhi, C. W. Wright, A. H. Sallenger, J. C. Brock, D.B. Nagle, E.S. Klipp, Saisudha Vivekanandan, Xan Fredericks, Martha Segura
2010, Data Series 556
These remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements of lidar-derived bare-earth (BE) and first-surface (FS) topography datasets were produced collaboratively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, FL; the National Park Service (NPS), Gulf Coast Network, Lafayette, LA; and the National Aeronautics and...
Shenandoah National Park Phenology Project-Weather data collection, description, and processing
John Jones, Danielle P. Aiello, Jesse D. Osborne
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1272
The weather data described in this document are being collected as part of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study of changes in Shenandoah National Park (SNP) landscape phenology (Jones and Osbourne, 2008). Phenology is the study of the timing of biological events, such as annual plant flowering and seasonal bird...
St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center coral reef research
Richard Z. Poore, Ilsa B. Kuffner, Christina A. Kellogg
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3103
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Coral Reef Ecosystem STudies (CREST) Project specifically addresses priorities identified in the 'Facing tomorrow's challenges' U.S. Geological Survey science in the decade 2007-2017' document (USGS, 2007). Research includes a blend of historical, monitoring, and process studies aimed at improving our understanding of the development, current...
Ontogenetic Variation in Food Consumption of Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) in a Central New York Stream
James H. Johnson, Christopher C. Nack
2010, Journal of Freshwater Ecology (25) 59-64
We examined feeding periodicity of three size groups of the rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) at four-hour intervals over a 28-hour period during July in a headwater stream of the Susquehanna River drainage in central New York. Feeding activity was expressed as the ratio of stomach weight divided by the crayfish...
A Servicewide Benthic Mapping Program for National Parks
Christopher S. Moses, Amar Nayegandhi, Rebecca Beavers, John Brock
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1264
In 2007, the National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Program directed the initiation of a benthic habitat mapping program in ocean and coastal parks in alignment with the NPS Ocean Park Stewardship 2007-2008 Action Plan. With 74 ocean and Great Lakes parks stretching over more than 5,000 miles of...
Land area change and fractional water maps in the Chenier Plain, Louisiana, following Hurricane Rita (2005)
Monica Palaseanu-Lovejoy, Christine J. Kranenburg, John Brock
2010, Scientific Investigations Map 3141
In this study, we estimated the changes in land and water coverage of a 1,961-square-kilometer (km2) area in Louisiana's Chenier Plain. The study area is roughly centered on the Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, which was impacted by Hurricane Rita on September 24, 2005. The objective of this study is twofold:...
Polychlorinated biphenyls in aquatic invertebrates and fish and observations about nitrogen and carbon isotope composition in relation to trophic structure and bioaccumulation patterns, Lake Worth and Meandering Road Creek, Fort Worth, Texas, 2007-08
J. Bruce Moring
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5235
During 2007-08 the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force, evaluated the concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in aquatic invertebrates and fish from one site in the main body of Lake Worth, two sites in a small inlet in Lake Worth (upper and lower Woods Inlet), and...
Water levels in aquifers in the Nacatoch Sand of southwestern and northeastern Arkansas and the Tokio Formation of southwestern Arkansas, spring 2008
T.P. Schrader, Joshua M. Blackstock
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5238
The Nacatoch Sand and Tokio Formation aquifers in southwestern Arkansas and the Nacatoch Sand in northeastern Arkansas are sources of water for industrial, public supply, domestic, and agricultural uses. Potentiometric-surface maps were constructed from water-level measurements made in 61 wells completed in the Nacatoch Sand and in 50 wells completed...
Water-quality sampling by the U.S. Geological Survey-Standard protocols and procedures
Franceska D. Wilde
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3121
Thumbnail of and link to report PDF (1.0 MB) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) develops the sampling procedures and collects the data necessary for the accurate assessment and wise management of our Nation's surface-water and groundwater resources. Federal and State agencies, water-resource regulators and managers, and many organizations and interested parties...
The national assessment of shoreline change: A GIS compilation of vector shorelines and associated shoreline change data for the New England and Mid-Atlantic Coasts
Emily A. Himmelstoss, Meredith G. Kratzmann, Cheryl Hapke, E. Robert Thieler, Jeffrey List
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1119
Sandy ocean beaches are a popular recreational destination, often surrounded by communities containing valuable real estate. Development is on the rise despite the fact that coastal infrastructure is subjected to flooding and erosion. As a result, there is an increased demand for accurate information regarding past and present shoreline changes....
Time-lapse imagery of the breaching of Marmot Dam, Oregon, and subsequent erosion of sediment by the Sandy River– October 2007 to May 2008
Jon J. Major, Kurt R. Spicer, Rebecca A. Collins
2010, Data Series 521
In 2007, Marmot Dam on the Sandy River, Oregon, was removed and a temporary cofferdam standing in its place was breached, allowing the river to flow freely along its entire length. Time-lapse imagery obtained from a network of digital single-lens reflex cameras placed around the lower reach of the sediment-filled...
