Isotopic characterization of flight feathers in two pelagic seabirds: Sampling strategies for ecological studies
Anne E. Wiley, Peggy H. Ostrom, Craig A. Stricker, Helen F. James, Hasand Gandhi
2010, The Condor (112) 337-346
We wish to use stable-isotope analysis of flight feathers to understand the feeding behavior of pelagic seabirds, such as the Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) and Newell’s Shearwater (Puffinus auricularis newelli). Analysis of remiges is particularly informative because the sequence and timing of remex molt are often known. The initial step,...
Limiting factors of five rare plant species in mesic forests of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park
Linda W. Pratt, Joshua R. VanDeMark, Melody Euaparadorn
2010, Technical Report HCSU-015
Five rare or endangered plant species native to Kīpuka Puaulu and Kīpuka Kī were studied for two years to determine their stand structure, patterns of reproductive phenology, success of fruit production, potential pollinators, greenhouse seed germination rates, presence of soil seed banks, impacts of seed-predating rats, seed predation by insects,...
Geophysical Logs, Specific Capacity, and Water Quality of Four Wells at Rogers Mechanical (former Tate Andale) Property, North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 2006-07
Lisa A. Senior, Philip H. Bird
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1023
As part of technical assistance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in the remediation of properties on the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site in Lansdale, Pa., the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 2006-07 collected data in four monitor wells at the Rogers Mechanical (former Tate Andale) property. During...
Effects of surface-water diversion on streamflow, recharge, physical habitat, and temperature, Na Wai Eha, Maui, Hawai'i
Delwyn S. Oki, Reuben H. Wolff, Jeff A. Perreault
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5011
The perennial flow provided by Waihe‘e River, Waiehu Stream, ‘Īao Stream, and Waikapū Stream, collectively known as Nā Wai ‘Ehā (“The Four Streams”), made it possible for widespread agricultural activities to flourish in the eastern part of West Maui, Hawai‘i. The streams of the Nā Wai ‘Ehā area flow in...
Biosecurity Plan for Palmyra Atoll
Stacie A. Hathaway, Robert N. Fisher
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1097
This Biosecurity Plan for Palmyra Atoll was developed for The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Palmyra Program to refine and expand goals and objectives developed through the Conservation Action Plan process. The Biosecurity Plan is one in a series of adaptive management plans designed to achieve TNC's mission toward the protection and...
Processes of Terrace Formation on the Piedmont of the Santa Cruz River Valley During Quaternary Time, Green Valley-Tubac Area, Southeastern Arizona
David A. Lindsey, Bradley S. Van Gosen
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5028
In this report we describe a series of stepped Quaternary terraces on some piedmont tributaries of the Santa Cruz River valley in southeastern Arizona. These terraces began to form in early Pleistocene time, after major basin-and-range faulting ceased, with lateral planation of basin fill and deposition of thin fans of...
Flood hazard awareness and hydrologic modelling at Ambos Nogales, United States–Mexico border
Laura M. Norman, H. Huth, L. Levick, I. Shea Burns, D. Phillip Guertin, Francisco Lara-Valencia, Darius J. Semmens
2010, Journal of Flood Risk Management (3) 151-165
Appropriate land‐use, watershed‐management, and flood‐attenuation plans are critical in the cross‐border urban environment known collectively as Ambos Nogales. This paper summarizes methodologies for predicting the watershed response associated with land‐use change within a spatial and temporal context through the use of a hydrological model in a cross‐border setting. The KINEROS2...
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in the Tacoma Fault Zone— A plausible scenario for the southern Puget Sound region, Washington
Joan Gomberg, Brian Sherrod, Craig Weaver, Art Frankel
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3023
The U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating scientists have recently assessed the effects of a magnitude 7.1 earthquake on the Tacoma Fault Zone in Pierce County, Washington. A quake of comparable magnitude struck the southern Puget Sound region about 1,100 years ago, and similar earthquakes are almost certain to occur in...
A Method for Qualitative Mapping of Thick Oil Spills Using Imaging Spectroscopy
Roger N. Clark, Gregg A. Swayze, Ira Leifer, K. Eric Livo, Sarah Lundeen, Michael Eastwood, Robert O. Green, Raymond F. Kokaly, Todd Hoefen, Charles Sarture, Ian McCubbin, Dar Roberts, Denis Steele, Thomas Ryan, Roseanne Dominguez, Neil Pearson, The Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS) Team
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1101
A method is described to create qualitative images of thick oil in oil spills on water using near-infrared imaging spectroscopy data. The method uses simple 'three-point-band depths' computed for each pixel in an imaging spectrometer image cube using the organic absorption features due to chemical bonds in aliphatic hydrocarbons at...
Buddingtonite in Menlo Park, California
Earl H. Pampeyan
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1053
The mineral buddingtonite, named after A.F. Buddington, long-time professor of petrology at Princeton University, was first identified at the Sulfur Bank mine in Lake County, California (Erd and others, 1964). The ammonium feldspar was recognized in Menlo Park, California, in 1964 by the author, with Erd's help, shortly before publication...
Distribution of potential hydrothermally altered rocks in central Colorado derived from Landsat Thematic Mapper data: A geographic information system data set
Daniel H. Knepper
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1076
As part of the Central Colorado Mineral Resource Assessment Project, the digital image data for four Landsat Thematic Mapper scenes covering central Colorado between Wyoming and New Mexico were acquired and band ratios were calculated after masking pixels dominated by vegetation, snow, and terrain shadows. Ratio values were visually enhanced...
Oblique Aerial Photography of the Arctic Coast of Alaska, Cape Sabine to Milne Point, July 16-19, 2009
Ann E. Gibbs, Bruce M. Richmond
2010, Data Series 503
The Arctic Coastal Plain of northern Alaska, an area of strategic economic importance to the United States, is home to remote Native American communities and encompasses unique habitats of global significance. Coastal erosion along the Arctic coast is chronic and widespread; recent evidence suggests that erosion rates are among the...
Geophysical surveys of the San Andreas and Crystal Springs Reservoir system, including seismic-reflection profiles and swath bathymetry, San Mateo County, California
David P. Finlayson, Peter J. Triezenberg, Patrick E. Hart
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1030
This report describes geophysical data acquired by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in San Andreas Reservoir and Upper and Lower Crystal Springs Reservoirs, San Mateo County, California, as part of an effort to refine knowledge of the location of traces of the San Andreas Fault within the reservoir system and...
Application of AFINCH as a tool for evaluating the effects of streamflow-gaging-network size and composition on the accuracy and precision of streamflow estimates at ungaged locations in the southeast Lake Michigan hydrologic subregion
G. F. Koltun, David J. Holtschlag
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5020
Bootstrapping techniques employing random subsampling were used with the AFINCH (Analysis of Flows In Networks of CHannels) model to gain insights into the effects of variation in streamflow-gaging-network size and composition on the accuracy and precision of streamflow estimates at ungaged locations in the 0405 (Southeast Lake Michigan) hydrologic subregion....
30 cool facts about Mount St. Helens
Carolyn Driedger, Westby Liz, Lisa Faust, Peter Frenzen, Jeanne Bennett, Michael Clynne
2010, General Information Product 103
Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens. ...
Cartographic Production for the FLaSH Map Study: Generation of Rugosity Grids, 2008
Lisa L. Robbins, Paul O. Knorr, Mark Hansen
2010, Data Series 477
Project Summary This series of raster data is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data Series release from the Florida Shelf Habitat Project (FLaSH). This disc contains two raster images in Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) raster grid format, jpeg image format, and Geo-referenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF). Data is...
Chemistry of selected core samples, concentrate, tailings, and tailings pond waters: Pea Ridge iron (-lanthanide-gold) deposit, Washington County, Missouri
Richard I. Grauch, Philip L. Verplanck, Cheryl M. Seeger, James R. Budahn, Bradley S. Van Gosen
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1080
The Minerals at Risk and for Emerging Technologies Project of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Resources Program is examining potential sources of lanthanide elements (rare earth elements) as part of its objective to provide up-to-date geologic information regarding mineral commodities likely to have increased demand in the near term....
A Review of Land-Cover Mapping Activities in Coastal Alabama and Mississippi
Kathryn E. L. Smith, Amar Nayegandhi, John Brock
2010, Open-File Report 2009-1028
INTRODUCTION Land-use and land-cover (LULC) data provide important information for environmental management. Data pertaining to land-cover and land-management activities are a common requirement for spatial analyses, such as watershed modeling, climate change, and hazard assessment. In coastal areas, land development, storms, and shoreline modification amplify the need for frequent and detailed...
Preliminary Investigation of Paleochannels and Groundwater Specific Conductance using Direct-Current Resistivity and Surface-Wave Seismic Geophysical Surveys at the Standard Chlorine of Delaware, Inc., Superfund Site, Delaware City, Delaware, 2008
James R. Degnan, Michael J. Brayton
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1058
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with Region III of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the State of Delaware, is conducting an ongoing study of the water-quality and hydrogeologic properties of the Columbia and Potomac aquifers and the extent of cross-aquifer contamination with benzene; chlorobenzene; 1,2-dichlorobenzene; 1,4-dichlorobenzene;...
Fort Collins Science Center- Policy Analysis and Science Assistance Branch : Integrating social, behavioral, economic and biological sciences
2010, Fact Sheet 2010-3038
The Fort Collins Science Center's Policy Analysis and Science Assistance (PASA) Branch is a team of approximately 22 scientists, technicians, and graduate student researchers. PASA provides unique capabilities in the U.S. Geological Survey by leading projects that integrate social, behavioral, economic, and biological analyses in the context of human-natural resource...
Geophysical Logs of Selected Wells at the Diaz Chemical Superfund Site in the Village of Holley, New York, 2009
David A.V. Eckhardt, J. Alton Anderson
2010, Data Series 500
Geophysical logs were collected and analyzed to define the bedrock fracture patterns and flow zones penetrated by three wells at the Diaz Chemical Superfund Site in the Village of Holley in Orleans County, New York. The work was conducted in December 2009 as part of the investigation of contamination by...
Flooding in the United States Midwest, 2008
Robert R. Holmes Jr., Todd A. Koenig, Krista A. Karstensen
2010, Professional Paper 1775
During 2008, record precipitation amounts, coupled with already saturated soils, resulted in flooding along many rivers in the United States Midwest. Separate flooding events occurred in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, and September of 2008. The June floods were by far the most severe and widespread with substantial...
Seismicity of the Earth 1900–2010: Caribbean plate and vicinity
Harley M. Benz, Arthur C. Tarr, Gavin P. Hayes, Antonio H. Villasenor, Kevin P. Furlong, Richard L. Dart, Susan Rhea
2010, Open-File Report 2010-1083-A
Extensive diversity of tectonic regimes characterizes the perimeter of the Caribbean plate, involving no fewer than four major adjacent plates (North America, South America, Nazca, and Cocos). Inclined zones of deep earthquakes (Wadati-Benioff zones), deep ocean trenches, and arcs of volcanoes clearly indicate subduction of oceanic lithosphere along the Central...
Model Refinement and Simulation of Groundwater Flow in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties, Michigan
Carol L. Luukkonen
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5244
A groundwater-flow model that was constructed in 1996 of the Saginaw aquifer was refined to better represent the regional hydrologic system in the Tri-County region, which consists of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties, Michigan. With increasing demand for groundwater, the need to manage withdrawals from the Saginaw aquifer has become...
Polychlorinated Biphenyls in suspended-sediment samples from outfalls to Meandering Road Creek at Air Force Plant 4, Fort Worth, Texas, 2003-08
Christopher L. Braun, Jennifer T. Wilson
2010, Scientific Investigations Report 2010-5076
Meandering Road Creek is an intermittent stream and tributary to Lake Worth, a reservoir on the West Fork Trinity River on the western edge of Fort Worth, Texas. U.S. Air Force Plant 4 (AFP4) is on the eastern shore of Woods Inlet, an arm of Lake Worth. Meandering Road Creek...
