Attributes for NHDPlus Catchments (Version 1.1) for the Conterminous United States: Base-Flow Index
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 490-04
This tabular data set represents the mean base-flow index expressed as a percent, compiled for every catchment in NHDPlus for the conterminous United States. Base flow is the component of streamflow that can be attributed to ground-water discharge into streams. The source data set is Base-Flow Index for the Conterminous...
A model for evaluating stream temperature response to climate change scenarios in Wisconsin
Stephen M. Westenbroek, Jana S. Stewart, Cheryl A. Buchwald, Matthew G. Mitro, John D. Lyons, Steven Greb
2010, Conference Paper, Watershed Management 2010: Innovations in Watershed Management under Land Use and Climate Change
Global climate change is expected to alter temperature and flow regimes for streams in Wisconsin over the coming decades. Stream temperature will be influenced not only by the predicted increases in average air temperature, but also by changes in baseflow due to changes in precipitation patterns and amounts. In order...
Attributes for NHDPlus Catchments (Version 1.1) for the Conterminous United States: Hydrologic Landscape Regions
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 490-10
This data set represents the area of Hydrologic Landscape Regions (HLR) compiled for every catchment of NHDPlus for the conterminous United States. The source data set is a 100-meter version of Hydrologic Landscape Regions of the United States (Wolock, 2003). HLR groups watersheds on the basis of similarities in land-surface...
Attributes for NHDPlus Catchments (Version 1.1): Basin Characteristics, 2002
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 490-03
This data set represents basin characteristics, compiled for every catchment in NHDPlus for the conterminous United States. These characteristics are basin shape index, stream density, sinuosity, mean elevation, mean slope, and number of road-stream crossings. The source data sets are the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's NHDPlus and the U.S. Census...
Habitat use by Least Bitterns in the Arkansas Delta
Michael J. Budd, David G. Krementz
2010, Waterbirds (33) 140-147
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) occupancy surveys were conducted in the Arkansas Delta, USA, during April-July 2005-2006 to determine the proportion of area occupied and relate occupancy to habitat characteristics. Previous large-scale surveys indicated few Least Bitterns were present in the Delta. During surveys at 190 sites, Least Bitterns were detected...
Anchoring submersible ultrasonic receivers in river channels with stable substrate
Phillip William Bettoli, G.D. Scholten, D. Hubbs
2010, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (4) 989-992
We developed an anchoring system for submersible ultrasonic receivers (SURs) that we placed on the bottom of the riverine reaches of three main-stem reservoirs in the upper Tennessee River. Each anchor consisted of a steel tube (8.9 x 35.6 cm) welded vertically to a round plate of steel (5.1 x...
Dispersal of smallmouth bass from a simulated tournament weigh-in site
Melissa A. Kaintz, Phillip William Bettoli
2010, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (30) 976-982
Simulated smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu fishing tournaments were staged in Dale Hollow Lake, a 12,400-ha reservoir in Tennessee, between March 2004 and February 2005 to investigate posttournament dispersal. Smallmouth bass (n = 54) were captured with conventional hook-and-line tackle and artificial lures, placed in live wells, and subjected to a...
Repeat photography and low-elevation fire responses in the southwestern United States
R. M. Turner, R. H. Webb, T. C. Esque, G.F. Rogers
R. H. Webb, D.E. Boyer, R.M Turner, editor(s)
2010, Book chapter, Repeat Photography: Methods and Applications in the Natural Sciences
Comparison of precipitation chemistry measurements obtained by the Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network and National Atmospheric Deposition Program for the period 1995-2004
Gregory A. Wetherbee, Michael J. Shaw, Natalie E. Latysh, Christopher M.B. Lehmann, Jane E. Rothert
2010, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (164) 111-132
Precipitation chemistry and depth measurements obtained by the Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMoN) and the US National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network (NADP/NTN) were compared for the 10-year period 1995–2004. Colocated sets of CAPMoN and NADP instrumentation, consisting of precipitation collectors and rain gages, were operated simultaneously per...
Attributes for NHDPlus Catchments (Version 1.1) for the Conterminous United States: Nutrient Application (Phosphorus and Nitrogen ) for Fertilizer and Manure Applied to Crops (Cropsplit), 2002
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 490-08
This data set represents the estimated amount of phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizers applied to selected crops for the year 2002, compiled for every catchment of NHDPlus for the conterminous United States. The source data set is based on 2002 fertilizer data (Ruddy and others, 2006) and tabulated by crop type...
Attributes for NHDPlus Catchments (Version 1.1) for the Conterminous United States: Average Atmospheric (Wet) Deposition of Inorganic Nitrogen, 2002
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 490-02
This data set represents the average atmospheric (wet) deposition, in kilograms per square kilometer, of inorganic nitrogen for the year 2002 compiled for every catchment of NHDPlus for the conterminous United States. The source data set for wet deposition was from the USGS's raster data set atmospheric (wet) deposition of...
Submarine mass transport within Monterey Canyon: Benthic disturbance controls on the distribution of chemosynthetic biological communities
Charles K. Paull, B. Schlining, W. Ussler III, E. Lundsten, James P. Barry, D. W. Caress, D. E. Johnson, Mary McGann
David C. Mosher, Craig Shipp, Lorena Moscardelli, Jason Chaytor, Christopher D. P. Baxter, Homa J. Lee, Roger Urgeles, editor(s)
2010, Book chapter, Submarine mass movements and their consequences
Documenting mass transport within Monterey Canyon and Fan has been a focus of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) observations, sampling, monitoring, and multibeam mapping studies. These efforts indicate that major mass transport events occur within upper Monterey Canyon (<2 km water depths) with a sub-annual recurrence frequency. However, 14C-stratigraphies indicate that a...
Behaviour of wintering Tundra Swans Cygnus columbianus columbianus at the Eel River delta and Humboldt Bay, California, USA
Jeffrey M. Black, Carol Gress, Jacob W. Byers, Emily Jennings, Craig R. Ely
2010, Wildfowl (60) 38-51
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus columbinanus phenology and behaviour at the Eel River delta and southern Humboldt Bay in northern California, USA, is described. Counts made each January from 1963 onwards peaked at 1,502 swans in 1988. Monthly counts recorded during the 2006/07 and 2008/09 winters peaked in February, at 1,033...
Frequency domain, waveform inversion of laboratory crosswell radar data
Karl J. Ellefsen, Aldo T. Mazzella, Robert Horton, Jason R. McKenna
2010, Book, SEG technical program expanded abstracts 2010
A new waveform inversion for crosswell radar is formulated in the frequency-domain for a 2.5D model. The inversion simulates radar waves using the vector Helmholtz equation for electromagnetic waves. The objective function is minimized using a backpropagation method suitable for a 2.5D model. The inversion is tested by processing crosswell...
Observations of drainage network change in a recently burned watershed using terrestrial laser scanning
Dennis Staley, Thad Wasklewicz, Jason Kean
2010, Conference Paper, EGU General Assembly 2010
Wildfire enhances the geomorphic response of a watershed to precipitation events, effectively altering the form of the hillslope and channel drainage network. Typically, drainage networks expand following rainfall on a recently burned watershed. Expansion of drainage networks following wildfire increases in erosion and sediment transport rates, and the probability of...
Attributes for NHDPlus Catchments (Version 1.1) in the Conterminous United States: Artificial Drainage (1992) and Irrigation Types (1997)
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 490-01
This tabular dataset represents the estimated area of artificial drainage for the year 1992 and irrigation types for the year 1997 compiled for every catchment of NHDPlus for the conterminous United States. The source datasets were derived from tabular National Resource Inventory (NRI) datasets created by the National Resources Conservation...
Attributes for NHDPlus Catchments (Version 1.1)for the Conterminous United States: Contact Time, 2002
Michael Wieczorek, Andrew E. LaMotte
2010, Data Series 490-07
This data set represents the average contact time, in units of days, compiled for every catchment of NHDPlus for the conterminous United States. Contact time, as described in Wolock and others (1989), is the baseflow residence time in the subsurface. The source data set was the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS)...
Rock mechanical testing in support of well stimulation activities at the Desert Peak geothermal field, Nevada
Susan Juch Lutz, Stephen Hickman, Nicholas C. Davatzes, Ezra Zemach, Peter Drakos, Ann Robertson-Tait
2010, Conference Paper, Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
No abstract available....
Challenges in the assessment and classification of enhanced/engineered geothermal system resources
Colin F. Williams
2010, Conference Paper, Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
No abstract available....
Appraising U.S. Geological Survey science records
John Faundeen
2010, Archival Issues (32) 7-22
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center has legislative charters to preserve and make accessible land remote sensing records important to the United States. This essay explains the appraisal process developed by EROS to ensure the science records it holds and those offered to it...
Temporal variations in arsenic and 3H/3He ages of groundwater from West Bengal, and their implications
J.M. McArthur, D. M. Banerjee, S. Sengupta, A. Sarkar, P. Ravenscroft, S. Klump, R. Kipfer, B. Disch
2010, Article, Arsenic in geosphere and human diseases
No abstract available....
Disease limits populations: plague and black-tailed prairie dogs
Jack F. Cully Jr., T. Johnson, S.K. Collinge, C. Ray
2010, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (10) 7-15
Plague is an exotic vector-borne disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that causes mortality rates approaching 100% in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). We mapped the perimeter of the active portions of black-tailed prairie dog colonies annually between 1999 and 2005 at four prairie dog colony complexes in areas...
Survival of shovelnose sturgeon after abdominally invasive endoscopic evaluation
D.G. Trested, Reuben R. Goforth, J.P. Kirk, J. Jeffery Isely
2010, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (30) 121-125
The development of effective and minimally invasive techniques to determine gender and gonad developmental stage is particularly important in performing accurate fisheries assessments for use in conservation and restoration. The initial and latent survival of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus was assessed after exposure to a modified endoscopic technique designed to collect that...
Waterbird nest density and nest survival in rice fields of southwestern Louisiana
S. Pierluissi, Sammy L. King, Michael D. Kaller
2010, Waterbirds (33) 323-330
Rice fields in southwestern Louisiana provide breeding habitat for several waterbird species; however, little is known about nest density, nest survival and the importance of landscape context of rice fields in determining breeding activity. In 2004, 42 rice fields were searched for nests, and 40 were searched in 2005. Land...
The impact of hydrate saturation on the mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties of hydrate-bearing sand, silts, and clay
J. Carlos Santamarina, Carolyn D. Ruppel
Michael Riedel, Eleanor C. Willoughby, Satinder Chopra, editor(s)
2010, Book chapter, Geophysical characterization of gas hydrates
Proper understanding of the physical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments is required for interpretation of borehole logs and exploration geophysical data, the analysis of borehole and submarine slope stability, and the formulation of reservoir simulation and production models. Yet current knowledge of geophysical and geotechnical properties of hydrate-bearing sediments is still...
