Diel and seasonal changes of dissolved oxygen an pH in relation to community metabolism of a shallow reservoir in southeast Missouri
G.D. Wylie, J.R. Jones
1987, Journal of Freshwater Ecology (4) 115-125
Diel changes of dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH were measured during 1981–1982 in Pool 1, a shallow reservoir in southeast Missouri. Diel changes in spring and fall were about half those of summer when extensive macrophyte biomass apparently had a strong influence on dynamics of DO and pH....
Stochastic model for the long-term transport of stored sediment in a river channel
Harvey M. Kelsey, Roland Lamberson, Mary Ann Madej
1987, Water Resources Research (2) 1738-1750
We develop a stochastic model for the transport of stored sediment down a river channel. The model is based on probabilities of transition of particles among four different sediment storage reservoirs, called active (often mobilized), semiactive, inactive, and stable (hardly ever mobilized). The probabilities are derived from computed sediment residence...
LEACHATE MIGRATION FROM A SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY NEAR BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH FLORIDA.
Bradley G. Waller, James L. Labowski
1987, Conference Paper
Leachate from the Dade County Solid Waste Disposal Facility (SWDF) is migrating to the east (seaward) and to the south from the currently active disposal cell. Water levels and ground-water flow directions are strongly influenced by water-management practices. The SWDF is constructed over the salt-intruded part of the highly transmissive...
Analysis of steady-state salt-water upconing with application at Truro well field, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
T. E. Reilly, M. H. Frimpter, D.R. LeBlanc, A.S. Goodman
1987, Groundwater (25) 194-206
Salt-water upconing describes the phenomenon where salt water is transported vertically upward under a well in response to pumpage in a fresh-water aquifer underlain by salt water. Sharp interface methods have been used successfully to describe the physics of upconing. A finite-element model is developed...
Unusual bed forms on the North Aleutian Shelf, Bristol Bay, Alaska
W. C. Schwab, B. F. Molnia
1987, Geo-Marine Letters (7) 207-215
Side-scan sonar records collected over an area of the North Aleutian Shelf, approximately 250 km west of the head of Bristol Bay, Alaska, identified widespread evidence of active sea floor erosion processes, including sediment transport. Thousands of sea floor depressions, many linear and some containing rippled floors, were identified in...
Submersible observations along the southern Juan de Fuca Ridge: 1984 Alvin program.
William R. Normark, Janet L. Morton, Stephanie L. Ross
1987, Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth (92) 11283-11290
In September 1984, the research submersible Alvin provided direct observations of three major hydrothermal vent areas along the southernmost segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge (JFR). The submersible operations focused on specific volcanologie, structural, and hydrothermal problems that had been identified during the preceding 4 years of photographic, dredging,...
Generalized potentiometric surface of the aquifers in the Cockfield Formation, southeastern Arkansas, spring 1980
D. J. Ackerman
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4212
This map shows the generalized contours of the altitude of water levels in wells completed in the Cockfield Formation in southeastern Arkansas for 1980. Most water levels used in constructing the map were made in the spring of 1980. However, in parts of the State water levels from the spring...
Ice-edge eddies in the Fram Strait marginal ice zone
O.M. Johannessen, J.A. Johannessen, E. Svendsen, R.A. Shuchman, W. J. Campbell, E. Josberger
1987, Science (236) 427-429
Five prominent ice-edge eddies in Fram Strait on the scale of 30 to 40 kilometers were observed over deep water within 77°N to 79°N and 5°W to 3°E. The use of remote sensing, a satellite-tracked buoy, and in situ oceanographic measurements showed the presence of eddies with orbital speeds of...
Generalized potentiometric surface of the Sparta-Memphis aquifer, eastern Arkansas, spring 1980
D. J. Ackerman
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4282
A map shows generalized contours of the altitude of water levels for wells completed in the Sparta-Memphis aquifer in eastern Arkansas. Most water-level measurements used in constructing the map were from the spring of 1980, but supplemental measurements from other years indicated no long-term change in water levels. Hydrographs for...
Ingestion of plastic debris by Laysan albatrosses and wedge-tailed shearwaters in the Hawaiian Islands
D.M. Fry, S.I. Fefer, L. Sileo
1987, Marine Pollution Bulletin (18) 339-343
Surveys of Laysan Albatross and Wedge-tailed Shearwaters on Midway and Oahu Island, Hawaii, identified a high proportion of birds with plastic in the upper gastrointestinal tract, representing hazards to the health of adult birds and their chicks. Fifty Laysan Albatross chicks were examined for plastic items lodged within the upper...
Concentration and flux of solutes from snow and forest floor during snowmelt in the West-Central Adirondack region of New York
C.M. Rascher, C. T. Driscoll, N.E. Peters
1987, Biogeochemistry (3) 209-224
Decreases in pH and increases in the concentration of Al and NO3- have been observed in surface waters draining acid-sensitive regions in the northeastern U.S. during spring snowmelt. To assess the source of this acidity, we evaluated solute concentrations in snowpack, and in meltwater collected from snow and forest floor...
Composition of fluid inclusions in Permian salt beds, Palo Duro Basin, Texas, U.S.A.
E. Roedder, W. M. d’Angelo, A. F. Dorrzapf Jr., P. J. Aruscavage
1987, Chemical Geology (61) 79-90
Several methods have been developed and used to extract and chemically analyze the two major types of fluid inclusions in bedded salt from the Palo Duro Basin, Texas. Data on the ratio K: Ca: Mg were obtained on a few of the clouds of tiny inclusions in "chevron" salt, representing...
Lead poisoning in Canada geese on Plum Island, Massachusetts (USA)
R. M. Windingstad, L. S. Hinds III
1987, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (23) 438-442
During December 1983 and early January 1984, about 200 Canada geese (Branta canadensis) died of lead poisoning at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge on Plum Island, Massachusetts. In an effort to determine the source of lead, 100 bottom samples were taken from a refuge impoundment where much of the mortality/morbidity...
Support rack for portable water chillers
D. V. Rottiers
1987, Progressive Fish-Culturist (49) 238-239
Construction and use of a polyvinyl chloride pipe rack that provides a safe, convenient, and versatile way of handling and storing portable 746‐W water chillers are described....
Tidal and tidally averaged circulation characteristics of Suisun Bay, California
Lawrence H. Smith, Ralph T. Cheng
1987, Water Resources Research (23) 143-155
Availability of extensive field data permitted realistic calibration and validation of a hydrodynamic model of tidal circulation and salt transport for Suisun Bay, California. Suisun Bay is a partially mixed embayment of northern San Francisco Bay located just seaward of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The model employs a...
Hydrogeology of stratified-drift aquifers and water quality in the Nashua Regional Planning Commission Area, south-central New Hampshire
K. W. Toppin
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4358
The Nashua Regional Planning Commission area in south-central New Hampshire is a 12-community area that is experiencing increases in population and in demands for water supply. The study area is underlain by 129 sq mi (40% of the area) of stratified drift which, where sufficiently saturated and permeable, form the...
Flood characteristics for the Nisqually River and susceptibility of Sunshine Point and Longmire facilities to flooding in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
L. M. Nelson
1987, Water-Resources Investigations Report 86-4179
Inundation from 25-, 50-, 100-, and 500-year floods at Sunshine Point and Longmire facilities and the Longmire visitors ' center and ranger station generally is not a serious hazard as long as the existing dikes and banks of the Nisqually River and Tahoma Creek remain intact and flood capacities of...
EFFECTS OF LAND SUBSIDENCE ON FLOOD PROFILES.
M. N. Landers
1987, Conference Paper
In this study, the effects of land subsidence on water-surface elevation and depth profiles during flood conditions were investigated for a large, hypothetical, slope-controlled stream. Subsidence depressions, with a range of vertical magnitudes and areas were imposed on a hypothetical stream reach. Step-backwater computations were made to determine water-surface and...
Some effects of climate variability on hydrology in western North America
D. H. Peterson, D.R. Cayan, J. S. Dileo-Stevens, T.G. Ross
1987, Conference Paper, The influence of climate change and climatic variability on the hydrologic regime and water resources (Proceedings of the Vancouver Symposium, August 1987), IAHS Publication no. 168
The strong north-south gradient in precipitation along the West Coast makes this region an interesting laboratory for studying the influence of climate on runoff variability in general and riverine chemistry in particular. Interannual fluctuations in large-scale atmospheric circulation and associated precipitation and runoff can produce major disruptions in the "average"...
Compilation of hydrologic data for the Edwards aquifer, San Antonio area, Texas, 1985, with 1934-85 summary
G. B. Ozuna, G.M. Nalley, M. N. Bowman
1987, Edwards Underground Water District Bulletin 45
No abstract available....
The chemical, physical and structural properties of estuarine ice in Great Bay, New Hampshire
D.A. Meese, A. J. Gow, P.A. Mayewski, W. Ficklin, T.C. Loder
1987, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (24) 833-840
The purpose of this study was to provide general information on the chemical, physical and structural properties of estuarine ice and show how it compares with sea ice found at higher latitudes in order to determine whether the ice in Great Bay can be used as an analog in the...
Dispersal of three strains of hatchery-reared lake trout in Lake Ontario
Joseph H. Elrod
1987, Journal of Great Lakes Research (13) 157-167
Rates of dispersal and resultant geographical distributions were determined for three strains of hatchery-reared lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) stocked at six sites in U.S. waters of Lake Ontario. The strains were Lake Superior (SUP); Clearwater Lake, Manitoba (CWL); and Seneca Lake,...
Use of no-till winter wheat by nesting ducks in North Dakota
Harold F. Duebbert, H.A. Kantrud
1987, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (42) 50-53
Nesting of dabbling ducks (Anatinae) was studied in fields of no-till winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) in the prairie pothole region of North Dakota during 1984 and 1985. Total area of 59 fields searched in 1984 was 1,135 ha and total area of 70 fields searched in 1985 was 1,175 ha....
Benthic foraminifers on the continental shelf and upper slope, Russian River area, northern California ( USA).
P. J. Quinterno, J.V. Gardner
1987, Journal of Foraminiferal Research (17) 132-152
We analyzed benthic foraminifers from 71 surface samples collected from the sea floor of the continental margin. One hundred and six different taxa were identified, and Q-mode factor analysis was used to identify assemblages. Six foraminiferal assemblage factors explain 94% of the variation in the data matrix. The Inner Shelf...
Seasonal bathythermal distribution of juvenile lake trout in Lake Ontario
Joseph H. Elrod, Clifford P. Schneider
1987, Journal of Great Lakes Research (13) 121-134
Bathythermal distributions of hatchery-reared lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) of three genetic strains (Lake Superior; Clearwater Lake, Manitoba; and Seneca Lake, New York) were described from catches with bottom trawls in Lake Ontario during April-May, June, July-August, and October, 1978–1984. This work was part of a program to evaluate post-stocking performance...
