Size and shape of Saturn's moon Titan
Howard A. Zebker, Bryan Stiles, Scott Hensley, Ralph Lorenz, Randolph L. Kirk, Jonathan Lunine
2009, Science (324) 921-923
Cassini observations show that Saturn’s moon Titan is slightly oblate. A fourth-order spherical harmonic expansion yields north polar, south polar, and mean equatorial radii of 2574.32 ± 0.05 kilometers (km), 2574.36 ± 0.03 km, and 2574.91 ± 0.11 km, respectively; its mean radius is 2574.73 ± 0.09 km. Titan’s shape...
Aeromagnetic survey of Howard Pass quadrangle and the East half of Misheguk Mountain quadrangle, Alaska—a Web site for the distribution of data
Philip J. Brown
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1256
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File-Report 2009-1256 is for the preliminary release of magnetic data (and associated contractor reports) for an airborne survey in the Brooks Range, northwest of Bettles, Alaska....
Modeling co-occurrence of northern spotted and barred owls: accounting for detection probability differences
Larissa L. Bailey, Janice A. Reid, Eric D. Forsman, James D. Nichols
2009, Biological Conservation (142) 2983-2989
Barred owls (Strix varia) have recently expanded their range and now encompass the entire range of the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina). This expansion has led to two important issues of concern for management of northern spotted owls: (1) possible competitive interactions between the two species that could contribute...
Low-flow frequency and flow duration of selected South Carolina streams in the Pee Dee River basin through March 2007
Toby D. Feaster, Wladmir B. Guimaraes
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1171
Part of the mission of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is to protect and preserve South Carolina's water resources. Doing so requires an ongoing understanding of streamflow characteristics of the rivers and streams in South Carolina. A particular...
Estimated use of water in Alabama in 2005
Susan S. Hutson, Thomas M. Littlepage, Michael J. Harper, James O. Tinney
2009, Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5163
Water use in Alabama was about 9,958 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) during 2005. Estimates of withdrawals by source indicate that total surface-water withdrawals were about 9,467 Mgal/d (95 percent of the total withdrawals) and the remaining 491 Mgal/d (5 percent) were from ground water. More surface water than ground...
Digital Mapping Techniques '08: Workshop Proceedings, Moscow, Idaho, May 18-21, 2008
David R. Soller
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1298
The Digital Mapping Techniques '08 (DMT'08) workshop was attended by more than 100 technical experts from 40 agencies, universities, and private companies, including representatives from 24 State geological surveys. This year's meeting, the twelfth in the annual series, was hosted by the Idaho Geological Survey, from May 18-21, 2008, on...
Taste and odor occurrence in Lake William C. Bowen and Municipal Reservoir #1, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Celeste Journey, Jane M. Arrington
2009, Fact Sheet 2009-3043
The U.S. Geological Survey and Spartanburg Water are working cooperatively on an ongoing study of Lake Bowen and Reservoir #1 to identify environmental factors that enhance or influence the production of geosmin in the source-water reservoirs. Spartanburg Water is using information from this study to develop management strategies to reduce...
Digital seismic-reflection data from western Rhode Island Sound, 1980
K.Y. McMullen, L.J. Poppe, N.K. Soderberg
2009, Open-File Report 2009-1002
During 1980, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a seismic-reflection survey in western Rhode Island Sound aboard the Research Vessel Neecho. Data from this survey were recorded in analog form and archived at the USGS Woods Hole Science Center's Data Library. Due to recent interest in the geology of Rhode...
Mine spoil prairies expand critical habitat for endangered and threatened amphibian and reptile species
Michael J. Lannoo, Vanessa C. Kinney, Jennifer L. Heemeyer, Nathan J. Engbrecht, Alisa L. Gallant, Robert W. Klaver
2009, Diversity (1) 118-132
Coal extraction has been occurring in the Midwestern United States for over a century. Despite the pre-mining history of the landscape as woodlands, spent surface coalfields are often reclaimed to grasslands. We assessed amphibian and reptile species on a large tract of coal spoil prairie and found 13 species of...
Revisions to the stratigraphic nomenclature of the Abiquiu Formation, Abiquiu and contiguous areas, north-central New Mexico
Florian Maldonado, Shari A. Kelley
2009, New Mexico Geology (31) 3-8
Stratigraphic studies and geologic mapping on the Abiquiu 7.5-min quadrangle have led to revision of the stratigraphic nomenclature for the Oligocene to Miocene Abiquiu Formation in north-central New Mexico. The Abiquiu Formation had previously been defined to include informal upper, middle (Pedernal chert member), and lower members. The basement-derived conglomeratic...
Occurrence and removal of pharmaceutically active compounds in sewage treatment plants with different technologies
Guang-Guo Ying, Rai S. Kookana, Dana W. Kolpin
2009, Journal of Environmental Monitoring (11) 1498-1505
Occurrence of eight selected pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs; caffeine, carbamazepine, triclosan, gemfibrozil, diclofenac, ibuprofen, ketoprofen and naproxen) were investigated in effluents from fifteen sewage treatment plants (STPs) across South Australia. In addition, a detailed investigation into the removal of these compounds was also carried out in four STPs with different...
Response to the Point of View of Gregory B. Pauly, David M. Hillis, and David C. Cannatella, by the Anuran Subcommittee of the SSAR/HL/ASIH Scientific and Standard English Names List
Darrel R. Frost, Roy W. McDiarmid, Joseph R. Mendelson III
2009, Herpetologica (65) 136-153
The Point of View by Gregory Pauly, David Hillis, and David Cannatella misrepresents the motives and activities of the anuran subcommittee of the Scientific and Standard English Names Committee, contains a number of misleading statements, omits evidence and references to critical literature that have already rejected or superseded their positions,...
Rebuttal of "Polar bear population forecasts: a public-policy forecasting audit"
Steven C. Amstrup, Hal Caswell, Eric DeWeaver, Ian Stirling, David C. Douglas, Bruce G. Marcot, Christine M. Hunter
2009, Interfaces (39) 353-369
Observed declines in the Arctic sea ice have resulted in a variety of negative effects on polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Projections for additional future declines in sea ice resulted in a proposal to list polar bears as a threatened species under the United States Endangered Species Act. To provide information...
USGS field activity 08FSH01 on the west Florida shelf, Gulf of Mexico, in August 2008
Lisa L. Robbins, Paul O. Knorr, Xuewu Liu, Robert H. Byrne, Ellen A. Raabe
2009, Data Series 535-A
From August 11 to 15, 2008, a cruise led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected air and sea surface partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), pH, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and total alkalinity (TA) data on the west Florida shelf. Approximately 1,600 data points were collected underway over a...
Archive of digital boomer seismic reflection data collected offshore east-central Florida during USGS cruise 00FGS01, July 14-22, 2000
Janice A. Subino, Shawn V. Dadisman, Dana S. Wiese, Karynna Calderon, Daniel C. Phelps
2009, Data Series 496
In July of 2000, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Florida Geological Survey (FGS), conducted a geophysical survey of the Atlantic Ocean offshore Florida's east coast from Brevard County to northern Martin County. This report serves as an archive of unprocessed digital boomer seismic reflection data, trackline...
USGS field activity 09FSH02 on the west Florida shelf, Gulf of Mexico, in August 2009
Lisa L. Robbins, Paul O. Knorr, Xuewu Liu, Robert H. Byrne, Ellen A. Raabe
2009, Data Series 535-C
From August 17 to 21, 2009, a cruise led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected air and sea surface partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), pH, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and total alkalinity (TA) data on the west Florida shelf. Approximately 2,000 data points were collected underway over a...
USGS field activity 09FSH01 on the west Florida shelf, Gulf of Mexico, in February 2009
Lisa L. Robbins, Paul O. Knorr, Xuewu Liu, Robert H. Byrne, Ellen A. Raabe
2009, Data Series 535-B
From February 24 to 28, 2009, a cruise led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected air and sea surface partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2), pH, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), and total alkalinity (TA) data on the west Florida shelf. Approximately 1,800 data points were collected underway over a...
Rapid increases in mercury concentrations in the eggs of mallards fed methylmercury
Gary H. Heinz, David J. Hoffman, Jon D. Klimstra, Katherine R. Stebbins
2009, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (28) 1979-1981
To determine how quickly breeding birds would have to feed in a mercury-contaminated area before harmful concentrations of mercury, as methylmercury, built up in their eggs, we fed female mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) a control diet or diets containing 0.5, 1, 2, 4, or 8 μg/g mercury (on what was close...
Quality of ground water from private domestic wells
Leslie A. DeSimone, Pixie A. Hamilton, Robert J. Gilliom
2009, Water Well Journal (April) 33-37
This article highlights major findings from two USGS reports: DeSimone (2009) and DeSimone and others (2009). These reports can be accessed at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa. This article is followed by a summary of treatment considerations and options for owners of private domestic wells, written by Cliff Treyens of the National Ground Water...
Modeling lakes and reservoirs in the climate system
M.D. MacKay, P.J. Neale, C.D. Arp, L. N. De Senerpont Domis, X. Fang, G. Gal, K.D. Jo, G. Kirillin, J.D. Lenters, Elena Litchman, S. MacIntyre, P. Marsh, J. Melack, W.M. Mooij, F. Peeters, A. Quesada, S.G. Schladow, M. Schmid, C. Spence, S.L. Stokes
2009, Limnology and Oceanography (54)
Modeling studies examining the effect of lakes on regional and global climate, as well as studies on the influence of climate variability and change on aquatic ecosystems, are surveyed. Fully coupled atmosphere-land surface-lake climate models that could be used for both of these types of study simultaneously do not presently...
Integrated sequence stratigraphy of the postimpact sediments from the Eyreville core holes, Chesapeake Bay impact structure inner basin
James V. Browning, Kenneth G. Miller, Peter P. McLaughlin Jr., Lucy E. Edwards, Andrew A. Kulpecz, David S. Powars, Bridget S. Wade, Mark D. Feigenson, James D. Wright
2009, Special Paper of the Geological Society of America (458) 775-810
The Eyreville core holes provide the first continuously cored record of postimpact sequences from within the deepest part of the central Chesapeake Bay impact crater. We analyzed the upper Eocene to Pliocene postimpact sediments from the Eyreville A and C core holes for lithology (semiquantitative measurements of grain size and...
Population density estimated from locations of individuals on a passive detector array
Murray G. Efford, Deanna K. Dawson, David L. Borchers
2009, Ecology (90) 2676-2682
The density of a closed population of animals occupying stable home ranges may be estimated from detections of individuals on an array of detectors, using newly developed methods for spatially explicit capture–recapture. Likelihood-based methods provide estimates for data from multi-catch traps or from devices that record presence without restricting animal...
Petrographic and geochemical comparisons between the lower crystalline basement-derived section and the granite megablock and amphibolite megablock of the Eyreville B core, Chesapeake Bay impact structure, USA
Gabrielle N. Townsend, Roger L. Gibson, J. Wright Horton Jr., Wolf Uwe Reimold, Ralf T. Schmitt, Katerina Bartosova
2009, Special Paper of the Geological Society of America (458) 255-275
The Eyreville B core from the Chesapeake Bay impact structure, Virginia, USA, contains a lower basement-derived section (1551.19 m to 1766.32 m deep) and two megablocks of dominantly (1) amphibolite (1376.38 m to 1389.35 m deep) and (2) granite (1095.74 m to 1371.11 m deep), which are separated by an...
Quaternary science reviews Pacific Basin tsunami hazards associated with mass flows in the Aleutian arc of Alaska
Christopher F. Waythomas, Philip Watts, Fengyan Shi, James T. Kirby
2009, Quaternary Science Reviews (28) 1006-1019
We analyze mass-flow tsunami generation for selected areas within the Aleutian arc of Alaska using results from numerical simulation of hypothetical but plausible mass-flow sources such as submarine landslides and volcanic debris avalanches. The Aleutian arc consists of a chain of volcanic mountains, volcanic islands, and submarine canyons, surrounded by...
Paraphyly of Cinclodes fuscus (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae): Implications for taxonomy and biogeography
Camilo Sanin, Carlos Daniel Cadena, James M. Maley, Dario A. Lijtmaer, Pablo L. Tubaro, R. Terry Chesser
2009, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (53) 547-555
The Andes are a hotspot of global avian diversity, but studies on the historical diversification of Andean birds remain relatively scarce. Evolutionary studies on avian lineages with Andean–Patagonian distributions have focused on reconstructing species-level phylogenies, whereas no detailed phylogeographic studies on widespread species have been conducted. Here, we describe phylogeographic...
