Vitrinite reflectance data for the Permian Basin, west Texas and southeast New Mexico
Mark Pawlewicz, Charles E. Barker, Sargent McDonald
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1171
This report presents a compilation of vitrinite reflectance (Ro) data based on analyses of samples of drill cuttings collected from 74 boreholes spread throughout the Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico (fig. 1). The resulting data consist of 3 to 24 individual Ro analyses representing progressively deeper...
Amino acid racemization in ostracodes from Bear Lake cores BL96-1 and BL96-2, Utah and Idaho
Darrell S. Kaufmann
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1129
Assessing the potential for future reserve growth in the western Canadian sedimentary basin
Mahendra K. Verman
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1179
Preliminary distribution of estimated construction aggregate properties and utilities of the bedrock formations of New Hampshire
Brian K. Fowler, David M. Sutphin, Lawrence J. Drew
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1050
No abstract available....
Geodatabase of environmental information for Air Force Plant 4 and Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field, Fort Worth, Texas, 1990-2004
Sachin D. Shah, Sean M. Quigley
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1041
Air Force Plant 4 (AFP4) and adjacent Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base (NAS-JRB) at Fort Worth, Tex., constitute a government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facility that has been in operation since 1942. Contaminants from the facility, primarily volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and metals, have entered the groundwater-flow system through leakage from waste-disposal...
2001 volcanic activity in Alaska and Kamchatka: Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory
Robert G. McGimsey, Christina A. Neal, Olga Girina
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1453
The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) monitors the more than 40 historically active volcanoes of the Aleutian Arc. Of these, 22 are monitored with short-period seismic instrument networks as of the end of 2001. The AVO core monitoring program also includes daily analysis of satellite imagery, observation overflights, compilation of pilot...
Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science - Tampa Bay Study: Watershed and Estuary Mapping
Mark Hansen
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1014
Tampa Bay, Florida, and its environs have experienced phenomenal urban growth and significant changes in land-use practices over the past 50 years. This trend is expected to continue, with human activity intensifying and affecting a wider geographic region. Urbanization creates impervious surfaces, which increase stormwater runoff and contribute to greater...
A model for simulation of surface-water integrated flow and transport in two dimensions: user's guide for application to coastal wetlands
Eric D. Swain
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1033
The computation of hydrodynamic flow in two dimensions is implemented in the Surface-Water Integrated Flow and Transport in Two-Dimensions (SWIFT2D) model using a numerical code that also includes computation of reactive constituent transport, density variation effects, drying and wetting of periodically inundated areas, and hydraulic structures. The model can be...
Gulf of Mexico integrated science - Tampa Bay study, the impact of groundwater and contaminants on Tampa Bay
Peter W. Swarzenski
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1015
Despite the recreational and economic value of coastal bays and estuaries, these ecosystems are often among our most 'troubled' natural environments. Urbanization, agriculture, mining, and shipping are just a few activities that can have a profound and lasting impact on the coastal zone. In order to maintain a healthy coastal...
Lake Mohave Geophysical Survey 2002: GIS Data Release
VeeAnn A. Cross, David S. Foster, David C. Twichell
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1247
This CD-ROM contains sidescan-sonar imagery, sub-bottom reflection profiles, and an interpretive map derived from these data. These data were collected in Lake Mohave, a reservoir behind the Davis Dam and below the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. These data are veiwable within an Environmental system Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI)...
Ground-water/surface-water relations along Honey Creek, Washtenaw County, Michigan, 2003
Denis F. Healy
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1387
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the city of Ann Arbor, Mich., investigated the ground-water/ surface-water relations along the lower reaches of Honey Creek, Washtenaw County, Mich., and an unnamed tributary to Honey Creek (the discharge tributary) from June through October 2003. Streamflow in these reaches was artificially...
Magnetotelluric data in the Espanola Basin, west of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jackie M. Williams, Brian D. Rodriguez
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1037
MODFLOW data extractor program
Brendan A. Zinn, Leonard F. Konikow
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1143
EXTRACTOR is a program that extracts data from formatted and labeled MODFLOW head or drawdown files or from MODFLOW-GWT concentration or velocity files. The user specifies the number of rows, columns, and layers in the target data file, the desired time step or move number, and the range of rows,...
Mineral commodity profiles: Silver
W. C. Butterman, Henry E. Hilliard
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1251
Overview -- Silver is one of the eight precious, or noble, metals; the others are gold and the six platinum-group metals (PGM). World mine production in 2001 was 18,700 metric tons (t) and came from mines in 60 countries; the 10 leading producing countries accounted for 86 percent of the...
U.S. Geological Survey 2005 oil and gas resource assessment of the central North Slope, Alaska: Play maps and results
Christopher P. Garrity, David W. Houseknecht, Kenneth J. Bird, Christopher J. Potter, Thomas E. Moore, Philip H. Nelson, Christopher J. Schenk
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1182
No abstract available....
Alabama-Mississippi coastal classification maps - Perdido Pass to Cat Island
Robert A. Morton, Russell L. Peterson
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1151
The primary purpose of the USGS National Assessment of Coastal Change Project is to provide accurate representations of pre-storm ground conditions for areas that are designated high-priority because they have dense populations or valuable resources that are at risk from storm waves. Another purpose of the project is to develop...
Mineral commodity profiles: Germanium
W. C. Butterman, John D. Jorgenson
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1218
Overview -- Germanium is a hard, brittle semimetal that first came into use a half-century ago as a semiconductor material in radar units and as the material from which the first transistor was made. Today it is used principally as a component of the glass in telecommunications fiber optics; as...
Generalized geologic map of bedrock lithologies and surficial deposits in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park region, Tennessee and North Carolina
Scott Southworth, Art Schultz, Danielle Denenny
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1410
The geology of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GSMNP) region of Tennessee and North Carolina was studied from 1993 to 2003 as part of a cooperative investigation with the National Park Service (NPS). This work has been compiled as a 1:100,000-scale map derived from mapping done at 1:24,000 and...
Particle atlas of World Trade Center dust
Heather Lowers, Gregory P. Meeker
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1165
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun a reassessment of the presence of World Trade Center (WTC) dust in residences, public buildings, and office spaces in New York City, New York. Background dust samples collected from residences, public buildings, and office spaces will be analyzed by multiple laboratories...
Flooding of the Androscoggin River during December 18-19, 2003, in Canton, Maine
Robert W. Dudley
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1176
The Androscoggin River flooded the town of Canton, Maine in December 2003, resulting in damage to and (or) evacuation of 44 homes. Streamflow records at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamflow-gaging stations at Rumford (USGS station identification number 01054500) and Auburn (01059000) were used to estimate the peak streamflow for...
Results of chemical and isotopic analyses of sediment and water from alluvium of the Canadian River near a closed municipal landfill, Norman, Oklahoma
George N. Breit, Michele L.W. Tuttle, Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Scott C. Christenson, Jeanne B. Jaeschke, David L. Fey, Cyrus J. Berry
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1091
Results of physical and chemical analyses of sediment and water collected near a closed municipal landfill at Norman, Oklahoma are presented in this report. Sediment analyses are from 40 samples obtained by freeze-shoe coring at 5 sites, and 14 shallow (depth <1.3 m) sediment samples. The sediment was analyzed to...
Geologic and hydrogeologic framework of the Espanola basin -- Proceedings of the 4th annual Espanola Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 1-3, 2005
Kevin C. McKinney
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1130
This report presents abstracts of technical studies that pertain to the hydrogeologic framework of theThis report presents abstracts of technical studies that pertain to the hydrogeologic framework of the Española basin, a major subbasin of the Cenozoic Rio Grande rift. Sediments and interbedded volcanic rocks that fill the...
Future petroleum supply - exploration or development?
Timothy R. Klett
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1274
The presentation is titled 'Future Petroleum Supply - Exploration or Development?' and provides a general overview of the magnitude and significance of reserve growth around the world. Reserve growth is defined as the increase in successive estimates of recoverable crude oil, natural gas, and natural-gas liquids and condensates in discovered...
Water-level altitudes 2005 and water-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers and compaction 1973-2004 in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers, Houston-Galveston region, Texas
Mark C. Kasmarek, Natalie A. Houston
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1128
This report is one in an annual series of reports that depicts water-level altitudes and water-level changes in the Chicot, Evangeline, and Jasper aquifers, and compaction in the Chicot and Evangeline aquifers in the Houston-Galveston region. The Houston-Galveston region comprises Harris, Galveston, Fort Bend, Waller, and Montgomery Counties and adjacent...
GWM-a ground-water management process for the U.S. Geological Survey modular ground-water model (MODFLOW-2000)
David P. Ahlfeld, Paul M. Barlow, Anne E. Mulligan
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1072
GWM is a Ground?Water Management Process for the U.S. Geological Survey modular three?dimensional ground?water model, MODFLOW?2000. GWM uses a response?matrix approach to solve several types of linear, nonlinear, and mixed?binary linear ground?water management formulations. Each management formulation consists of a set of decision variables, an objective function, and a set...
