Historical record of Landsat global coverage
Samuel Goward, Terry Arvidson, Darrel Williams, John Faundeen, James Irons, Shannon Franks
2006, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (72) 1155-1169
The long-term, 34+ year record of global Landsat remote sensing data is a critical resource to study the Earth system and human impacts on this system. The National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA) is charged by public law to: “maintain a permanent, comprehensive Government archive of global Landsat...
A global perspective on the use, sales, exposure pathways, occurrence, fate and effects of veterinary antibiotics (VAs) in the environment
Ajit K. Sarmah, Michael T. Meyer, Alistair B.A. Boxall
2006, Chemosphere (65) 725-759
Veterinary antibiotics (VAs) are widely used in many countries worldwide to treat disease and protect the health of animals. They are also incorporated into animal feed to improve growth rate and feed efficiency. As antibiotics are poorly adsorbed in the gut of the animals, the majority is excreted unchanged in...
A comparison of biofouling communities associated with free-ranging and captive Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)
Erin L. Bledsoe, Kendal E. Harr, Mary F. Cichra, Edward J. Philips, Robert K. Bonde, Mark Lowe
2006, Marine Mammal Science (22) 997-1003
No abstract available....
Landsat-7 long-term acquisition plan radiometry - evolution over time
Brian L. Markham, Samuel Goward, Terry Arvidson, Julia A. Barsi, Pat Scaramuzza
2006, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (72) 1129-1135
The Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus instrument has two selectable gains for each spectral band. In the acquisition plan, the gains were initially set to maximize the entropy in each scene. One unintended consequence of this strategy was that, at times, dense vegetation saturated band 4 and deserts saturated all...
Optimal interpolation analysis of leaf area index using MODIS data
Yingxin Gu, Stephane Belair, Jean-Francois Mahfouf, Godelieve Deblonde
2006, Remote Sensing of Environment (104) 283-296
A simple data analysis technique for vegetation leaf area index (LAI) using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data is presented. The objective is to generate LAI data that is appropriate for numerical weather prediction. A series of techniques and procedures which includes data quality control, time-series data smoothing, and simple...
Creation of GIS compatible, historic detailed soil data sets for the Collier and Miami-Dade Counties, Florida
John Jones
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1315
When soils data are in digital format compatible with geographic information systems (GIS), a wide variety of analyses and display capabilities are afforded. Detailed information on soils that may be important to Everglades ecosystem restoration has been created in hardcopy form using traditional soils mapping techniques. However, accurate conversion of...
Evidence for the role of infectious disease in species extinction and endangerment
Katherine F. Smith, Dov F. Sax, Kevin D. Lafferty
2006, Conservation Biology (20) 1349-1357
Infectious disease is listed among the top five causes of global species extinctions. However, the majority of available data supporting this contention is largely anecdotal. We used the IUCN Red List of Threatened and Endangered Species and literature indexed in the ISI Web of Science to assess the role of...
Topomapping of Mars with HRSC Images, ISIS, and a commercial stereo workstation
Randolph L. Kirk, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Donna M. Galuszka, Bonnie L. Redding, Trent M. Hare
2006, Conference Paper, Symposium of ISPRS Commission IV
We demonstrate that the freely available USGS planetary cartography software package ISIS and the commercial photogrammetric software SOCET SET jointly provide a complete environment for the processing of Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) images. Capabilities include bundle adjustment, automated production and interactive editing of stereo digital terrain models...
Scientific action in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Gaye S. Farris
2006, Book chapter, After the storm: Restoring America's Gulf Coast wetlands: A special report of the National wetlands newsletter
No abstract available....
Cluster analysis of water-quality data for Lake Sakakawea, Audubon Lake, and McClusky Canal, central North Dakota, 1990-2003
Karen R. Ryberg
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5202
As a result of the Dakota Water Resources Act of 2000, the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, identified eight water-supply alternatives (including a no-action alternative) to meet future water needs in portions of the Red River of the North (Red River) Basin. Of those alternatives, four include...
Quantification of the contribution of nitrogen from septic tanks to ground water in Spanish Springs Valley, Nevada
Michael R. Rosen, Christian Kropf, Karen A. Thomas
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5206
Analysis of total dissolved nitrogen concentrations from soil water samples collected within the soil zone under septic tank leach fields in Spanish Springs Valley, Nevada, shows a median concentration of approximately 44 milligrams per liter (mg/L) from more than 300 measurements taken from four septic tank systems. Using two simple...
Annual ground-water discharge by evapotranspiration from areas of spring-fed riparian vegetation along the eastern margin of Death Valley, 2000-02
Randell J. Laczniak, J. LaRue Smith, Guy A. DeMeo
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5145
Flow from major springs and seeps along the eastern margin of Death Valley serves as the primary local water supply and sustains much of the unique habitat in Death Valley National Park. Together, these major spring complexes constitute the terminus of the Death Valley Regional Ground-Water Flow System--one of the...
Water Resources Data, Alabama, Water Year 2005
W. L. Psinakis, D.S. Lambeth, V.E. Stricklin, M.W. Treece
2006, Water Data Report AL-05-1
Water resources data for the 2005 water year for Alabama consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stages and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels in wells. This report includes records on both surface and ground water in the State. Specifically, it contains: (1)...
Quality-assurance plan for the analysis of suspended sediment by the U.S. Geological Survey in Montana
Kent A. Dodge, John H. Lambing
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1242
A quality-assurance plan has been developed for use by the sediment laboratory of the U.S. Geological Survey Montana Water Science Center in conducting activities related to the analysis of suspended sediment. The plan documents quality-assurance policies for sediment-laboratory certification, personnel responsibilities and training, documentation requirements, and laboratory safety. The plan...
Surface water quality-assurance plan, U.S. Geological Survey, Kentucky Water Science Center, water year 2006
Michael S. Griffin
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1273
This Surface Water Quality-Assurance Plan documents the standards, policies, and procedures used by the Kentucky Water Science Center for activities related to the collection, processing, storage, analysis, and publication of surface-water data....
Comparison of ground-water quality in samples from selected shallow and deep wells in the central Oklahoma aquifer, 2003-2005
Carol Becker
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5084
The aquifer units of the Central Oklahoma aquifer underlie about 2,890 square miles of central Oklahoma and are used extensively to supply water for municipal, domestic, industrial, and agricultural needs. The Central Oklahoma aquifer also is commonly referred to as the Garber-Wellington aquifer because the Garber Sandstone and Wellington Formation...
Bathymetric contour maps for lakes surveyed in Iowa in 2003
S. Mike Linhart, Kris D. Lund
2006, Scientific Investigations Map 2933
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), conducted bathymetric surveys on four lakes in Iowa during 2003 (Don Williams Lake, Easter Lake, Lake Macbride, and Lake Meyer). The purpose of the surveys is to provide the IDNR with information for the development of...
An assessment of flow data from Klamath River sites between Link River Dam and Keno Dam, south-central Oregon
John C. Risley, Glen W. Hess, Bruce J. Fisher
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5212
Records of diversion and return flows for water years 1961?2004 along a reach of the Klamath River between Link River and Keno Dams in south-central Oregon were evaluated to determine the cause of a water-balance inconsistency in the hydrologic data. The data indicated that the reach was losing flow in...
Flood-tracking chart for the Chattahoochee River Basin in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia
Jacob H. LaFontaine, Brian E. McCallum, Timothy C. Stamey, Caryl J. Wipperfurth
2006, General Information Product 34
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)—in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies—operates a flood monitoring system in the Chattahoochee River Basin. This system is a network of 35 automated river stage stations that transmit stage data through satellite telemetry to the USGS Georgia Water Science Center in Atlanta. During...
Effects of Streambank Fencing of Near-Stream Pasture Land on a Small Watershed in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Daniel G. Galeone, Dennis J. Low, Robin A. Brightbill
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3112
This study indicated that a small buffer width along a stream in pasture land can have a positive influence on surface-water quality, benthic macroinvertebrates, and near-stream shallow ground-water quality. Overland runoff processes that move suspended sediment to the stream were controlled (or reduced) to some extent by the vegetative buffer...
Evaluating the effects of nearshore development on Wisconsin Lakes
Randall J. Hunt, Steven R. Greb, David J. Graczyk
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3033
Geologic map of the Vigo NE quadrangle, Lincoln County, Nevada
Robert B. Scott, Anne E. Harding
2006, Scientific Investigations Map 2892
This map of the Vigo NE quadrangle, Lincoln County, Nevada records the distribution, stratigraphy, and structural relationships of Tertiary intracaldera lavas and tuffs in the southeastern part of the Kane Springs Wash caldera, extracaldera Tertiary and upper Paleozoic rocks, and late Cenozoic surficial deposits both within and outside the caldera....
Simulation of ground-water flow and areas contributing recharge to extraction wells at the Drake Chemical Superfund Site, City of Lock Haven and Castanea Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania
Curtis L. Schreffler
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5167
Extensive remediation of the Drake Chemical Superfund Site has been ongoing since 1983. Contaminated soils were excavated and incinerated on site between 1996 and 1999. After 1999, remedial efforts focused on contaminated ground water. A ground-water remediation system was started in November 2000. The source area of the contaminated ground...
A graphical modeling tool for evaluating nitrogen loading to and nitrate transport in ground water in the mid-Snake region, south-central Idaho
David W. Clark, Kenneth D. Skinner, David W. Pollock
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5137
A flow and transport model was created with a graphical user interface to simplify the evaluation of nitrogen loading and nitrate transport in the mid-Snake region in south-central Idaho. This model and interface package, the Snake River Nitrate Scenario Simulator, uses the U.S. Geological Survey's MODFLOW 2000 and MOC3D models....
Nitrate reduction and microbial numbers in Upper Mississippi River sediments, Pool 8, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Ean Warren, E. Michael Godsy, John H. Duff, Frank J. Triska, Alan P. Jackman
2006, Internationale Vereinigung fur Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie Verhandlungen 1578-1582
No abstract available....
