Ground-water quality in the Lake Champlain basin, New York, 2004
Elizabeth A. Nystrom
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1088
Water samples were collected from 11 public-supply wells and 11 private domestic wells in the Lake Champlain basin in New York during the fall of 2004 to characterize the chemical quality of ground water. Wells were selected for sampling based on location and focused on areas of greatest ground-water use....
Flooding and streamflow in Utah during water year 2005
C.D. Wilkowske, T.A. Kenney, T.S. McKinney
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3085
The 2004 and 2005 water years illustrate why water managers in Utah generally describe the water supply as 'feast or famine.' In September 2004, Utah was finishing its sixth year of drought. Most reservoirs were substantially drained and the soil was parched. In contrast, in September 2005 Utah was finishing...
Major and trace elements in 35 lake and reservoir sediment cores from across the United States, 1994-2001
Peter C. Van Metre, Barbara Mahler, Jennifer T. Wilson, Edward Callender
2006, Data Series 166
This report presents data on major and trace element concentrations in sediment cores collected from 35 lakes and reservoirs during 1994-2001. The lakes and reservoirs are located in or near 18 major urban areas across the United States and provide a geographically diverse coverage of urban land use for the...
Frequency of annual maximum precipitation in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, through 2004
J. Curtis Weaver
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5017
A study of annual maximum precipitation frequency in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, was conducted to characterize the frequency of precipitation at sites having at least 10 years of precipitation record. Precipitation-frequency studies provide information about the occurrence of precipitation amounts for given durations (for example, 1 hour or 24 hours)...
Alaska resource data file: Mount Katmai quadrangle
Frederic H. Wilson, Stan E. Church, Damon P. Bickerstaff
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1022
This report gives descriptions of the mineral occurrences in the Mount Katmai 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, Alaska. The data presented here are maintained as part of a statewide database on mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska....
GDA (Geologic Data Assistant), an ArcPad extension for geologic mapping: code, prerequisites, and instructions
Evan E. Thoms and Ralph A. Haugerud
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1097
GDA (Geologic Data Assistant) is an extension to ArcPad, a mobile mapping software program by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) designed to run on personal digital assistant (PDA) computers. GDA and ArcPad allow a PDA to replace the paper notebook and field map traditionally used for geologic mapping. GDA allows...
Reducing rattlesnake-human conflicts
Erika M. Nowak
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3062
Arizona is home to 11 species of rattlesnakes. As rapidly growing Arizona communities move into formerly undeveloped landscapes, encounters between people and rattlesnakes increase. As a result, the management of nuisance snakes, or snakes found in areas where people do not want them, is increasingly important. Since 1994, the U.S....
Arizona black rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis cerberus)
Erika M. Nowak
2006, Fact Sheet 2006-3060
The Arizona black rattlesnake makes its home at higher elevations in Arizona and far western New Mexico. The snake's use of high-altitude habitat and its black coloration as an adult distinguishes it from other subspecies of the western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis), which prefer lower elevations and range from tan to...
Sediment supply and demand for salt pond restoration
David H. Schoellhamer, James L. Orlando, Scott Wright, Larry A. Freeman
Lynne Trulio, editor(s)
2006, Conference Paper, 2006 South Bay science symposium for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project presentation synopses
No abstract available....
A tool for assessing mercury loadings from restored tidal systems
J.A. Fleck, B.A. Bergamaschi, B.D. Downing, M. A. Lionberger, D. H. Schoellhamer, E. Boss, M. Stephenson
2006, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the south bay science symposium
Accurately quantifying net loads in tidal systems is difficult owing to the high variability in constituent concentrations over the vastly different time scales present in these systems. Perhaps most difficult is the measurement of fluxed over the tidal time scale. On this scale, the net export of the constituent is...
Science to support adaptive habitat management: Overton Bottoms North Unit, Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
Robert B. Jacobson, editor(s)
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5086
Extensive efforts are underway along the Lower Missouri River to rehabilitate ecosystem functions in the channel and flood plain. Considerable uncertainty inevitably accompanies ecosystem restoration efforts, indicating the benefits of an adaptive management approach in which management actions are treated as experiments, and results provide information to feed back into...
Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Sixth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, April 24-28, 2006
John W. Brakebill, Jennifer B. Sieverling, Peter G. Chirico
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5094
The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Sixth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop April 24 - 28, 2006, at the Denver Federal Center in Denver, Colorado, provides a unique opportunity for multi-disciplinary Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and associated scientific professionals to share, learn, present, and discuss a wide variety of geospatial-related topics....
Water resources data, New Jersey, water year 2005. Volume 1 - surface-water data
B.T. White, H.L. Hoppe, G.L. Centinaro, J.F. Dudek, B.S. Painter, A.R. Protz, T.J. Reed, J.C. Shvanda, A.F. Watson
2006, Water Data Report NJ-05-1
Water-resources data for the 2005 water year for New Jersey are presented in three volumes, and consists of records of stage, discharge, and water-quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water-quality of ground water. Volume 1 contains discharge records for 103 gaging stations;...
Water resources data, New Jersey, water year 2005.Volume 2 - ground-water data
Walter D. Jones
2006, Water Data Report NJ-05-2
Water-resources data for the 2005 water year for New Jersey are presented in three volumes, and consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams: stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. Volume 2 contains a summary...
Geologic map of the Lookout Ridge quadrangle, Alaska
Charles G. Mull, David W. Houseknecht, G. H. Pessel, Christopher P. Garrity
2006, Scientific Investigations Map 2817-C
This map is a product of the USGS Digital Geologic Maps of Northern Alaska project, which captures in digital format quadrangles across the entire width of northern Alaska. Sources include geologic maps previously published in hardcopy format and recent updates and revisions based on field mapping by the Alaska Department...
Preface
Yuichiro Tanioka, Eric L. Geist, Nanang T. Puspito
2006, Earth, Planets and Space (58) 111
No abstract available....
Refined thorium abundances for lunar red spots: Implications for evolved, nonmare volcanism on the Moon
Justin Hagerty, D. J. Lawrence, B. R. Hawke, D. T. Vaniman, R.C. Elphic, William C. Feldman
2006, Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets (111)
We have used improved knowledge of the spatial distribution of thorium (Th) on the lunar surface, in conjunction with a forward modeling analysis of Lunar Prospector gamma ray data, to estimate the thorium abundances of lunar red spots. The results from this study can be combined with preexisting compositional and...
Ground-water/surface-water interaction in nearshore areas of Three Lakes on the Grand Portage Reservation, northeastern Minnesota, 2003-04
Perry M. Jones
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5034
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa Indians, applied three techniques to assess ground-water/surface-water interaction in nearshore areas of three lakes (North, Teal, and Taylor) on the Grand Portage Reservation in northeastern Minnesota. At each lake, analyses of existing aerial photographs, in-situ temperature...
Germanium recycling in the United States in 2000
John D. Jorgenson
2006, Circular 1196-V
This report describes the recycling flow of germanium in the United States in 2000, as well as other germanium material flow streams. Germanium was recycled mostly from new scrap that was generated during the manufacture of germanium-containing fiber optic cables and from new and old scrap products of germanium-containing infrared...
CLICK: The new USGS center for LIDAR information coordination and knowledge
Jason M. Stoker, Susan K. Greenlee, Dean B. Gesch, Jordan C. Menig
2006, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (72) 613-616
Elevation data is rapidly becoming an important tool for the visualization and analysis of geographic information. The creation and display of three-dimensional models representing bare earth, vegetation, and structures have become major requirements for geographic research in the past few years. Light Detection and Ranging (lidar) has been increasingly accepted...
Seismic constraints and Coulomb stress changes of a blind thrust fault system, 1: Coalinga and Kettleman Hills, California
Jian Lin, Ross S. Stein
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1149
This report reviews the seismicity and surface ruptures associated with the 1982-1985 earthquake sequence in the Coalinga region in California, and the role of Coulomb stress in triggering the mainshock sequence and aftershocks. The 1982-1985 New Idria, Coalinga, and Kettleman Hills earthquakes struck on a series of west-dipping, en echelon...
Identification and extraction of the seaward edge of terrestrial vegetation using digital aerial photography
Melanie Harris, John Brock, A. Nayegandhi, M. Duffy, C. W. Wright
2006, Open-File Report 2006-1092
This report is created as part of the Aerial Data Collection and Creation of Products for Park Vital Signs Monitoring within the Northeast Region Coastal and Barrier Network project, which is a joint project between the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program (NPS-IM), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) and its applications to study volcanoes, part 1: Principles of InSAR
Zhong Lu, Jixian Zhang, Yonghong Zhang
2006, Science of Surveying and Mapping (31) 51-54
Interferometric synthetic aperture radar is an ability to measure the surface deformation of remote sensing technology, in a huge area, its deformation measurement with sub-centimeter accuracy, and spatial resolution in the tens of meters or less. In this paper, the basic theory...
Spatial variations in fish-tissue mercury concentrations in the St. Croix River basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2004
Victoria G. Christensen, Stephen P. Wente, Mark B. Sandheinrich, Mark E. Brigham
2006, Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5063
Parts of the St. Croix River in Minnesota and Wisconsin are under fish-consumption advisories because of elevated mercury concentrations that have been measured in fish from this river. The U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, and the University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse, cooperated in a study to determine the spatial variation...
Monitored natural attenuation of chlorinated solvents: Moving beyond reductive dechlorination
Karen M. Vangelas, Brian B. Looney, Tom O. Early, Tyler Gilmore, Francis H. Chapelle, Karen M. Adams, Claire H. Sink
2006, Remediation Journal (16) 5-23
Monitored natural attenuation (MNA), while a remedy of choice for many sites, can be challenging when the contaminants are chlorinated solvents. Even with many high-quality technical guidance references available, there continue to be challenges implementing MNA at some chlorinated solvent sites. The U.S. Department of Energy, as one organization facing...
