Geologic and isostatic gravity map of the Nenana basin area, central Alaska
G. M. Frost, D.F. Barnes, R. G. Stanley
2002, IMAP 2543
The Nenana Basin area is a prospective petroleum province in central Alaska, and this geologic and isostatic gravity map is part of a petroleum resource assessment of the area.The geology was compiled from published sources as shown on the index map (map sheet). Map units are organized and presented according...
An integrated surface-geophysical investigation of the University of Connecticut landfill, Storrs, Connecticut: 2000
Carole D. Johnson, C. B. Dawson, Marcel Belaval, John W. Lane Jr.
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4008
A surface-geophysical investigation to characterize the hydrogeology and contaminant distribution of the former landfill area at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, was conducted in 2000 to supplement the preliminary hydrogeologic assessment of the contamination of soil, surface water, and ground water at the site. A geophysical-toolbox approach...
Coal resources of selected coal beds and zones in the Northern and Central Appalachian Basin
Leslie F. Ruppert, Susan Tewalt, Linda Bragg
2002, Fact Sheet 004-02
The Appalachian Basin is one of the most important coal-producing regions in the world. Bituminous coal has been mined in the basin for the last three centuries, and the cumulative production is estimated at 34.5 billion short tons. Annual production in 1998 was about 452 million short tons; the basin's...
Rainfall-runoff characteristics and effects of increased urban density on streamflow and infiltration in the eastern part of the San Jacinto River basin, Riverside County, California
Joel R. Guay
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4090
To better understand the rainfall-runoff characteristics of the eastern part of the San Jacinto River Basin and to estimate the effects of increased urbanization on streamflow, channel infiltration, and land-surface infiltration, a long-term (1950?98) time series of monthly flows in and out of the channels and land surfaces were simulated...
East Meets West: An Earthquake in India Helps Hazard Assessment in the Central United States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 007-02
Although geographically distant, the State of Gujarat in India bears many geological similarities to the Mississippi Valley in the Central United States. The Mississippi Valley contains the New Madrid seismic zone that, during the winter of 1811-1812, produced the three largest historical earthquakes ever in the continental United States and...
Streamflow and erosion response to prolonged intense rainfall of November 1-2, 2000, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
Richard A. Fontaine, Barry R. Hill
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4117
A combination of several meteorologic and topographic factors produced extreme rainfall over the eastern part of the island of Hawaii on November 1-2, 2000. Storm rainfall was concentrated in two distinct areas, the Waiakea and Kapapala areas, where maximum rainfall totals of 32.47 and 38.97 inches were recorded. Resultant flooding...
Ground-water resources of the Clifton Park area, Saratoga County, New York
Paul M. Heisig
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4104
Ground water is the sole source of public water supply for Clifton Park, a growing suburban community north of Albany, New York. Increasing water demand, coupled with concerns over ground-water quantity and quality, led the Clifton Park Water Authority in 1995 to initiate a cooperative study with the U.S. Geological...
Ground-water resources of the uppermost confined aquifers, southern Wadena County and parts of Ottertail, Todd, and Cass Counties, central Minnesota, 1997–2000
R. J. Lindgren
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4023
Water managers are concerned about the increase of ground-water withdrawals from high-capacity wells completed in the uppermost confined aquifers in southern Wadena County. The hydrogeologic units of primary interest in the study area are the surficial aquifer, the uppermost confining units, and the uppermost confined aquifers. The surficial aquifer underlies...
Madbi Amran/Qishn total petroleum system of the Ma'Rib-Al Jawf/Shabwah, and Masila-Jeza basins, Yemen
Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
2002, Bulletin 2202-G
Since the first discovery of petroleum in Yemen in 1984, several recent advances have been made in the understanding of that countrys geologic history and petroleum systems. The total petroleum resource endowment for the combined petroleum provinces within Yemen, as estimated in the recent U.S. Geological Survey world assessment, ranks...
Geographic information systems compilation of geophysical, geologic, and tectonic data for the Bering Shelf, Chukchi Sea, Arctic margin, and adjacent landmasses
Simon L. Klemperer, Mark L. Greninger, Warren J. Nokleberg
2002, GSA Special Papers (360) 359-374
The accompanying CD-ROM contains a compilation of geophysical, geologic, and tectonic data for the Bering Shelf, the Chukchi Sea, the Arctic margin, and adjacent landmasses. These data sets focus on Alaska, the Russian Far East, and the continental shelves that link these two landmasses. For compatibility with other available geographic...
Evaporite tectonism in the lower Roaring Fork River valley, west-central Colorado
R. M. Kirkham, Randall K. Streufert, Michael J. Kunk, James R. Budahn, Mark R. Hudson, William J. Perry Jr.
2002, GSA Special Papers (366) 73-99
Evaporite tectonism in the lower Roaring Fork River valley in west-central Colorado has caused regional subsidence of a differentially downdropped area in the southern part of the Carbondale collapse center during the late Cenozoic. A prominent topographic depression coincides with this collapse area, and drainage patterns within the collapse area...
Gain-loss study of lower San Pedro Creek and the San Antonio River, San Antonio, Texas, May-October 1999
Darwin J. Ockerman
2002, Open-File Report 2002-23
Five streamflow gain-loss measurement surveys were made along lower San Pedro Creek and the San Antonio River from Mitchell Street to South Loop 410 east of Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, during May–October 1999. All of the measurements were made during dry periods, when stormwater runoff was...
Bedrock and soil geochemistry from Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Laurel G. Woodruff, William F. Cannon, Connie L. Dicken, Shana Pimley
2002, Open-File Report 2002-196
Bedrock, forest floor, and mineral soil sampling in Voyageurs National Park (VNP), Minnesota in 2000 and 2001 is part of a multidisciplinary project that includes the U. S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources....
Geohydrology and Numerical Simulation of Alternative Pumping Distributions and the Effects of Drought on the Ground-Water Flow System of Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Stephen B. Gingerich
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4077
Ground water in a freshwater lens is the main source of freshwater on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Four major geologic units make up the island with high-permeability limestone units overlying low-permeability volcanic rocks. Estimates of limestone hydraulic conductivity range from 21 to 23,000 feet per day. Estimates of...
Abstracts of the annual Planetary Geologic Mappers Meeting, June 18-19, 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Kenneth L. Tanaka, David A. Senske
Thomas J. Parker, editor(s)
2002, Open-File Report 2002-78
The annual Planetary Geologic Mappers Meeting serves two purposes. In addition to giving mappers the opportunity to exchange ideas, experiences, victories, and problems with others, presentations are reviewed by the Geologic Mapping Subcommittee (GeMS) to provide input to the Planetary Geology and Geophysics Mapping Program review panel’s consideration of new...
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Chesapeake Bay – The role of science in environmental restoration
Roger A. Barlow, John W. Brakebill, John F. Bratton, Vicki S. Blazer, John Karl Bohlke, Owen P. Bricker, Steve M. Colman, Thomas M. Cronin, Cliff R. Hupp, Janet R. Keough, Jurate M. Landwehr, Michael J. Langland, Wayne L. Newell, Matthew Perry, Scott W. Phillips, Steve D. Preston, Nancy B. Rybicki, Nancy S. Simon, Debra A. Willard
Scott W. Phillips, editor(s)
2002, Circular 1220
The Chesapeake Bay is the Nation's largest estuary and historically supported one of the most productive fisheries in the world. In addition to supporting aquatic communities and wildlife, the bay's watershed serves the economic and recreational needs of 15 million people. The fertile soils of the watershed support significant agricultural...
Tension cracks, eruptive fissures, dikes, and faults related to late Pleistocene-Holocene basaltic volcanism and implications for the distribution of hydraulic conductivity in the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
Mel A. Kuntz, Steven R. Anderson, Duane E. Champion, Marvin A. Lanphere, Daniel J. Grunwald
2002, Book chapter, Geology, hydrogeology, and environmental remediation: Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, eastern Snake River plain, Idaho
No abstract available....
Spatial patterns and temporal variability in water quality from City of Albuquerque drinking-water supply wells and piezometer nests, with implications for the ground-water flow system
Laura M. Bexfield, Scott K. Anderholm
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4244
Water-quality data for 93 City of Albuquerque drinking-water supply wells, 7 deep piezometer nests, and selected additional wells were examined to improve understanding of the regional ground-water system and its response to pumpage. Plots of median values of several major parameters showed discernible water-quality differences both areally and with depth...
Moloka'i fieldtrip guidebook: Selected aspects of the geology, geography, and coral reefs of Moloka'i
Susan A. Cochran, Lucile M. Roberts, Kevin R. Evans
2002, Open-File Report 2002-158
This guidebook was compiled with the express purpose of describing the general geology of Moloka'i and those locations with significance to the U.S. Geological Survey's study of Moloka'i's coral reef, a part of the U.S. Department of Interior's 'Protecting the Nation's Reefs' program. The first portion of the guidebook describes the...
Modified Mercalli intensities (MMI) for large earthquakes near New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811-1812 and near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1886
W. H. Bakun, A. C. Johnston, M. G. Hopper
2002, Open-File Report 2002-184
Large historical earthquakes occurred in the eastern United States on December 16, 1811 near New Madrid, MO, on January 23, 1812 near New Madrid, MO, on February 7, 1812 near New Madrid, MO, and on September 1, 1886 near Charleston, SC. Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) assignments for these earthquakes were...
AVIRIS data calibration information: Oquirrh and East Tintic mountains, Utah
Barnaby W. Rockwell, Roger N. Clark, K. Eric Livo, Robert R. McDougal, Raymond F. Kokaly
2002, Open-File Report 2002-200
The information contained herein pertains to the original reflectance calibration derived solely from the Saltair beach site on the shores of Great Salt Lake. The reflectance data derived from this calibration becomes markedly affected by residual absorptions due to atmospheric water vapor and carbon dioxide within short horizontal and vertical...
Generalized surficial geologic map of the Pueblo 1° x 2° quadrangle, Colorado
D. W. Moore, A. W. Straub, M. E. Berry, M. L. Baker, T. R. Brandt
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2388
Fifty-three types of surficial geologic deposits and residual materials of Quaternary age are described in a pamphlet and located on a map of the greater Pueblo area, in part of the Front Range, in the Wet and Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and on the plains east of Colorado Springs and...
Geologic Map of the Central Marysvale Volcanic Field, Southwestern Utah
Peter D. Rowley, Charles G. Cunningham, Thomas A. Steven, Jeremiah B. Workman, John J. Anderson, Kevin M. Theissen
2002, IMAP 2645-A
The geologic map of the central Marysvale volcanic field, southwestern Utah, shows the geology at 1:100,000 scale of the heart of one of the largest Cenozoic volcanic fields in the Western United States. The map shows the area of 38 degrees 15' to 38 degrees 42'30' N., and...
Vegetative resistance to flow in South Florida Everglades: Summary of vegetation sampling in Water Conservation Area 2A, September 1999
Nancy B. Rybicki, Justin T. Reel, Patricia T. Gammon, Mary Keith Garrett
2002, Open-File Report 2002-38
No abstract available....
A digital atlas of hydrocarbon accumulations within and adjacent to the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA)
Naresh Kumar, Kenneth J. Bird, Philip H. Nelson, John A. Grow, Kevin R. Evans
2002, Open-File Report 2002-71
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has initiated a project to reassess the hydrocarbon potential of the NPRA. Although exploration for hydrocarbons in the NPRA was initiated in 1944, it has taken fifty years for the first commercial discovery to be made. That discovery, the Alpine field (projected recoverable reserves...
