Biological science in Oregon
Lyman Thorsteinson
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3067
Fishing is an important part of Oregon's culture. The Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) has been conducting research in Oregon for many years to provide information that can be used by managers to help keep fish and other parts of the ecosystem healthy. Below are examples of some of WFRC's...
The Columbia River Research Laboratory
Alec Maule
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3070
The U.S. Geological Survey's Columbia River Research Laboratory (CRRL) was established in 1978 at Cook, Washington, in the Columbia River Gorge east of Portland, Oregon. The CRRL, as part of the Western Fisheries Research Center, conducts research on fishery issues in the Columbia River Basin. Our mission is to: 'Serve...
Fish can get diseases too
J. R. Winton, M. Mesa, G. Kurath, D. Elliot
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3066
Infectious diseases are increasingly recognized as an important component of the ecology of fish in the wild. Many of the viral, bacterial, protozoan and fungal pathogens of fish that were initially discovered in captive fish have their origin among wild populations; however, the impact of disease among these free-ranging stocks...
Managing water in the West: developing new tools for a critical resource
G.G. Scoppettone, D. Gadomski, J. Petersen, J. Hatten
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3065
Rapid population growth in the Western United States over the last century has placed increasing strains on our water supplies and aquatic ecosystems. Historically, water rights have been used to determine the allocation of water in the West, but rules and regulations related to endangered species now often drive how...
Arid lands of the Southwest
M. Saiki, G.G. Scoppettone, D. Gadomski, D. Becker
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3068
When thinking about plants and animals that inhabit hot arid lands of the southwestern U.S., fish are easily overlooked by most people. However, these desert lands often contain isolated springs or cienegas (a Spanish term referring to permanently saturated 'seep wetlands') and streams supporting native fishes that occur no where...
Aquatic invasive species
R. Rodriguez, T. Counihan, J. Petersen, D. Gadomski, D. Becker
2005, Fact Sheet 2006-3069
Invasive species are plants or animals that are present in an ecosystem beyond their native range. They may have few natural controls in their new environment and proliferate. They can threaten native species and interfere with human activities. The Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) has been conducting research to understand...
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site landscape classification and historical analysis
Elijah Ramsey III, Yao Y. Yan
2005, Conference Paper, 20th biennial workshop on aerial photography, videography, and high resolution digital imagery for resource assessment 2005
No abstract available....
Commerical Remote Sensing Data Contract
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3010
The U. S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Commercial Remote Sensing Data Contracts (CRSDCs) provide government agencies with access to a broad range of commercially available remotely sensed airborne and satellite data. These contracts were established to support The National Map partners, other Federal Civilian agency programs, and Department of Defense programs...
Elevation derivatives for national applications
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3049
The Elevation Derivatives for National Applications (EDNA) project is a multi-agency effort to develop standard topographically derived layers for use in hydrologic and environmental modeling. The EDNA takes advantage of the seamless and filtered characteristics for the National Elevation Dataset (NED) to create a hydrologically conditioned Digital Elevation Model (DEM)...
USGS Releases Landsat Orthorectified State Mosaics
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3075
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Remote Sensing Data Archive, located at the USGS Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, maintains the Landsat orthorectified data archive. Within the archive are Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) data that have been pansharpened and orthorectified...
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Composites
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3114
The Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) is a broad-band scanner with four to six bands, depending on the model. The AVHRR senses in the visible, near-, middle-, and thermal- infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This sensor is carried on a series of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...
The AmericaView Project - Putting the Earth into Your Hands
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3105
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is a leader in collecting, archiving, and distributing geospatial data and information about the Earth. Providing quick, reliable access to remotely sensed images and geospatial data is the driving principle behind the AmericaView Project. A national not-for-profit organization, AmericaView, Inc. was established and is supported by...
Global Visualization (GloVis) Viewer
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3118
GloVis (http://glovis.usgs.gov) is a browse image-based search and order tool that can be used to quickly review the land remote sensing data inventories held at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS). GloVis was funded by the AmericaView project to reduce the difficulty of...
Chapter A6. Section 6.7. Turbidity
Chauncey W. Anderson
2005, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 09-A6.7
Turbidity is one of the indicators used to assess the environmental health of water bodies. Turbidity is caused by the presence of suspended and dissolved matter, such as clay, silt, finely divided organic matter, plankton and other microscopic organisms, organic acids, and dyes. This section of the National Field Manual...
Chapter A5. Section 6.4.A. Arsenic Speciation
John R. Garbarino
2005, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 09-A5.6.4.A
Two sample-processing methods (field speciation and laboratory speciation) used at the USGS National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) are specific to sample analysis by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for determining the concentration of inorganic and organic arsenic species in a water sample. The field-speciation method requires NWQL Schedule 1729. The...
Chapter A6. Section 6.5. Reduction-Oxidation Potential (Electrode Method)
D. Kirk Nordstrom, Franceska D. Wilde
2005, Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations 09-A6.5
Reduction-oxidation (redox) potential--also referred to as Eh--is a measure of the equilibrium potential, relative to the standard hydrogen electrode, developed at the interface between a noble metal electrode and an aqueous solution containing electroactive chemical species. Measurements of Eh are used to evaluate geochemical speciation models, and Eh data can...
Chapter K: Progress in the Evaluation of Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete Construction in the Pacific Northwest, United States and Canada
Fred H. Shrimer
2005, Bulletin 2209-K
The supply of aggregates suitable for use in construction and maintenance of infrastructure in western North America is a continuing concern to the engineering and resources-management community. Steady population growth throughout the region has fueled demand for high-quality aggregates, in the face of rapid depletion of existing aggregate resources and...
Benthic cover on coral reefs of Isla Del Culebra (Puerto Rico) 1991-1998 and a comparison of assessment techniques
V.H. Garrison, E.A. Shinn, J. Miller, M. Carlo, R. W. Rodriguez, K. Koltes
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1398
Oceanic Pb-isotopic sources of Proterozoic and Paleozoic volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits on Prince of Wales Island and vicinity, southeastern Alaska
Robert A. Ayuso, Susan M. Karl, John F. Slack, Peter J. Haeussler, Peter E. Bittenbender, Gregory A. Wandless, Anna Colvin
2005, Professional Paper 1732-E
Volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits on Prince of Wales Island and vicinity in southeastern Alaska are associated with Late Proterozoic through Cambrian volcanosedimentary rocks of the Wales Group and with Ordovician through Early Silurian felsic volcanic rocks of the Moira Sound unit (new informal name). The massive sulfide deposits in...
Science to sustain terminal lakes: The Walker River Basin Study
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3124
Section 2507 of Public Law 107-171 (2002 Farm Bill) provided $200,000,000 to be used by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to provide water to at-risk natural desert terminal lakes. This bill was later amended under Public Law 108-7, Section 207 to include language 'Restoration...
Coral disease and health workshop: Coral histopathology II, July 12-14, 2005
S. B. Galloway, Cheryl M. Woodley, S. M. McLaughlin, Thierry M. Work, V. S. Bochsler, Carol U. Meteyer, Louis Sileo, E. C. Peters, E. Kramarsky-Winters, J. Frank Morado, P. G. Parnell, D. S. Rotstein, R. A. Harely, T. L. Reynolds
2005, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 56 and CRCP 4
The health and continued existence of coral reef ecosystems are threatened by an increasing array of environmental and anthropogenic impacts. Coral disease is one of the prominent causes of increased mortality among reefs globally, particularly in the Caribbean. Although over 40 different coral diseases and syndromes have been reported worldwide,...
Digital Mapping Techniques '05--Workshop Proceedings, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 24-27, 2005
David R. Soller
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1428
Introduction: The Digital Mapping Techniques '05 (DMT'05) workshop was attended by more than 100 technical experts from 47 agencies, universities, and private companies, including representatives from 25 state geological surveys (see Appendix A). This workshop was similar in nature to the previous eight meetings, held in Lawrence, Kansas (Soller, 1997),...
A Science Framework for Connecticut River Watershed Sustainability
Stephen Rideout, Craig Nicolson, Susan L. Russell-Robinson, Ellen L. Mecray
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1292
Introduction: This document outlines a research framework for water resource managers and land-use planners in the four-state Connecticut River Watershed (CRW). It specifically focuses on developing the decision-support tools and data needed by managers in the watershed. The purpose of the Science Framework is to identify critical research issues and...
Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Modeling Output Online
Yao Yin, Jim Rogala, John Sullivan, Jason J. Rohweder
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1233
Introduction The ability to predict the distribution of submersed aquatic vegetation in the Upper Mississippi River on the basis of physical or chemical variables is useful to resource managers. Wildlife managers have a keen interest in advanced estimates of food quantity such as American wildcelery (Vallisneria americana) population status to give...
Lead isotopic compositions of soil and near-surface till profiles from a watershed containing arsenic-enriched groundwater in coastal Maine
Robert Ayuso, Nora Foley, Gregory Wandless, Jeremy Dillingham, Anna Colvin
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5112
Lead isotope compositions of soils and near-surface tills from an area of coastal Maine known to have groundwater with anomalously high arsenic contents were measured in order to determine the source of the lead and, by inference, possible sources of arsenic. Five soil and till sites were selected for detailed...
