Petrogenesis of the Apollo 14 high-alumina basalts: Implications from ion microprobe analyses
Justin Hagerty, Charles K. Shearer, James J. Papike
2005, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (69) 5831-5845
In this study, ion microprobe analyses of individual minerals are used to investigate the petrogenesis of the Apollo 14 high-Al basalts. We use trace element concentrations from individual minerals in the Apollo 14 high-Al basalts to evaluate both endogenic and exogenic models. The data show that if the Apollo 14...
Aquifer properties, stream base flow, water use, and water levels in the Pohatcong Valley, Warren County, New Jersey
G.B. Carleton, A.D. Gordon, C.M. Wieben
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5127
A study was conducted to define the hydrogeology and describe the ground-water flow in the Pohatcong Valley in Warren County, N.J. near the Pohatcong Valley Ground Water Contamination Site. The area is underlain by glacial till and alluvial sediments and weathered and competent carbonate bedrock. The northwest and southeast valley...
Subsurface occurrence and potential source areas of chlorinated ethenes identified using concentrations and concentration ratios, Air Force Plant 4 and Naval Air Station-Joint Reserve Base Carswell Field, Fort Worth, Texas
C. Amanda Garcia
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5176
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center, Environmental Management Directorate, conducted a study during 2003-05 to characterize the subsurface occurrence and identify potential source areas of the volatile organic compounds classified as chlorinated ethenes at U.S. Air Force Plant 4 (AFP4) and adjacent...
Firelogger user's manual
Jim Grace, Alaina Owens, Larry Allain
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1212
Two-dimensional resistivity investigation of the North Cavalcade Street site, Houston, Texas, August 2003
Wade H. Kress, Andrew Teeple
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5205
The North Cavalcade Street site was first developed for wood treating in 1946. By 1955, pentachlorophenol wood preservation services and other support facilities, such as creosote ponds, pentachlorophenol and creosote storage structures, various tanks, lumber sheds, a treatment facility, and other buildings had been added. In 1961, the property was...
Surface-water monitoring in watersheds of the Powder River basin, 2005
Melanie L. Clark, John H. Lambing, Andrew L. Bobst
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3137
Selection and application of microbial source tracking tools for water-quality investigations
Donald M. Stoeckel
2005, Techniques and Methods 2-A3
Microbial source tracking (MST) is a complex process that includes many decision-making steps. Once a contamination problem has been defined, the potential user of MST tools must thoroughly consider study objectives before deciding upon a source identifier, a detection method, and an analytical approach to apply to the problem. Regardless...
Variability in older forest structure in western Oregon
Nathan J. Poage
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1385
The goal of this report is to assist Federal land managers in developing realistic structural targets for young forests for which the development of late-successional and old-growth (LSOG) characteristics is a long-term management objective (i.e., in Late-Successional Reserves established under the Northwest Forest Plan). A unique LSOG structural database was...
Mercury recycling in the United States in 2000
William E. Brooks, Grecia R. Matos
2005, Circular 1196-U
Reclamation and recycling of mercury from used mercury- containing products and treatment of byproduct mercury from gold mining is vital to the continued, though declining, use of this metal. Mercury is reclaimed from mercury-containing waste by treatment in multistep high-temperature retorts-the mercury is volatized and then condensed for purification and...
Simulation of flow and sediment mobility using a multidimensional flow model for the White Sturgeon critical-habitat reach, Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Gary J. Barton, Richard R. McDonald, Jonathan M. Nelson, Randal L. Dinehart
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5230
In 1994, the Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) was listed as an Endangered Species as a direct result of two related observations. First, biologists observed that the white sturgeon population in the Kootenai River was declining. Second, they observed a decline in recruitment of juvenile sturgeon beginning in the...
The manly map: the English construction of gender in early modern cartography
Dalia E. Varanka
Lorraine Dowler, Josephine M. Carubia, Bonj Szczygiel, editor(s)
2005, Book chapter, Gender and landscape : Renegotiating morality and space
Questions of gender in cartography most often focus on the sex of people involved in the cartographic process. These areas of research include the history of women cartographers (Tyner 1997: 46; Ritzlin 1989: 5; Hudson 1989: 29), the cartography of issues centered on women (Seager and Olson 1986; Seager et...
Water and sediment quality in the Yukon River basin, Alaska, during water year 2003
Paul F. Schuster
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1397
Quality management system, U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory
Thomas J. Maloney, editor(s)
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1263
A quality management system (QMS) is a document that describes the quality policy, system, and practices of an organization. The document may include by reference other publications relating to the laboratory's arrangements.The U.S. Geological Survey QMS describes the policies, objectives, principles, organizational authority, responsibilities, accountability, and implementation plan of the...
Bankfull characteristics of Ohio streams and their relation to peak streamflows
James M. Sherwood, Carrie A. Huitger
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5153
Regional curves, simple-regression equations, and multiple-regression equations were developed to estimate bankfull width, bankfull mean depth, bankfull cross-sectional area, and bankfull discharge of rural, unregulated streams in Ohio. The methods are based on geomorphic, basin, and flood-frequency data collected at 50 study sites on unregulated natural alluvial streams in Ohio,...
Sediment chemistry of the Colorado River delta of Lake Powell, Utah, 2001
R. J. Hart, Howard E. Taylor, Ronald C. Antweiler, D. D. Graham, G. G. Fisk, S.G. Riggins, M.E. Flynn
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1178
No abstract available....
Graphical user interface for accessing water-quality data for the Devils Lake basin, North Dakota
Karen R. Ryberg, William C. Damschen, Aldo V. Vecchia
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1419
Maintaining the quality of surface waters in the Devils Lake Basin in North Dakota is important for protecting the agricultural resources, fisheries, waterfowl and wildlife habitat, and recreational value of the basin. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with local, State, and Federal agencies, has collected and analyzed water-quality samples...
Hydrologic, water-quality, and biological assessment of Laguna de las Salinas, Ponce, Puerto Rico, January 2003-September 2004
Luis R. Soler-Lopez, Fernando Gómez-Gómez, Jesús Rodríguez-Martínez
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5154
The Laguna de Las Salinas is a shallow, 35-hectare, hypersaline lagoon (depth less than 1 meter) in the municipio of Ponce, located on the southern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Hydrologic, water-quality, and biological data in the lagoon were collected between January 2003 and September 2004 to establish baseline conditions....
Water resources data Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands water year 2003
Pedro L. Diaz, Zaida Aquino, Carlos Figueroa-Alamo, Rene Garcia, Ana V. Sanchez
2005, Water Data Report PR-03-1
Input data used to generate one-dimensional burial history models, central Alberta, Canada
Laura N.R. Roberts, Debra K. Higley, Mitchell E. Henry
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1412
Conodont database and analysis of conodont color alteration patterns in the Las Vegas 30' X 60' quadrangle, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California
Anita G. Harris, William R. Page, Andrea P. Krumhardt, John E. Repetski, Kenzie J. Turner
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1343
No abstract available....
Analytical concepts in early computer cartography and late national topographic mapping in the United States
Dalia E. Varanka
2005, Conference Paper, Mapping approaches into a changing world : XXII International Cartographic Conference
No abstract available....
Regeneration of native trees in the presence of invasive saltcedar in the Colorado River Delta, Mexico
Pamela L. Nagler, Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta, Edward P. Glenn, Jaqueline Garcia-Hernandez, Reggie Romo, Alfredo R. Huete, Stephen G. Nelson
2005, Conservation Biology (19) 1842-1852
Many riparian zones in the Sonoran Desert have been altered by elimination of the normal flood regime; such changes to the flow regime have contributed to the spread of saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissma Ledeb.), an exotic, salt-tolerant shrub. It has been proposed that reestablishment of a natural flow regime on these...
Organochlorine contaminants in the American White Pelican breeding at Pyramid Lake, Nevada
Stanley N. Wiemeyer, J.F. Miesner, Peter L. Tuttle, Edward C. Murphy
2005, Waterbirds (28) 95-101
Reproductive success of the American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) was monitored at a breeding colony on Anaho Island, Pyramid Lake, Nevada in 1996. Eggs were collected in 1988 and 1996 and analyzed for organochlorine pesticides (OCs) and total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Muscle from adults found dead or debilitated and...
The influence of anthropogenic landscape changes on weather in south Florida
Roger A. Pielke Sr., Curtis Marshall, R. L. Walko, Louis T. Steyaert, P.L. Vidale, Glen E. Liston, W.A. Lyons, Thomas N. Chase
2005, Book chapter, Coupled models for the hydrological cycle: Integrating atmosphere, biosphere, and pedosphere
No abstract available....
Evaluating MODIS data to estimate irrigated crop production in Afghanistan using a thermal-based ET fraction approach
Gabriel B. Senay, Michael Budde, J. Rowland, James P. Verdin
2005, Conference Paper, Global priorities in land remote sensing
Accurate crop performance monitoring and production estimation is critical for timely assessment of the food balance of several countries in the world. Recently, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) has been monitoring crop performance and to some extent relative production using satellite derived data and simulation models in...
