Vulnerability of port and harbor communities to earthquake and tsunami hazards: The use of GIS in community hazard planning
Nathan J. Wood, James W. Good
2004, Coastal Management (32) 243-269
AbstractEarthquakes and tsunamis pose significant threats to Pacific Northwest coastal port and harbor communities. Developing holistic mitigation and preparedness strategies to reduce the potential for loss of life and property damage requires community-wide vulnerability assessments that transcend traditional site-specific analyses. The ability of a geographic...
The geochemical and magnetic record of coal combustion products in West Virginia reservoir sediments and soils
Martin B. Goldhaber, Ted Callender, Richard L. Reynolds
2004, Book chapter, Geochemical investigations in earth and space sciences
Western West Virginia lies downwind from numerous coal-fired power plants along the Ohio River Valley. To test whether geochemical and mineralogical impacts from these power plants are detectable on the West Virginia landscape, we obtained reservoir cores, soils, and rocks from two separate sites in West Virginia, one in Harrison...
Environmental assessment
Geoffrey S. Plumlee, T.P. Boyle, M.J. Logsdon, R.S. Carr
2004, Report, Engineering, health, and environmental issues related to mining on Marinduque Island, Philippines
Final report of the Independent US Assessment Team, Section 5....
Geophysical investigation of the Denali fault and Alaska Range orogen within the aftershock zone of the October–November 2002, M = 7.9 Denali fault earthquake
Michael A. Fisher, Warren J. Nokleberg, N. A. Ratchkovski, Louise Pellerin, Jonathan M.G. Glen, Thomas M. Brocher, J. Booker
2004, Geology (32) 269-272
The aftershock zone of the 3 November 2002, M = 7.9 earthquake that ruptured along the right-slip Denali fault in south-central Alaska has been investigated by using gravity and magnetic, magnetotelluric, and deep-crustal, seismic reflection data as well as outcrop geology and earthquake seismology. Strong seismic reflections from within the...
Geophysical data reveal the crustal structure of the Alaska range orogen within the aftershock zone of the Mw 7.9 Denali fault earthquake
M. A. Fisher, N. Ratchkovski, Warren Nokleberg, Louise Pellerin, Jonathan M.G. Glen
2004, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (94) S107-S131
Geophysical information, including deep-crustal seismic reflection, magnetotelluric (mt), gravity, and magnetic data, cross the aftershock zone of the 3 November 2002 Mw 7.9 Denali fault earthquake. These data and aftershock seismicity, jointly interpreted, reveal the crustal structure of the right-lateral-slip Denali fault and the eastern Alaska Range orogen, as well as...
Responses of male fathead minnows to wastewater effluent--Indications of causative factors
K. E. Lee, L. B. Barber, H.L. Schoenfuss
2004, Conference Paper
No abstract available....
Ground-water evapotranspiration estimates near wet meadows using well hydrographs
T.K. Cowdery
2004, Conference Paper
No abstract available....
Unsaturated zone tracer test at a crude oil spill site
G. N. Delin, W.N. Herkelrath
2004, Conference Paper
No abstract available....
Linking metal bioaccumulation of aquatic insects to their distribution patterns in a mining-impacted river
Daniel J. Cain, Samuel N. Luoma, W.G. Wallace
2004, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (23) 1463-1473
Although the differential responses of stream taxa to metal exposure have been exploited for bioassessment and monitoring, the mechanisms affecting these responses are not well understood. In this study, the subcellular partitioning of metals in operationally defined metal-sensitive and detoxified fractions were analyzed in five insect taxa. Samples were collected...
Interdisciplinary discussion of volcanic processes beneath the Long Valley Caldera-Mono Craters Area
David P. Hill, Paul Segall
2004, Eos Science News (85) 228-230
Volcanism in the Long Valley Caldera-Mono Craters (LVCMC) volcanic field in eastern California over the past 4 Ma is dominated by the 0.76 Ma caldera-forming eruption of 600 km3 of rhyolite to form the Bishop Tuff. Over the last 150 k.y., volcanism has concentrated along the Mono-Inyo chain, which extends 45...
A national fish-tissue mercury model--Implications for monitoring program design
Stephen P. Wente
2004, Conference Paper
No abstract available....
The emplacement of pahoehoe toes: Field observations and comparison to laboratory simulations
Tracy K. P. Gregg, Laszlo P. Keszthelyi
2004, Bulletin of Volcanology (66) 381-391
We observed active pahoehoe lobes erupted on Kilauea during May-June 1996, and found a range of emplacement styles associated with variations in local effusion rate, flow velocity, and strain rate. These emplacement styles were documented and quantified for comparison with earlier laboratory experiments.At the lowest effusion rates, velocities,...
Alaska resource data file: Iliamna quadrangle
C. C. Hawley
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1057
No abstract available....
Geology of Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area, Delta and Montrose Counties, Colorado
Karl S. Kellogg, Wallace R. Hansen, Karen S. Tucker, D. Paco VanSistine
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3050
No abstract available....
The Progreso Basin Province of Northwestern Peru and Southwestern Ecuador: Neogene and Cretaceous-Paleogene Total Petroleum Systems
Debra K. Higley
2004, Bulletin 2206-B
The Progreso Basin province (6083) in northwestern Peru and southwestern Ecuador consists of the Paleogene Santa Elena block and Peru Bank, and the Neogene Tumbes-Progreso subbasin. The Santa Elena block and Peru Bank are part of the Cretaceous-Paleogene Total Petroleum System (TPS)(608302), which contains the Cretaceous-Paleogene Santa Elena Block Assessment...
Geologic and Hydrogeologic Framework of the Espanola Basin -- Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Espanola Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 2-3, 2004
Mark R. Hudson
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1093
Monitoring Colonias Development along the United States-Mexico Border: A Process Application using GIS and Remote Sensing in Douglas, Arizona, and Agua Prieta, Sonora
Laura M. Norman, Angela J. Donelson, Edwin L. Pfeifer, Alven H. Lam, Kenneth J. Osborn
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1212
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have developed a joint project to create Internet-enabled geographic information systems (GIS) that will help cities along the United States-Mexico border deal with issues related to colonias. HUD defines colonias as rural neighborhoods in the...
Assessment of subsurface chlorinated solvent contamination using tree cores at the front street site and a former dry cleaning facility at the Riverfront Superfund site, New Haven, Missouri, 1999-2003
John G. Schumacher, Garrett C. Struckhoff, Joel G. Burken
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5049
Tree-core sampling has been a reliable and inexpensive tool to quickly assess the presence of shallow (less than about 30 feet deep) tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE) contamination in soils and ground water at the Riverfront Superfund Site. This report presents the results of tree-core sampling that was successfully used...
Water Quality on the Island of Oahu, Hawaii, 1999-2001
Stephen S. Anthony, Charles D. Hunt Jr., Anne M.D. Brasher, Lisa D. Miller, Michael S. Tomlinson
2004, Circular 1239
This report contains the major findings of a 1999-2001 assessment of water quality on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It is one of a series of reports by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program that present major findings in 51 major river basins and aquifer systems across the Nation. In these...
Water quality in the New England coastal basins, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, 1999-2001
Keith W. Robinson, Sarah M. Flanagan, Joseph D. Ayotte, Kimberly W. Campo, Ann Chalmers, James F. Coles, Thomas F. Cuffney
2004, Circular 1226
This report contains the major findings of a 1999-2001 assessment of water quality in the New England Coastal Basins. It is one of a series of reports by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program that present major findings in 51 major river basins and aquifer systems across the Nation. In...
A Century of Service-100 Years of Continuous Streamflow-Data Collection on the Connecticut River, Montague City, Massachusetts
Cooke, G. Matthew, Roy S. Socolow, Joseph L. Zanca, Mark V. Bonito
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3049
Digital mapping techniques '04, workshop proceedings : May 16-19, 2004, Portland, Oregon
David R. Soller
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1451
The Digital Mapping Techniques ‘04 (DMT’04) workshop was attended by about 100 technical experts from 40 agencies, universities, and private companies, including representatives from 22 state geological surveys (see Appendix A). This workshop was similar in nature to the previous seven meetings, held in Lawrence, Kansas (Soller, 1997), in...
Evaluation of and insights from ALFISH: a spatially explicit landscape-level simulation of fish populations in the Everglades
Holly Gaff, John Chick, Joel Trexler, Donald L. DeAngelis, Louis Gross, Rene Salinas
2004, Hydrobiologia (520) 73-86
We present an evaluation of a spatially explicit, age-structured model created to assess fish density dynamics in the Florida Everglades area. This model, ALFISH, has been used to compare alternative management scenarios for the Florida Everglades region. This area is characterized by periodic dry downs and refloodings. ALFISH uses spatially...
Iron and steel recycling in the United States in 1998
Michael D. Fenton
2004, Circular 1196-G
Simulated interaction between freshwater and saltwater and effects of ground-water pumping and sea-level change, lower Cape Cod aquifer system, Massachusetts
John P. Masterson
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5014
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the National Park Service, Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Cape Cod Commission, and the Towns of Eastham, Provincetown, Truro, and Wellfleet, began an investigation in 2000 to improve the understanding of the hydrogeology of the four freshwater lenses of the Lower Cape...
