African and Asian dust: from desert soils to coral reefs
Virginia H. Garrison, Eugene A. Shinn, William T. Foreman, Dale W. Griffin, Charles W. Holmes, Christina A. Kellogg, Michael S. Majewski, Laurie L. Richardson, Kim B. Ritchie, Garriet W. Smith
2003, BioScience (53) 469-480
Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain the decline of coral reefs throughout the world, but none adequately accounts for the lack of recovery of reefs or the wide geographical distribution of coral diseases. The processes driving the decline remain elusive. Hundreds of millions of tons of dust transported annually...
Influence of climate on deep-water clastic sedimentation: application of a modern model, Peru-Chile Trough, to an ancient system, Ouachita Trough
N. Terence Edgar, C. Blaine Cecil
2003, Climate Controls on Stratigraphy: SEPM Special Publication (77) 185-191
Traditionally, an abrupt and massive influx of siliciclastic sediments into an area of deposition has been attributed to tectonic uplift without consideration of the influence of climate or climatic change on rates of weathering, erosion, transportation, and deposition. With few exceptions, fluvial sediment transport is minimal in both extremely arid...
A modern analogue for tectonic, eustatic, and climatic processes in cratonic basins: Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia
N. Terence Edgar, C. Blaine Cecil, R.E. Mattick, Patrick de Deckker, Yusuf S. Djajadihardja
2003, Climate Controls on Stratigraphy: SEPM Special Publication (77) 193-205
The Gulf of Carpentaria is a tropical, silled epicontinental sea and may be a modern analogue for ancient cratonic basins. For the purpose of this study, the Gulf of Carpentaria is compared to Pennsylvanian cratonic basins of the United States. During the Pennsylvanian, the North American continent moved from the...
Unique and exceptionally long interglacial marine isotope stage 11: window into Earth warm future climate
Andre Droxler, Richard B. Alley, William R. Howard, Richard Z. Poore, Lloyd H. Burckle
Andre Droxler, Richard Z. Poore, Lloyd H. Burckle, editor(s)
2003, Book chapter, Earth's climate and eccentricity: the marine isotope stage 11 question
No abstract available....
Mobility of authigenic rhenium, silver, and selenium during postdepositional oxidation in marine sediments
John Crusius, John Thomson
2003, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (67) 265-273
Sedimentary records of redox-sensitive trace elements hold significant potential as indicators of paleoceanographic environmental conditions. Records of Re can reveal the intensity of past reducing conditions in sediments at the time of deposition, whereas records of Ag may record the magnitude of past diatom fluxes to the seafloor. Confidence in...
Tale of two pit lakes: initial results of a three-year study of the Main Zone and Waterline pit lakes near Houston, British Columbia, Canada
John Crusius, R. Pieters, A. Leung, P. Whittle, T. Pedersen, G. Lawrence, J.J. McNee
2003, Mining Engineering (55) 25-30
Pit lakes are becoming increasingly common in North America as well as in the rest of the world. They are created as openpit mines fill passively with ground water and surface inflows on cessation of mining activity. In many instances, the water quality in these pit lakes does not meet...
Quaternary sedimentation and subsidence history of Lake Baikal, Siberia, based on seismic stratigraphy and coring
Steven M. Colman, E.B. Karabanov, C. H. Nelson III
2003, Journal of Sedimentary Research (73) 941-956
The long, continuous, high-latitude, stratigraphic record of Lake Baikal was deposited in three broad sedimentary environments, defined by high-resolution seismic-reflection and coring methods: (1) turbidite depositional systems, by far the most widespread, characterizing most of the margins and floors of the main basins of the lake, (2) large deltas of...
Optimizing the quality of sediment samples collected for geochemical measurement in coastal marine environments
Michael H. Bothner
2003, Report, Collection and preparation of bottom sediment samples for analysis of radionuclides and trace elements
No abstract available....
Complexity analysis of the change in shoreline position at Duck, NC
Christopher Barton, Jeffrey S. Dismukes, R.A. Morton
2003, Conference Paper, Coastal sediments '03: "crossing disciplinary boundaries": the Fifth International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes: proceedings: May 18-23, 2003, Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA
No abstract available....
Links between erosional hotspots and alongshore sediment transport
Andrew Ashton, Jeffrey H. List, A. Brad Murray, Amy S. Farris
2003, Conference Paper, Coastal sediments '03: "crossing disciplinary boundaries": the Fifth International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes: proceedings: May 18-23, 2003, Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA
No abstract available....
Conditions for growth and survival of bull trout in Beulah Reservoir, Oregon. Annual report 2002
J.H. Petersen, E.E. Kofoot, B. Rose
2003, Report
The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) constructed Agency Valley Dam on the North Fork of the Malheur River in 1934-35, creating Beulah Reservoir. The project is operated and maintained by the Vale Irrigation District for irrigation and downstream flood control. There is currently no formal agreement for a minimum pool level...
Atmospheric transport of mold spores in clouds of desert dust
E.A. Shinn, Dale W. Griffin, D.B. Seba
2003, Archives of Environmental Health (58) 498-504
Fungal spores can be transported globally in clouds of desert dust. Many species of fungi (commonly known as molds) and bacteria--including some that are human pathogens--have characteristics suited to long-range atmospheric transport. Dust from the African desert can affect air quality in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas....
Orogenic tectonism on Io
Windy L. Jaeger, Elizabeth P. Turtle, Laszlo P. Keszthelyi, Jani Radebaugh, A.S. McEwen, Robert T. Pappalardo
2003, Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets (108)
We catalog 143 Ionian mountains (montes) and mountain‐like features (mensae, tholi, plana, and small peaks) in order to investigate orogenic tectonism on Io. From this comprehensive list, we select 96 mountains for which there are sufficient coverage and resolution to discern spatial relationships with surrounding geologic features. Three of the...
Clearing Toutle River sediment issue
Jon J. Major, Kurt R. Spicer
2003, Article
No abstract available. ...
Geomorphology, acoustic backscatter, and processes in Santa Monica Bay from multibeam mapping
James V. Gardner, Peter Dartnell, Larry A. Mayer, John E. Hughes Clarke
2003, Marine Environmental Research (56) 15-46
Santa Monica Bay was mapped in 1996 using a high-resolution multibeam system, providing the first substantial update of the submarine geomorphology since the initial compilation by Shepard and Emery [(1941) Geol. Soc. Amer. Spec. Paper 31]. The multibeam mapping generated not only high-resolution bathymetry, but also coregistered, calibrated acoustic backscatter...
Quantifying migratory delay: A new application of survival analysis
Theodore Castro-Santos, Alex Haro
2003, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (60) 986-996
Statistical techniques commonly used in fish passage research fail to adequately quantify delays incurred at obstacles, or the effects of modifications to those obstacles on passage rates. Analyses of telemetry data describing these effects can be misleading, particularly when passage route of some individuals is not established (e.g., because of...
Hydrogeologic, water-quality, and geochemical data for the Frohner Meadows area, upper Lump Gulch, Jefferson County, Montana
Terry L. Klein, Michael R. Cannon, David L. Fey
2003, Open-File Report 2003-248
The geochemical landscape of northwestern Wisconsin and adjacent parts of northern Michigan and Minnesota (geochemical data files)
William F. Cannon, Laurel G. Woodruff
2003, Open-File Report 2003-259
This data set consists of nine files of geochemical information on various types of surficial deposits in northwestern Wisconsin and immediately adjacent parts of Michigan and Minnesota. The files are presented in two formats: as dbase files in dbaseIV form and Microsoft Excel form. The data present multi-element chemical analyses...
Topographic map of the active part of the Slumgullion Landslide on July 31, 2000, Hinsdale County, Colorado
James A. Messerich, Jeffrey A. Coe
2003, Open-File Report 2003-144
Map and data for Quaternary faults and folds in Oregon
Stephen F. Personius, Richard L. Dart, Lee-Ann Bradley, Kathleen M. Haller
2003, Open-File Report 2003-95
Ground-water resources along the Little Bighorn River, Crow Indian Reservation, Montana
L.K. Tuck
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4052
Stratigraphic framework of Cambrian and Ordovician rocks in the central Appalachian Basin from Medina County, Ohio, through southwestern and south-central Pennsylvania to Hampshire County, West Virginia
Robert T. Ryder, Anita G. Harris, John E. Repetski, Robert D. revised and digitized by Crangle Jr.
2003, Bulletin 1839-K
A 275-mi-long restored stratigraphic cross section from Medina County, Ohio, through southwestern and south-central Pennsylvania to Hampshire County, W. Va., provides new details on Cambrian and Ordovician stratigraphy in the central Appalachian basin and the structure of underlying Precambrian basement rocks. From west to east, the major structural elements of...
Surficial sediment data from the Gulf of Maine, Georges Bank, and vicinity: A GIS compilation
Lawrence J. Poppe, V.F. Paskevich, S.J. Williams, M. E. Hastings, J. T. Kelley, D. F. Belknap, L. G. Ward, D. M. FitzGerald, P. F. Larsen
2003, Open-File Report 2003-1
No abstract available....
Methods for Estimating Peak Discharges and Unit Hydrographs for Streams in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
J. Curtis Weaver
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4108
Procedures for estimating peak discharges and unit hydrographs were developed for streams in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in response to a need for better techniques for characterizing the flow of streams. The procedures presented in this report provide the means for estimating unit hydrographs as part of...
Arsenic concentrations in private bedrock wells in southeastern New Hampshire
Denise L. Montgomery, Joseph D. Ayotte, Paul R. Carroll, Patricia Hamlin
2003, Fact Sheet 051-03
No abstract available....
