Standards for the Analysis and Processing of Surface-Water Data and Information Using Electronic Methods
Vernon B. Sauer
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4044
Surface-water computation methods and procedures are described in this report to provide standards from which a completely automated electronic processing system can be developed. To the greatest extent possible, the traditional U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) methodology and standards for streamflow data collection and analysis have been incorporated into these...
Geologic map and map database of western Sonoma, northernmost Marin, and southernmost Mendocino counties, California
M.C. Blake Jr., R. W. Graymer, R.E. Stamski
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2402
This digital map database, compiled from previously published and unpublished data, and new mapping by the authors, represents the general distribution of bedrock and surficial deposits in the mapped area. Together with the accompanying text file (wsomf.ps, wsomf.pdf, wsomf.txt), it provides current information on the geologic structure and stratigraphy of...
Surficial Geologic Map of the Hughes Quadrangle, Alaska
Thomas D. Hamilton
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2408
This dataset represents surficial geologic mapping of the Hughes quadrangle, Alaska. It is used to create the mapsheet in MF-2408, which shows surficial deposits of the 1:250,000 scale Hughes quadrangle in north central Alaska....
Surficial geologic map of the Bettles quadrangle, Alaska
Thomas D. Hamilton
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2409
This dataset represents surficial geologic mapping of the Bettles quadrangle, Alaska. It is used to create the mapsheet in MF-2409, which shows surficial deposits of the 1:250,000 scale Bettles quadrangle in north central Alaska....
Joint Israeli-Palestinian gravity survey in the Dead Sea Rift valley
Michael Rybakov, R. El-Kelani, Uri S. ten Brink
2002, Open-File Report 2000-341
Geologic map of the Bernalillo NW quadrangle, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Daniel Koning, Stephen F. Personius
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2404
The Bernalillo NW quadrangle is located in the northern part of the Albuquerque basin, which is the largest basin or graben within the Rio Grande rift. The quadrangle is underlain by poorly consolidated sedimentary rocks of the Santa Fe Group. These rocks are best exposed in the southwestern part...
Geologic map of the Santa Ana Pueblo quadrangle, Sandoval County, New Mexico
Stephen F. Personius
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2405
The Santa Ana Pueblo quadrangle is located in the northern part of the Albuquerque basin, which is the largest basin or graben within the Rio Grande rift. The quadrangle is underlain by poorly consolidated sedimentary rocks of the Santa...
Potential effects of structural controls and street sweeping on stormwater loads to the lower Charles River, Massachusetts
Phillip J. Zarriello, Robert F. Breault, Peter K. Weiskel
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4220
The water quality of the lower Charles River is periodically impaired by combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and non-CSO stormwater runoff. This study examined the potential non-CSO load reductions of suspended solids, fecal coliform bacteria, total phosphorus, and total lead that could reasonably be achieved by implementation of stormwater best management...
Assimilation and retention of selenium and other trace elements from crustacean food by juvenile striped bass (Morone saxatilis)
Stephen B. Baines, Nicholas S. Fisher, A. Robin Stewart
2002, Limnology and Oceanography (47) 647-655
Estimates of the assimilation and retention of trace elements from food by fish are useful for linking toxicity with the biogeochemical cycling of these elements through aquatic food webs. Here we use pulse-chase radiotracer techniques to estimate the assimilation and retention of Se and four trace metals, Ag, Am, Zn,...
Tidal asymmetry and variability of bed shear stress and sediment bed flux at a site in San Francisco Bay, USA
Matthew L. Brennan, David H. Schoellhamer, Jon R. Burau, Stephen G. Monismith
J.C. Winterwerp, C. Kranenburg, editor(s)
2002, Book chapter, Fine sediment dynamics in the marine environment
The relationship between sediment bed flux and bed shear stress during a pair of field experiments in a partially stratified estuary is examined in this paper. Time series of flow velocity, vertical density profiles, and suspended sediment concentration were measured continuously throughout the water column and intensely within 1 meter...
Earthquake Hazard in the Heart of the Homeland
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 131-02
Detection and measurement of land subsidence using global positioning system and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, Coachella Valley, California, 1998-2000
Michelle Sneed, Sylvia V. Stork, Marti E. Ikehara
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4239
Land subsidence associated with ground-water-level declines has been recognized as a potential problem in Coachella Valley, California. Since the early 1920s, ground water has been a major source of agricultural, municipal, and domestic supply in the valley. Pumping of ground water resulted in water-level declines as large as 15 meters...
Streamflow, water quality, and contaminant loads in the lower Charles River Watershed, Massachusetts, 1999-2000
Robert F. Breault, Jason R. Sorenson, Peter K. Weiskel
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4137
Streamflow data and dry-weather and stormwater water-quality samples were collected from the main stem of the Charles River upstream of the lower Charles River (or the Basin) and from four partially culverted urban streams that drain tributary subbasins in the lower Charles River Watershed. Samples were collected between June 1999...
Magnesium recycling in the United States in 1998
Deborah A. Kramer
2002, Circular 1196-E
As concern for the environment has grown in recent years, the importance of recycling has become more evident. The more materials that are recycled, the fewer natural resources will be consumed and the fewer waste products will end up in landfills, the water, and the air. As one of a...
Water use in Wisconsin, 2000
B.R. Ellefson, C.D. Mueller, C.A. Buchwald
2002, Open-File Report 2002-356
As part of the National Water-Use Information Program, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) stores water-use data in standardized format for different catego ries of water use. Information about amounts of water withdrawn, sources of wa ter, how the water was used, and how much water was returned is available to...
Sulfur dioxide emission rates from Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, an update: 1998-2001
Tamar Elias, A. Jefferson Sutton
2002, Open-File Report 2002-460
Introduction Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission rates from Kilauea Volcano were first measured by Stoiber and Malone (1975) and have been measured on a regular basis since 1979 (Greenland and others, 1985; Casadevall and others, 1987; Elias and others, 1998; Sutton and others, 2001). A compilation of SO2 emission-rate and wind-vector...
Publications of the Volcano Hazards Program 2001
Manuel Nathenson
2002, Open-File Report 2002-492
The Volcano Hazards Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is part of the Geologic Hazards Assessments subactivity as funded by Congressional appropriation. Investigations are carried out in the Geology and Hydrology Disciplines of the USGS and with cooperators at the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, University of...
Occurrence of invertebrates at 38 stream sites in the Mississippi Embayment study unit, 1996-99
Brian J. Caskey, B. G. Justus, Humbert Zappia
2002, Open-File Report 2002-190
A total of 88 invertebrate species and 178 genera representing 59 families, 8 orders, 6 classes, and 3 phyla was identified at 38 stream sites in the Mississippi Embayment Study Unit from 1996 through 1999 as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Sites were selected based on land use...
Daily values flow comparison and estimates using program HYCOMP, version 1.0
Curtis L. Sanders
2002, Open-File Report 2002-286
A method used by the U.S. Geological Survey for quality control in computing daily value flow records is to compare hydrographs of computed flows at a station under review to hydrographs of computed flows at a selected index station. The hydrographs are placed on top of each other (as hydrograph...
Barrier island elevations relevant to potential storm impacts: 2, South Atlantic
Nicole A. Elko, Sallenger Jr., Kristy K. Guy, Karen L.M. Morgan
2002, Open-File Report 2002-288
No abstract available....
User's manual for computer program BASEPLOT
Curtis L. Sanders Jr.
2002, Open-File Report 2002-151
The checking and reviewing of daily records of streamflow within the U.S. Geological Survey is traditionally accomplished by hand-plotting and mentally collating tables of data. The process is time consuming, difficult to standardize, and subject to errors in computation, data entry, and logic. In addition, the presentation of flow data...
Water quality and aquatic toxicity data of 2002 spring thaw conditions in the upper Animas River watershed, Silverton, Colorado
D.L. Fey, L. Wirt, J.M. Besser, W. G. Wright
2002, Open-File Report 2002-488
This report presents hydrologic, water-quality, and biologic toxicity data collected during the annual spring thaw of 2002 in the upper Animas River watershed near Silverton, Colorado. The spring-thaw runoff is a concern because elevated concentrations of iron oxyhydroxides can contain sorbed trace metals that are potentially toxic to aquatic life....
U.S. Geological Survey artificial recharge workshop proceedings, April 2-4, 2002, Sacramento, California
George R. Aiken, Eve L. Kuniansky
2002, Open-File Report 2002-89
No abstract available....
Geologic map of the Sawmill Mountain Quadrangle, Kern and Ventura counties, California
Karl S. Kellogg, Daniel P. Miggins
2002, Open-File Report 2002-406
Tritium in flow from selected springs that discharge to the Snake River, Twin Falls-Hagerman area, Idaho, 1994-99
Brian V. Twining
2002, Open-File Report 2002-185
No abstract available....
