Policy, a factor shaping minerals supply and demand
Thomas G. Goonan, Eric introduction by Rodenburg
2002, Open-File Report 2002-418
Valuable insights about the future availability of minerals for the U.S. economy can be gained from a study of the history of U.S. mineral development. From the beginning, first as corporate ventures, next as colonies, then as States united, American governments have pursued policies that had the effect to encourage...
RV Ocean Surveyor Cruise O1-02-GM; bathymetry and acoustic backscatter of selected areas of the Outer Continental Shelf, northwestern Gulf of Mexico; June 8, through June 28, 2002; Iberia, LA to Iberia, LA
Jonathan D. Beaudoin, James V. Gardner, John E. Hughes Clarke
2002, Open-File Report 2002-410
Following the publication of high-resolution multibeam echosounder (MBES) images and data of the Flower Gardens area of the northwest Gulf of Mexico outer continental shelf (Gardner et al., 1998), the Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) and the Minerals Management Service (MMS) have been interested in additional MBES data...
Archive of boomer seismic reflection data collected during USGS field activities 01ASR01, 01ASR02, 02ASR01, and 02ASR02, Miami, Florida, November 2001–January 2002
Karynna Calderon, Shawn V. Dadisman, Jack L. Kindinger, Dana S. Wiese, James G. Flocks
2002, Open-File Report 2002-408
This appendix consists of two-dimensional marine seismic reflection profile data collected in canals in the Lake Belt Area of Miami, Florida. These data were acquired in November and December of 2001 and January and February of 2002 using...
Preliminary report on mercury geochemistry of placer gold dredge tailings, sediments, bedrock, and waters in the Clear Creek restoration area, Shasta County, California
Roger P. Ashley, James J. Rytuba, Ronald Rogers, Boris B. Kotlyar, David Lawler
2002, Open-File Report 2002-401
Clear Creek, one of the major tributaries of the upper Sacramento River, drains the eastern Trinity Mountains. Alluvial plain and terrace gravels of lower Clear Creek, at the northwest edge of the Sacramento Valley, contain placer gold that has been mined since the Gold Rush by various methods including dredging....
Archive of chirp subbottom data collected during USGS cruise ORGN00005, northeastern Gulf of Mexico, 15 February-2 March 2000
Mark K. Capone, B. Ann Swift, Kathryn M. Scanlon
2002, Open-File Report 2002-45
In 1999, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council recommended that NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service establish two approximately 11-square-mile areas on the shelf edge in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico as no-fishing areas. One of the areas, the Madison-Swanson Marine Protected Area (<abbr title="Marine Protected...
Managing and protecting aggregate resources
William H. Langer
2002, Open-File Report 2002-415
Multibeam mapping of selected areas of the outer continental shelf, northwestern Gulf of Mexico: Data, images, and GIS
James V. Gardner, Jonathan D. Beaudoin, John E. Hughes Clarke, Peter Dartnell
2002, Open-File Report 2002-411
Following the publication of high-resolution (5-meter spatial resolution) multibeam echosounder (MBES) images of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary area of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (Gardner et al., 1998), the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) and the Minerals Management Service (MMS) have been interested in additional...
Investigation of the possible connection of rock and soil geochemistry to the occurrence of high rates of neurodegenerative diseases on Guam and a hypothesis for the cause of the diseases
William R. Miller, Richard F. Sanzolone
2002, Open-File Report 2002-475
Abstracts of the annual meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers: June 21-22, 2002, Tempe, Arizona
Kenneth L. Tanaka, David A. Senske
Tracy Gregg, editor(s)
2002, Open-File Report 2002-412
The annual meeting of planetary geologic mappers allows mappers the opportunity to exchange ideas, experiences, victories, and problems. In addition, presentations are reviewed by the Geologic Mapping Subcommittee (GEMS) to provide input to the Planetary Geology and Geophysics Mapping Program review panel’s consideration of new proposals and progress reports that...
Probability distributions of hydraulic conductivity for the hydrogeologic units of the Death Valley regional ground-water flow system, Nevada and California
Wayne R. Belcher, Donald S. Sweetkind, Peggy E. Elliott
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4212
The use of geologic information such as lithology and rock properties is important to constrain conceptual and numerical hydrogeologic models. This geologic information is difficult to apply explicitly to numerical modeling and analyses because it tends to be qualitative rather than quantitative. This study uses a compilation of hydraulic-conductivity measurements...
Hydrologic characteristics of selected alluvial aquifers in the North Platte Natural Resources District, western Nebraska
Gregory V. Steele, James C. Cannia, Kimberly G. Scripter
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4241
Precipitation history of the Colorado Plateau region, 1900-2000
Richard Hereford, Robert H. Webb, Scott Graham
2002, Fact Sheet 119-02
The Colorado Plateau covers 210,000 km 2 (130,000 mi 2) of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. Management of this region?s resources requires an understanding of how its climate has varied in the past and may change in the near future. Recent studies by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and other...
Effects of wildfire on the hydrology of Frijoles and Capulin canyons in and near Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Jack E. Veenhuis, Phillip R. Bowman
2002, Fact Sheet 141-02
In June 1977, the La Mesa wildfire burned 15,270 acres in and near Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument (BNM) and the adjacent Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. In April 1996, the Dome wildfire in BNM burned 16,516 acres in and near Capulin Canyon and the surrounding Dome Wilderness area. Both Frijoles and Capulin Canyon watersheds are characterized by archeological...
Rationale and operational plan for a U.S. high-altitude magnetic survey
Thomas G. Hildenbrand, Mario Acuna, Robert E. Bracken, Doug Hardwick, William J. Hinze, Gordon R. Keller, Jeff Phillips, Walter Roest
2002, Open-File Report 2002-366
On August 8, 2002, twenty-one scientists from the federal, private and academic sectors met at a workshop in Denver, Co., to discuss the feasibility of collecting magnetic anomaly data on a Canberra aircraft (Figure 1). The need for this 1-day workshop arose because of an exciting and cost-effective opportunity to...
Tabulation of asbestos-related terminology
Heather Lowers, Greg Meeker
2002, Open-File Report 2002-458
The term asbestos has been defined in numerous publications including many State and Federal regulations. The definition of asbestos often varies depending on the source or publication in which it is used. Differences in definitions also exist for the asbestos-related terms acicular, asbestiform, cleavage, cleavage fragment, fiber, fibril, fibrous, and...
Fecal-indicator bacteria in the Yakima River Basin, Washington: An examination of 1999 and 2000 synoptic-sampling data and their relation to historical data
Jennifer L. Morace, Stuart W. McKenzie
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4054
The Yakima Basin National Water-Quality Assessment Program collected fecal-coliform bacteria samples during three synoptic samplings to identify and quantify the cause, source, transport, and effects of fecal-indicator bacteria in Yakima River Basin streams. The August 1999 synoptic sampling targeted the Yakima River main-stem and tributary sites, while the July and...
Historical and future land use effects on N2O and NO emissions using an ensemble modeling approach: Costa Rica's Caribbean lowlands as an example
William A. Reiners, S. Liu, K.G. Gerow, M. Keller, D. S. Schimel
2002, Global Biogeochemical Cycles (16) 1-18
[1] The humid tropical zone is a major source area for N2O and NO emissions to the atmosphere. Local emission rates vary widely with local conditions, particularly land use practices which swiftly change with expanding settlement and changing market conditions. The combination of wide variation in emission rates and rapidly...
Modeling GPR data to interpret porosity and DNAPL saturations for calibration of a 3-D multiphase flow simulation
Kristen W. Sneddon, Michael H. Powers, Raymond H. Johnson, Eileen P. Poeter
2002, Open-File Report 2002-451
Dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) are a pervasive and persistent category of groundwater contamination. In an effort to better understand their unique subsurface behavior, a controlled and carefully monitored injection of PCE (perchloroethylene), a typical DNAPL, was performed in conjunction with the University of Waterloo at Canadian Forces Base Borden...
Water quality of springs in the Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province in the upper Tennessee River basin, 1997
Gregory C. Johnson
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4180
In the fall of 1997, 35 springs in the carbonate rocks of the Valley and Ridge Physiographic Province of the upper Tennessee River Basin were sampled for nutrients, fecal-indicator bacteria, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. About half of the randomly...
Petroleum geology and total petroleum systems of the Widyan Basin and Interior Platform of Saudi Arabia and Iraq
James E. Fox, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
2002, Bulletin 2202-E
Two total petroleum systems are associated with the Widyan Basin - Interior Platform Province in northern Saudi Arabia and western Iraq. In the Paleozoic Qusaiba/Akkas/Abba/ Mudawwara Total Petroleum System, which consists of one assessment unit - the Horst/Graben-Related Oil and Gas Assessment Unit - high-gravity, low-sulfur crude oil, as well...
West-central Florida coastal transect #9: Casey Key
Stanley D. Locker, A. C. Hine, R. A. Davis, G. R. Brooks, G. Gelfenbaum
2002, Open-File Report 99-513
No abstract available....
West-central Florida coastal transect #7: Longboat Key
Stanley D. Locker, R. A. Davis, G. R. Brooks, A. C. Hine, D.C. Twichell
2002, Open-File Report 99-511
No abstract available....
West-central Florida coastal transect #5: Treasure Island - Long Key
Stanley D. Locker, R. A. Davis, A. C. Hine, G. R. Brooks, G. Gelfenbaum
2002, Open-File Report 99-509
No abstract available....
West-central Florida coastal transect #4: Indian Rocks Beach
Stanley D. Locker, A. C. Hine, G. R. Brooks, R. A. Davis, G. Gelfenbaum
2002, Open-File Report 99-508
No abstract available....
Aeromagnetic data centered over Skelton Neve, Antarctica; a web site for distribution of data and maps
D. Damaske, Carol A. Finn, H.D. Moeller, C. Demosthenous, E. D. Anderson
2002, Open-File Report 2002-452
No abstract available....
