Toxic substances from coal combustion - A comprehensive assessment, phase II: Element modes of occurrence for the Ohio 5/6/7, Wyodak, and North Dakota coal samples
Allan Kolker, Stanley J. Mroczkowski, Curtis A. Palmer, Kristen O. Dennen, Robert B. Finkelman, John H. Bullock Jr.
2002, Open-File Report 2002-224
No abstract available....
Hydrogeologic framework, availability of water supplies, and saltwater intrusion, Cape May County, New Jersey
Pierre J. Lacombe, Glen B. Carleton
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2001-4246
During 1960-90, saltwater intrusion forced the abandonment of at least 10 public-supply wells, 3 industrial-supply wells, and more than 100 domestic-supply wells in Cape May County, N.J. Actual or imminent ground-water contamination caused by land-use practices and human activities has forced the closure of at least six shallow public-supply wells...
Madbi Amran/Qishn total petroleum system of the Ma'Rib-Al Jawf/Shabwah, and Masila-Jeza basins, Yemen
Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
2002, Bulletin 2202-G
Since the first discovery of petroleum in Yemen in 1984, several recent advances have been made in the understanding of that countrys geologic history and petroleum systems. The total petroleum resource endowment for the combined petroleum provinces within Yemen, as estimated in the recent U.S. Geological Survey world assessment, ranks...
Map Scales
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Fact Sheet 015-02
The proportion chosen for a particular map is its scale. Selecting the appropriate scale depends on the size of the sheet of paper and the accurate placement of features. Ground area, rivers, lakes, roads, distances between features, and so on must be shown proportionately smaller than they really are....
Geologic map of Clayhole Wash and vicinity, Mohave County, northwestern Arizona
G. H. Billingsley, S. S. Priest, S.L. Dudash
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2394
This digital map database is compiled from unpublished data and new mapping by the authors and represents the general distribution of surficial and bedrock geology in the mapped area. Together with the accompanying pamphlet, it provides current information on the geologic structure and stratigraphy of the area. The database dilineates...
Geologic map of the Hidden Hills and vicinity, Mohave County, northwestern Arizona
G. H. Billingsley, J. L. Wellmeyer, Michelle Harr, S. S. Priest
2002, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2387
This digital map database is compiled from unpublished data and new mapping by the authors and represents the general distribution of surficial and bedrock geology in the mapped area. Together with the accompanying pamphlet, it provides current information on the geologic structure and stratigraphy of the area. The database delineates...
Natural gas production in the United States
Christopher J. Schenk, Richard M. Pollastro
2002, Fact Sheet 113-01
Significant finding of water-quality studies and implications for Cheney Reservoir watershed, south-central Kansas, 1996-2001
Larry M. Pope
2002, Fact Sheet 009-02
No abstract available....
Geologic and isostatic gravity map of the Nenana basin area, central Alaska
G. M. Frost, D.F. Barnes, R. G. Stanley
2002, IMAP 2543
The Nenana Basin area is a prospective petroleum province in central Alaska, and this geologic and isostatic gravity map is part of a petroleum resource assessment of the area.The geology was compiled from published sources as shown on the index map (map sheet). Map units are organized and presented according...
Potentiometric surface of the upper Floridan aquifer in the St. Johns River Water Management District and vicinity, Florida, September 2001
Leel Knowles Jr., Sandra L. Kinnaman
2002, Open-File Report 2002-182
Stratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous Mancos Shale (upper part) and Mesaverde Group in the southern part of the Uinta and Piceance basins, Utah and Colorado
R. D. Hettinger, M.A. Kirschbaum
2002, IMAP 2764
Cross section A–A' was constructed in support of the oil and gas assessments of the Mesaverde and Mancos/Mowry Total Petroleum Systems in the Uinta and Piceance Basins of Utah and Colorado (fig. 1) (U.S. Geological Survey Uinta-Piceance Province Assessment Team, in press). This citation is referred to henceforth as simply...
Pesticides and nutrients in karst springs in the Green River basin, Kentucky, May-September 2001
Angela S. Crain
2002, Fact Sheet 133-01
Concepts for national assessment of water availability and use
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2002, Circular 1223
In response to a directive from Congress to the U.S. Geological Survey to 'prepare a report describing the scope and magnitude of the efforts needed to provide periodic assessments of the status and trends in the availability and use of freshwater resources,' of the United States, a program is proposed...
Evapotranspiration from selected fallowed agricultural fields on the Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, California, during May to October 2000
W. R. Bidlake
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4055
An investigation of evapotranspiration, vegetation quantity and composition, and depth to the water table below the land surface was made at three sites in two fallowed agricultural lots on the 15,800-hectare Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge in northern California during the 2000 growing season. All three sites had been farmed...
Coal resources of selected coal beds and zones in the Northern and Central Appalachian Basin
Leslie F. Ruppert, Susan Tewalt, Linda Bragg
2002, Fact Sheet 004-02
The Appalachian Basin is one of the most important coal-producing regions in the world. Bituminous coal has been mined in the basin for the last three centuries, and the cumulative production is estimated at 34.5 billion short tons. Annual production in 1998 was about 452 million short tons; the basin's...
Undiscovered oil and gas resources of Lower Silurian Qusaiba-Paleozoic total petroleum systems, Arabian Peninsula
Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, R. M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Schenk
2002, Fact Sheet 008-02
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed an assessment of the undiscovered conventional oil and gas potential of 128 of the world’s petroleum provinces (U.S. Geological Survey World Energy Assessment Team, 2000). In each province, the USGS defined Total Petroleum Systems, and Assessment Units in each Total Petroleum System, and...
Natural hazards on alluvial fans: The Venezuela debris flow and flash flood disaster
Matthew C. Larsen, Gerald F. Wieczoreck, L. Scott Eaton, Benjamin A. Morgan, Heriberto Torres-Sierra
2002, Fact Sheet 103-01
In December 1999, rainstorms induced thousands of landslides along the Cordillera de la Costa, Vargas, northern Venezuela. Rainfall on December 2-3 totaled 200 millimeters (8 inches) and was followed by a major storm (911 millimeters, or 36 inches) on December 14 through 16. Debris flows and flash floods on alluvial...
U.S. Geological Survey 2002 petroleum resource assessment of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA)
K. J. Bird, D.W. Houseknecht
2002, Fact Sheet 045-02
A new USGS assessment concludes that NPRA holds signicantly greater petroleum resources than previously estimated. Technically recoverable, undiscovered oil beneath the Federal part of NPRA likely ranges between 5.9 and 13.2 billion barrels, with a mean (expected) value of 9.3 billion barrels. An estimated 1.3 to 5.6 billion barrels of...
Use of environmental tracers and isotopes to evaluate sources of water, nitrate, and uranium in an irrigated alluvial valley, Nebraska
Ingrid M. Verstraeten, J.K. Bohlke, Thomas F. Kraemer, James C. Cannia
2002, Fact Sheet 100-01
The effects of irrigation canals and the North Platte River on ground-water movement and quality in an irrigated alluvial valley, western Nebraska, were evaluated using environmental tracers. The results indicated that most of the ground water in the alluvium was derived from the North Platte River and generally was less...
Positional Accuracy of Airborne Integrated Global Positioning and Inertial Navigation Systems for Mapping in Glen Canyon, Arizona
Richard D. Sanchez, Larry D. Hothem
2002, Open-File Report 2002-222
High-resolution airborne and satellite image sensor systems integrated with onboard data collection based on the Global Positioning System (GPS) and inertial navigation systems (INS) may offer a quick and cost-effective way to gather accurate topographic map information without ground control or aerial triangulation. The Applanix Corporation?s Position and Orientation Solutions...
Historic and unregulated monthly streamflow for selected sites in the Red River of the North Basin in North Dakota, Minnesota, and South Dakota, 1931-99
Douglas G. Emerson, Valerie M. Dressler
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4095
Operation of the Garrison Diversion Unit in North Dakota may have various effects on the quantity and quality of streamflow in the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North. To model the effects that the Garrison Diversion Unit could have on water quality, gaged and estimated historic streamflow...
FD_BH: a program for simulating electromagnetic waves from a borehole antenna
Karl J. Ellefsen
2002, Open-File Report 2002-276
Program FD_BH is used to simulate the electromagnetic waves generated by an antenna in a borehole. The model representing the antenna may include metallic parts, a coaxial cable as a feed to the driving point, and resistive loading. The program is written in the C programming language, and the program...
Multielement geochemical dataset of surficial materials for the northern Great Basin
Mary Jane Coombs, Boris B. Kotlyar, Steve Ludington, Helen W. Folger, Victor G. Mossotti
2002, Open-File Report 2002-227
This report presents geochemical data generated during mineral and environmental assessments for the Bureau of Land Management in northern Nevada, northeastern California, southeastern Oregon, and southwestern Idaho, along with metadata and map representations of selected elements. The dataset presented here is a compilation of chemical analyses of over 10,200 stream-sediment...
Hydrogeology and extent of saltwater intrusion on Manhasset Neck, Nassau County, New York
Frederick Stumm, Andrew D. Lange, J.L. Candela
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4193
Manhasset Neck, a peninsula on the northern shore of Long Island, N.Y., is underlain by unconsolidated deposits that form a sequence of aquifers and confning units. Ground water at several public-supply wells has been affected by the intrusion of saltwater from the surrounding embayments (Manhasset Bay, Long Island Sound, Hempstead...
Arsenic loads and source areas in and along Bear Creek, Park County, Montana, September 2000
J.N. Thamke, T.R. Wotan, T.E. Cleasby, D. A. Nimick
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4074
No abstract available....
