Evaluation of high-resolution digital images for the landscape characterization of Colonia settlements
R.D. Sanchez
1999, Open-File Report 99-403
Notes on numerical reliability of several statistical analysis programs
J.M. Landwehr, Gary D. Tasker
1999, Open-File Report 99-95
This report presents a benchmark analysis of several statistical analysis programs currently in use in the USGS. The benchmark consists of a comparison between the values provided by a statistical analysis program for variables in the reference data set ANASTY and their known or calculated theoretical values. The ANASTY data...
Construction and calibration of numerical ground-water-flow models of the western half of the Milford-Souhegan glacial-drift aquifer, Milford, New Hampshire
P. T. Harte, R. H. Flynn, Thomas J. Mack
1999, Open-File Report 99-462
No abstract available....
Elemental analyses of modern dust in southern Nevada and California
M.C. Reheis, J. R. Budahn, P. J. Lamothe
1999, Open-File Report 99-531
Selected samples of modern dust collected in marble traps at sites in southern Nevada and California (Reheis and Kihl, 1995; Reheis, 1997) have been analyzed for elemental composition using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). For...
Geologic evaluation of the Oasis Valley basin, Nye County, Nevada
C. J. Fridrich, S.A. Minor, E. A. Mankinen
1999, Open-File Report 99-533-A
Analytical results for 35 mine-waste tailings cores and six bed sediment samples, and an estimate of the volume of contaminated materials at Buckeye meadow on upper Basin Creek, northern Jefferson County, Montana
David L. Fey, Stan E. Church, Christopher J. Finney
1999, Open-File Report 99-537
Metal-mining related wastes in the Boulder River basin study area in northern Jefferson County, Montana have been implicated in their detrimental effects on water quality with regard to acid-generation and toxic-metal solubilization. Flotation-mill tailings in the meadow below the Buckeye mine, hereafter referred to as the Buckeye mill-tailings site, have...
pick_xwell, a program for interactive picking of crosswell seismic and radar data
K.J. Ellefsen
1999, Open-File Report 99-534
Program 'pick_xwell' is used to interactively pick travel times in crosswell seismic and radar data. In addition, the traces and the travel times can be plotted on the computer screen or printed to a file in postscript format. The program is written in the IDL programming language, and it is executed,...
Water-quality data for the Talkeetna River and four streams in National Parks, Cook Inlet basin, Alaska, 1998
Steven A. Frenzel, Joseph M. Dorava
1999, Open-File Report 99-459
Five streams in the Cook Inlet Basin, Alaska, were sampled in 1998 to provide the National Park Service with baseline information on water quality. Four of these streams drain National Park Service land: Costello and Colorado Creeks in Denali National Park and Preserve, Johnson River in Lake Clark National Park...
Sun-illuminated sea floor topographic maps and perspective-view imagery of quadrangles 1-18, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Boston, Massachusetts
Page C. Valentine, Tanya S. Unger, Jessica L. Baker, Christopher F. Polloni
1999, Open-File Report 99-363
No abstract available....
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in Washington: 1996
Paul C. Hyndman, Harry W. Campbell
1999, Open-File Report 99-408
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in Washington as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future ecological,...
Geologic and hydrologic data for the municipal solid waste landfill facility, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss, El Paso County, Texas
Cynthia G. Abeyta, P. F. Frenzel
1999, Open-File Report 99-271
Geologic and hydrologic data for the Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Facility on the U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery Center and Fort Bliss in El Paso County, Texas, were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Army. The 106.03-acre landfill has been in operation...
Geologic map of the Green Bay 7.5-minute quadrangle, Prince Edward County, Virginia
John D. Peper, Paul C. Hackley
1999, Open-File Report 99-423
No abstract available....
Geographic information systems (GIS) compilation of geophysical, geologic, and tectonic data for the circum-North Pacific
Mark L. Greninger, Simon L. Klemperer, Warren J. Nokleberg
1999, Open-File Report 99-422
The accompanying directory structure contains a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) compilation of geophysical, geological, and tectonic data for the Circum-North Pacific. This area includes the Russian Far East, Alaska, the Canadian Cordillera, linking continental shelves, and adjacent oceans. This GIS compilation extends from 120°E to 115°W, and from 40°N to...
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in New Mexico: 1996
Paul C. Hyndman, Harry W. Campbell
1999, Open-File Report 99-411
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in New Mexico as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future...
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in Colorado: 1996
Paul C. Hyndman, Harry W. Campbell
1999, Open-File Report 99-410
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in Colorado as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future ecological,...
Geologic information and analytical results for samples of drill core from the Myszkow porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, southern Poland
M.A. Chaffee, R. G. Eppinger, Krzysztof Lason, Jadwiga Slosarz
1999, Open-File Report 99-530-A
U.S. Geological Survey Program on the South Florida Ecosystem; proceedings of South Florida Restoration Science Forum, May 17-19, 1999, Boca Raton, Florida
Sarah Gerould, Aaron Higer
1999, Open-File Report 99-181
The purpose of the forum is to highlight the powerful connection between science and management decisions in restoration efforts. The public's investment in science is paying off in support of better management decisions and restoration of imperiled south Florida Ecosystems, including the internationally recognized, globally significant Everglades. The forum affords...
GPS and GIS-Based Data Collection and Image Mapping in the Antarctic Peninsula
Richard D. Sanchez
1999, Open-File Report 99-402
High-resolution satellite images combined with the rapidly evolving global positioning system (GPS) and geographic information system (GIS) technology may offer a quick and effective way to gather information in Antarctica. GPS- and GIS-based data collection systems are used in this project to determine their applicability for gathering ground truthing data...
Geologic information and analytical results for samples of drill core from the Myszakow porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, southern Poland
M.A. Chaffee, R. G. Eppinger, Krzysztof Lason, Jadwiga Slosarz
1999, Open-File Report 99-530-B
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in California: 1996
Paul C. Hyndman, Harry W. Campbell
1999, Open-File Report 99-409
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in California as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future ecological,...
A note on historic and Quaternary faults in western Taiwan
M. G. Bonilla
1999, Open-File Report 99-447
Digital mining claim density map for federal lands in Utah: 1996
Paul C. Hyndman, Harry W. Campbell
1999, Open-File Report 99-407
This report describes a digital map generated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to provide digital spatial mining claim density information for federal lands in Utah as of March 1997. Mining claim data is earth science information deemed to be relevant to the assessment of historic, current, and future ecological,...
Stream and aquifer biology of south-central Texas — A literature review, 1973-97
Robert T. Ourso, C. E. Hornig
1999, Open-File Report 99-243
This report summarizes in table format 32 aquatic vertebrate (primarily fish), 54 aquatic invertebrate, and 13 aquatic plant studies available for the area of the South-Central Texas study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment. The studies, published mostly during 1973–97, pertain to the Guadalupe, San Antonio, and...
Sources of geospatial data for central and western New York, 1998
S.C. Komor
1999, Open-File Report 99-191
Water sediment, and nutrient budgets, and bathymetric survey of Old and New Gillespie Lakes, Macoupin County, Illinois, May 1996-April 1997; with a discussion of lake-management practices
Gary P. Johnson
1999, Open-File Report 99-69
The Gillespie Lakes system serves as a drinking water source for the town of Gillespie, Illinois, and is a major recreational focus for the area. As part of an investigation of a concern that the lakes are being adversely affected by excessive sediment and nutrient in flows, this report presents...