Materials and energy flows in the earth science century : summary of a workshop held by the USGS [in Reston] in November 1998
William M. Brown(compiler) III, Grecia Matos, Daniel E. Sullivan
2000, Circular 1194
For the 21st century, the USGS and many others throughout government, academia, and the private sector carry a hopeful vision of better solutions to the problems of depleting natural resources and creating excessive wastes. For this effort, investigators are engaging in whole system views of the human condition using the...
Relation of bacteria in limestone aquifers to septic systems in Berkeley County, West Virginia
M.V. Mathes
2000, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2000-4229
Water samples collected from 50 wells in Berkeley County, West Virginia, during June 2000 were analyzed for indicator bacteria. Of the 50 wells sampled, 62 percent (31 wells) contained total coliform bacteria, 32 percent (16 wells) contained Escherichia coli, and 30 percent (15 wells) contained fecal coliform bacteria. Although bacteria...
Investigation of the geology and hydrology of the Mogollon Highlands of central Arizona: a project of the Arizona Rural Watershed Initiative
John T.C. Parker, Marilyn E. Flynn
2000, Fact Sheet 159-00
The Mogollon Highlands of east central Arizona is a region of forested plateau and mountains, deep, sheerwalled canyons, and desert valleys. Known for its scenic beauty and characterized by a generally mild climate, the area, though still sparsely populated, attracts an increasing number of tourists and summer residents. Furthermore, the...
National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy : a framework for loss reduction
Elliott C. Spiker, Paula L. Gori
2000, Open-File Report 2000-450
Activities and preliminary results of nearshore benthic habitat mapping in southern California, 1998
Guy R. Cochrane, Kevin D. Lafferty
2000, Open-File Report 2000-321
The nearshore benthic habitat of the Santa Barbara coast and Channel Islands supports a diversity of marine life that are commercially, recreationally, and intrinsically valuable. Some of these resources are known to be endangered including a variety of rockfish and the White Abalone. State and National agencies have been mandated...
Annotated bibliography of geophysical methods for characterizing mine waste, late-1994 through early-2000
D. L. Campbell
2000, Open-File Report 2000-428
Potential minability and economic viability of the Antaramut-Kurtan-Dzoragukh coal field, north-central Armenia; a prefeasibility study
Douglas W. Huber, Brenda S. Pierce
2000, Bulletin 2178
The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a coal resource assessment of several areas in Armenia from 1997 to 1999. This report, which presents a prefeasibility study of the economic and mining potential of one coal deposit found and studied by the USGS team, was prepared using all data available at the time...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory summary 97; part 1, seismic data, January to December 1997; with a chronological summary
J. S. Nakata, C. Heliker, D. Sherrod, C. Thornber
2000, Open-File Report 2000-408
No abstract available....
Digital Map of Saturated Thickness in the High Plains Aquifer in Parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1996 to 1997
Brian C. Fischer, Keith M. Kollasch, Virginia L. McGuire
2000, Open-File Report 2000-300
This digital data set consists of saturated thickness contours for the High Plains aquifer in Central United States, 1996-97. The High Plains aquifer extends from south of 32 degrees to almost 44 degrees north latitude and from 96 degrees 30 minutes to 104 degrees west longitude. The aquifer...
Potentiometric surfaces of the intermediate aquifer system, west-central Florida, September 1999
A. D. Duerr, A. E. Torres
2000, Open-File Report 2000-225
No abstract available....
Estimated flood frequency and corresponding water-surface elevations at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
E.J. Doheny, G. T. Fisher
2000, Open-File Report 2000-461
The Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia and has historically been affected by flooding from both rivers. Because the drainage areas of both rivers are large and drain geographically separate regions, either river may contribute...
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Data Processing System manual [ADCP]
Jessica M. Cote, Frances S. Hotchkiss, Marinna A. Martini, Charles R. Denham, Andree L. revisions by Ramsey, Stephen Ruane
2000, Open-File Report 2000-458
This open-file report describes the data processing software currently in use by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center (WHCMSC), to process time series of acoustic Doppler current data obtained by Teledyne RD Instruments Workhorse model ADCPs. The Sediment Transport Instrumentation Group (STG) at the...
Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Aniakchak Volcano, Alaska
Christina A. Neal, Robert G. McGimsey, Thomas P. Miller, James R. Riehle, Christopher F. Waythomas
2000, Open-File Report 00-519
Aniakchak is an active volcano located on the Alaska Peninsula 670 kilometers southwest of Anchorage. The volcano consists of a dramatic, 10-kilometer-diameter, 0.5 to 1.0-kilometer-deep caldera that formed during a catastrophic eruption 3,500 years ago. Since then, at least a dozen separate vents within the caldera have erupted, often explosively,...
Water-quality characteristics of selected streams in Park County, Colorado, September 1999
R. A. Kimbrough
2000, Open-File Report 2000-288
Central Valles Marineris: uncontrolled Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbital Camera (MOC) digital context photomosaic (250 megapixel resolution)
Eric Noreen
2000, Open-File Report 2000-374
These images were processed from a raw format using Integrated Software for Images and Spectrometers (ISIS) to perform radiometric corrections and projection. All the images were projected in sinusoidal using a center longitude of 70 degrees. There are two versions of the mosaic, one unfiltered (vallesmos.tif), and one produced with...
Sinus Meridiani: uncontrolled Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbital Camera (MOC): digital context photomosaic (250 megapixel resolution)
Eric Noreen
2000, Open-File Report 2000-375
These images were processed from a raw format using Integrated Software for Images and Spectrometers (ISIS) to perform radiometric corrections and projection. All the images were projected in sinusoidal using a center longitude of 0 degrees. There are two versions of the mosaic, one unfiltered (sinusmos.tif), and one produced with...
Three-month performance evaluation of the Nanometrics, Inc., Libra Satellite Seismograph System in the northern California Seismic Network
David H. Oppenheimer
2000, Open-File Report 2000-330
In 1999 the Northern California Seismic Network (NCSN) purchased a Libra satellite seismograph system from Nanometrics, Inc to assess whether this technology was a cost-effective and robust replacement for their analog microwave system. The system was purchased subject to it meeting the requirements, criteria and tests described in Appendix A....
Hands-on experiments to test for acid mine drainage
Eleanora I. Robbins, Sandra L. McSurdy, Timothy Craddock
2000, Open-File Report 2000-369
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory summary 98; part 1, seismic data, January to December 1998; with a chronological summary
J. S. Nakata, C. Heliker, D. Sherrod, C. Thornber
2000, Open-File Report 2000-406
No abstract available....
Geochemical studies of mines, dumps, and tailings as sources of contamination, upper Animas River watershed, Colorado
J. T. Nash
2000, Open-File Report 2000-104
Digital data sets for map products produced as part of the Black Hills Hydrology Study, western South Dakota
Joyce E. Williamson, Gregory J. Jarrell, Rick M. Clawges, Joel M. Galloway, Janet M. Carter
2000, Open-File Report 2000-471
This compact disk contains digital data produced as part of the 1:100,000-scale map products for the Black Hills Hydrology Study conducted in western South Dakota. The digital data include 28 individual Geographic Information System (GIS) data sets: data sets for the hydrogeologic unit map including all mapped hydrogeologic units within...
Preliminary simulation of a M6.5 earthquake on the Seattle Fault using 3D finite-difference modeling
William J. Stephenson, Arthur D. Frankel
2000, Open-File Report 2000-339
A three-dimensional finite-difference simulation of a moderate-sized (M 6.5) thrust-faulting earthquake on the Seattle fault demonstrates the effects of the Seattle Basin on strong ground motion in the Puget lowland. The model area includes the cities of Seattle, Bremerton and Bellevue. We use a recently developed detailed 3D-velocity model of...
Geographic Information for Analysis of Highway Runoff-Quality Data on a National or Regional Scale in the Conterminous United States
Tomas W. Smieszek, Gregory E. Granato
2000, Open-File Report 2000-432
Spatial data are important for interpretation of water-quality information on a regional or national scale. Geographic information systems (GIS) facilitate interpretation and integration of spatial data. The geographic information and data compiled for the conterminous United States during the National Highway Runoff Water-Quality Data and Methodology Synthesis project is described...
Program 3DTOM for Crosswell Radar and Seismic Tomography
Daryl R. Tweeton
2000, Open-File Report 2000-456
Are we running out of oil?
Leslie B. Magoon
2000, Open-File Report 2000-320
