A global ensemble of ocean wave climate statistics from contemporary wave reanalysis and hindcasts
Joao Morim, Li H. Erikson, Mark Hemer, Ian Young, Xiaochun Wang, Nobuhito Mori, T. Shimura, Justin Stopa, Claire Trenham, Lorenzo Mentaschi, S. Gulev, V.D. Sharmar, L. Bricheno, Judy Wolf, Ole Aarnes, Paula Camus, J Bidlot, A. Semedo, B. Reguero, T. Wahl
2022, Scientific Data (9)
There are numerous global ocean wave reanalysis and hindcast products currently being distributed and used across different scientific fields. However, there is not a consistent dataset that can sample across all existing products based on a standardized framework. Here, we present and describe the first coordinated...
River bathymetry retrieval from Landsat-9 images based on neural networks and comparison to SuperDove and Sentinel-2
Milad Niroumand-Jadidi, Carl J. Legleiter, Francesca Bovolo
2022, Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observation and Remote Sensing (15) 5250-5260
The Landsat mission has kept an eye on our planet, including water bodies, for 50 years. With the launch of Landsat-9 and its onboard Operational Land Imager 2 (OLI-2) in September 2021, more subtle variations in brightness (14-bit dynamic range) can be captured than previous sensors...
Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center — 2021 Annual Report
Sara Ernst
2022, Circular 1495
The 2021 annual report of the U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center highlights accomplishments of 2021, includes a list of 2021 publications, and summarizes the work of the center, as well as the work of each of its science groups. This product allows readers to gain...
Projected resurgence of COVID-19 in the United States in July—December 2021 resulting from the increased transmissibility of the Delta variant and faltering vaccination
Shaun Truelove, Claire P. Smith, Michelle Qin, Luke Mullany, Rebecca K. Borchering, Justin Lessler, Katriona Shea, Emily Howerton, Lucie Contamin, John Levander, J. Kerr, Harry Hochheiser, Matt Kinsey, Kate Tallaksen, Shelby Wilson, Lauren Shin, Kaitlin Rainwater-Lovett, Joseph Lemaitre, Juan Dent, Joshua Kaminsky, Elizabeth C. Lee, Javier Perez-Saez, Alison Hill, Dean Karlen, Matteo Chinazzi, Jessica Davis, Kunpeng Mu, Xinyue Xiong, Ana Pastore y Piontti, Alessandro Vespignani, Ajitesh Srivastava, Przemyslaw Porebski, Srinivasan Venkatramanan, Aniruddha Adiga, Bryan Lewis, Brian Klahn, Joseph Outten, M. Orr, G. Harrison, Benjamin Hurt, Jiangzhuo Chen, Anil Vullikanti, Madhav Marathe, Stefan Hoops, Parantapa Bhattacharya, Dustin Machi, Shi Chen, Rajib Paul, Daniel Janies, Jean-Claude Thill, Marta Galanti, Teresa Yamana, Sen Pei, Jeffrey L. Shaman, Jessica Healy, Rachel B. Slayton, Matthew Biggerstaff, Michael A Johansson, Michael C. Runge, Cecile Viboud
2022, eLife (11)
In Spring 2021, the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant began to cause increases in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in parts of the United States. At the time, with slowed vaccination uptake, this novel variant was expected to increase the risk of pandemic resurgence in the US in summer and fall...
The geochemical and textural transition between the Reef Package and its hanging wall, Stillwater Complex, Montana, USA
M. Christopher Jenkins, James E. Mungall, Michael L. Zientek, Kevin Butak, Sam R. Corson, Paul Holick, Ryan McKinley, Heather A. Lowers
2022, Journal of Petrology (63)
The highest grade Pd-Pt deposit on Earth, the J-M Reef, is hosted in coarse-grained to pegmatoidal cumulates called the Reef Package. Decades of mine development of the J-M Reef have revealed that a distinct discontinuity in rock fabric marks the top of the rock unit that hosts economic-grade sulfide mineralization....
Planetary geologic mapping protocol—2022
James A. Skinner Jr., Alexandra E. Huff, Sarah R. Black, Holly C. Buban, Corey M. Fortezzo, Tenielle A. Gaither, Trent M. Hare, Marc A. Hunter
2022, Techniques and Methods 11-B13
The Planetary Geologic Mapping Protocol covers the idealized process of compiling a NASA-funded map product of a non-terrestrial solid surface planetary body for U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) publication and summarizes technical specifications of the Mapping Process for authors and reviewers. Directed by community and programmatic recommendations, the USGS Planetary Geologic...
Volcano and earthquake monitoring plan for the Yellowstone Caldera system, 2022–2032
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2022-5032
Executive SummaryThe Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) is a consortium of nine Federal, State, and academic agencies that: (1) provides timely monitoring and hazards assessment of volcanic, hydrothermal, and earthquake activity in and around Yellowstone National Park, and (2) conducts research to develop new approaches to volcano monitoring and better understand...
Intrabrood variation in nestling mass among three sagebrush-associated songbirds
Ashleigh M. Rhea, Jason D. Carlisle, Anna D. Chalfoun
2022, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (134) 345-351
The young of some altricial bird species hatch asynchronously, which can lead to considerable size differences among siblings. Nestling traits such as body mass, moreover, can carry over and influence post-fledging survival. Despite the potential importance of nestling mass for reproductive outcomes, however, variation in nestling mass and...
Rare window into an ancient struggle
Megan Carolyn Petersohn, Shannon Barber-Meyer
2022, International Wolf (2022) 26-27
No abstract available....
Evaluating the paleoenvironmental significance of sediment grain size in Bering Sea sediments during Marine Isotope Stage 11
Natalie Thompson, Beth Elaine Caissie
2022, Stratigraphy (19) 119-139
Grain size is an important textural property of sediments and is widely used in paleoenvironmental studies as a means to infer changes in the sedimentary environment. However, grain size parameters are not always easy to interpret without a full understanding of the factors that influence grain size. Here, we measure...
Predictive models of phosphorus concentration and load in stormwater runoff from small urban residential watersheds in fall season
Yi Wang, Anita Thompson, William R. Selbig
2022, Journal of Environmental Management (315)
Urban street trees are a key part of public green infrastructure in many cities, however, leaf litter on streets is a critical biogenic source of phosphorus (P) in urban stormwater runoff during Fall. This study identified mass of street leaf litter (Mleaf) and antecedent dry days (ADD) as the top two explanatory parameters...
Demonstration of a novel quantitative microscopy technique for automated characterization of in situ particulate matter in coal miners with progressive massive fibrosis
Jeremy T. Hua, Lauren M. Zell-Baran, L. H. Go, Carlyne D. Cool, Heather A. Lowers, K. S. Almberg, Emily A. Sarver, Susan M. Majka, Kathy D. Pang, R. A. Cohen, Cecil S. Rose
2022, Conference Paper, American Thoracic Society 2022 proceedings
Rationale: Increasing exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) linked to changes in mining production processes has been implicated in the resurgence of severe lung disease in U.S. coal miners. Lung mineralogy can provide insight into particle pathogenesis. However, standard approaches to characterizing in situ particulate matter (PM) by pulmonary pathologists...
Special section overview: Effects of ecosystem change on North American percid populations.
Hadley I. A. Boehm, Daniel A. Isermann, Mark J. Ermer, Lawrence D. Eslinger, Gretchen J. A. Hansen, Dale E. Logsdon
2022, North American Journal of Fisheries Management (42) 477-483
Walleye Sander vitreus, Sauger S. canadensis, and Yellow Perch Perca flavescens (referred to as percids herein) are collectively among the most culturally and ecologically important fish species in North America. As ecosystems change in response to environmental drivers, such as climate change, nutrient loading, and invasive species, there is a need to understand how...
The Prairie Pothole Region: A duck factory, and a bee factory too
Stacy C. Simanonok, Clint Otto
2022, Newsletter
No abstract available....
Controlling skewness in MOVE3 peak-flow record extensions
Seth A. Siefken, Peter M. McCarthy
2022, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering (27)
Streamgage record extension methods such as the maintenance of variance Type 3 (MOVE3) method improve flood frequency estimates at a target streamgage by incorporating information from a nearby, hydrologically similar index streamgage. Bulletin 17C recommends using a variation of the MOVE3 method to estimate values at the...
Geoenvironmental model for roll-type uranium deposits in the Texas Gulf Coast
Katherine Walton-Day, Johanna Blake, Robert R. Seal, II, Tanya J. Gallegos, Jean Dupree, Kent D Becher
2022, Minerals (12)
Geoenvironmental models were formulated by the U.S. Geological Survey in the 1990s to describe potential environmental effects of extracting different types of ore deposits in different geologic and climatic regions. This paper presents a geoenvironmental model for roll-front (roll-type) uranium deposits in the Texas Coastal Plain. The model reviews...
Comparison of radium analytical methods for municipal drinking water well operation
Madeleine J Mathews, Sean R Scott, Randall J. Hunt, Matthew Ginder-Vogel
2022, Water Science and Engineering (4)
Radium (Ra) is a geogenic contaminant that occurs at high levels in the Midwestern Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system (MCOAS), a regionally important sandstone and carbonate drinking water aquifer. Water utilities using the MCOAS often must adopt treatment methods or use alternative water sources to maintain high-quality drinking...
Assessing runoff and erosion on woodland-encroached sagebrush steppe using the Rangeland Hydrology and Erosion Model
C. Jason Williams, Frederick B. Pierson, Osama Z. Al-Hamdan, S. Kossi Nouwakpo, Justin C. Johnson, Viktor O. Polyakov, Patrick R. Kormos, Scott Shaff, Kenneth E. Spaeth
2022, Ecosphere (13)
The transition of sagebrush-dominated (Artemisia spp.) shrublands to pinyon (Pinus spp.) and juniper (Juniperus spp.) woodlands markedly alters resource-conserving vegetation structure typical of these landscapes. Land managers and scientists in the western United States need knowledge and predictive tools for assessment and effective targeting of tree-removal treatments to conserve or restore sagebrush vegetation...
What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community
Bettina Weber, Jayne Belnap, Burkhard Budel, Anita J. Antoninka, Nichole N. Barger, V Bala Chaudhary, Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi, David J. Eldridge, Akasha M. Faist, Scott Ferrenberg, Caroline Havrilla, Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, Oumarou Malam Issa, Fernando T. Maestre, Sasha C. Reed, Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero, Colin L Tucker, Kristina E. Young, Yuanming Zhang, Yunge Zhao, Xiaobing Zhou, Matthew A. Bowker
2022, Biological Reviews (97) 1768-1785
Studies of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) have proliferated over the last few decades. The biocrust literature has broadened, with more studies assessing and describing the function of a variety of biocrust communities in a broad range of biomes and habitats and across a large spectrum of disciplines, and also by...
Cryptic population decrease due to invasive species predation in a long-lived seabird supports need for eradication
Steffen Oppel, Bethany L. Clark, Michelle M. Risi, Catharine Horswill, Sarah J. Converse, Christopher W. Jones, Alexis M. Osborne, Kim Stevens, Vonica Perold, Alexander L. Bond, Ross M. Wanless, Richard Cuthbert, John Cooper, Peter G. Ryan
2022, Journal of Applied Ecology (59) 2059-2070
Invasive species are one of the greatest drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide, and the eradication of invasive species from islands is a highly efficient management strategy. Because eradication operations require large financial investments, uncertainty over the magnitude of impacts of both invasive species and their removal can impede the...
Maturation study of vitrinite in carbonaceous shales and coals: Insights from hydrous pyrolysis
Divya K. Mishra, Paul C. Hackley, Aaron M. Jubb, Margaret M. Sanders, Shailesh Agrawal, Atul K. Varma
2022, International Journal of Coal Geology (259)
The presence of vitrinite in sedimentary rocks of post-Silurian age allows its reflectance to be used to estimate the thermal maturation of organic matter in petroleum systems. Increasing reflectance of vitrinite, which is primarily driven by aromaticity, depends primarily on the time and temperature attributes of its evolutionary pathway. This...
Reproductive indices and observations of mass ovarian follicular atresia in hatchery-origin pallid sturgeon
Tanner L. Cox, Christopher S. Guy, Luke M. Holmquist, Molly A. H. Webb
2022, Journal of Applied Ichthyology (38) 391-402
The Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) Conservation Propagation and Stocking Program began stocking in the Missouri River above Fort Peck Reservoir in 1998 with 1997-year-class pallid sturgeon. Within the 1997-year class, all hatchery-origin pallid sturgeon females that reached reproductive maturation by 2016 underwent mass ovarian follicular atresia. Using combined historical and...
Application of a soil-water-balance model to estimate annual groundwater recharge for Long Island, New York, 1900–2019
Jason S. Finkelstein, Jack Monti Jr., John P. Masterson, Donald A. Walter
2022, Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5143
A soil-water-balance (SWB) model was developed for Long Island, New York, to estimate the potential amount of annual groundwater recharge to the Long Island aquifer system from 1900 to 2019. The SWB model program is a computer code based on a modified Thornthwaite-Mather SWB approach and uses spatially and temporally...
Primary production responses to extreme changes in North American Monsoon precipitation vary by elevation and plant functional composition through time
Seth M. Munson, John B. Bradford, Bradley J. Butterfield, Jennifer R. Gremer
2022, Journal of Ecology (110) 2232-2245
Primary production in dryland ecosystems is limited by water availability and projected to be strongly affected by future shifts in seasonal precipitation. Warm-season precipitation derived from the North American Monsoon contributes 40% of annual precipitation to dryland ecosystems in the southwestern U.S. and is projected to become more variable....
Resisting-accepting-directing: Ecosystem management guided by an ecological resilience assessment
Kristen L. Bouska, Nathan R. De Jager, Jeffrey N. Houser
2022, Environmental Management (70) 381-400
As anthropogenic influences push ecosystems past tipping points and into new regimes, complex management decisions are complicated by rapid ecosystem changes that may be difficult to reverse. For managers who grapple with how to manage ecosystems under novel conditions and heightened uncertainty, advancing our understanding of regime shifts is...
