Quality of surface waters of the United States, 1969, Parts 12-16, North Pacific slope basins, Alaska, Hawaii, and other Pacific areas
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1974, Water Supply Paper 2150
Synopsis of the mineral resources and geology of Alaska
Edward Huntington Cobb
1974, Bulletin 1307
Geology of the Devil Canyon Dam site, Alaska
Reuben Kachadoorian
1974, Open-File Report 74-40
Explanatory text to accompany the Geologic map of the United States
Philip B. King, Helen M. Beikman
1974, Professional Paper 901
The U.S. Geological Survey has published a new Geologic Map of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii) on a scale of 1:2,500,000, which was compiled between 1967 and 1971 by Philip B. King and Helen M. Beikman, with geologic cartography by Gertrude J. Edmonston. The map replaces the...
Geology of the Skagway B-3 and B-4 quadrangles, southeastern Alaska
E.M. MacKevett Jr., Eugene C. Robertson, Gary R. Winkler
1974, Professional Paper 832
United States Geological Survey Alaska program, 1974
Claire Carter
1974, Circular 700
This report on the Alaskan activities of the U.S. Geological Survey contains up-to-date accounts of recent results and summaries of plans for the summer of 1974. It is organized in six parts: (1) responsibilities and services of the Geological Survey; (2) organization of the U.S. Geological Survey; (3} Alaskan field...
Some aspects of remote sensing for consideration in planning for environmental monitoring of the Alyeska Pipeline, Alaska
Herbert E. Skibitzke
1974, Open-File Report 77-643
Remote sensing data were taken along a line surveyed for the building of the Alyeska Pipeline, Alaska, in the winter of 1973-74. The portion considered in this report is the area from the Yukon River south to Isabel Pass in the Alaska Range. The occurrences of aufeis gave the appearance...
Reconnaissance engineering geology of Sitka and vicinity, Alaska, with emphasis on evaluation of earthquake and other geologic hazards
Lynn A. Yehle
1974, Open-File Report 74-53
A program to study the engineering geology of most of the larger Alaska coastal communities and to evaluate their earthquake and other geologic hazards was started following the 1964 Alaska earthquake; this report about Sitka and vicinity is a product of that program. Field-study methods were of a reconnaissance nature,...
Geological Survey published maps (other than topographic maps) of Alaska indexed by quadrangle
Edward H. Cobb
1974, Open-File Report 74-84
Geological Survey maps (other than topographic maps) the publication of which was announced before February, 1974, are listed by the quadrangles (scale 1:250,000) into which Alaska has been divided for topographic mapping (p. 2). This index does not include maps that were placed in open files but not formally published,...
A tabulation of K-Ar, Rb-Sr, and Pb-α ages obtained for materials within the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii) during the years 1965 through 1968
Richard F. Marvin
1974, Open-File Report 74-1069
This tabulation of ages has been made as a convenience to anyone desiring a quick reference to ages published in the United States and Puerto Rico from 1965 through 1968. This tabulation does not include all published K-Ar, Rb-Sr, or Pb-α ages, but is probably 98 percent complete. Many of...
Environmental impact analysis; the example of the proposed Trans-Alaska Pipeline
David A. Brew
1974, Circular 695
The environmental impact analysis made as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for the proposed trans-Alaska pipeline included consideration of the (1) technologically complex and geographically extensive proposed project, (2) extremely different physical environments across Alaska along the proposed route and elsewhere in Alaska and in Canada...
Reconnaissance engineering geology of the Wrangell area, Alaska, with emphasis on evaluation of earthquake and other geologic hazards
Richard Walter Lemke
1974, Open-File Report 74-1062
No abstract available....
Geological Survey published reports on Alaska, 1940-1959, indexed by quadrangle
Edward Huntington Cobb
1974, Open-File Report 74-261
Geological Survey reports published as Professional Papers, Bulletins, Water Supply Papers, and Circulars are listed by the quadrangles (scale 1:250,000) into which Alaska has been divided for topographic mapping (p. 2). This index does not include reports that deal only with administrative matters or that were placed in open files...
Seismic reflection profiles on the continental shelf and slope between Bering Strait and Barrow, Alaska, and Mackenzie Bay, Canada
Arthur Grantz, A. Graig McHendrie, Tor H. Nilsen, C.J. Yorath
1974, Open-File Report 74-1042
No abstract available. ...
Catalog of earthquakes in south-central Alaska, April - June 1972
J.C. Lahr, R.A. Page, J.A. Thomas
1974, Open-File Report 74-1060
The National Center for Earthquake Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) installed a network of eleven seismograph stations in south-central Alaska in the summer of 1971 to collect seismological data for investigating seismic and tectonic processes in the Cook Inlet region, for evaluating the seismic hazard in the Cook...
Development and evaluation of a prototype global volcanic surveillance system utilizing the ERTS-1 satellite data collection system
Peter L. Ward, Elliot T. Endo, David H. Harlow, Rex Allen, Dan Marquez, Jerry P. Eaton
1974, Open-File Report 74-124
The ERTS Data Collection System makes it feasible for the first time to monitor the level of activity at widely separated volcanoes and to relay these data rapidly to one central office for analysis. This capability opens a new era in volcanology where the hundreds of normally quiescent but potentially...
Reconnaissance geologic investigations in the Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska
Bela Csejtey
1974, Open-File Report 74-147
Geological Survey published reports on Alaska, 1915-1939, indexed by quadrangle
Edward Huntington Cobb
1974, Open-File Report 74-335
Geological Survey reports published as Professional Papers, Bulletins, Water Supply Papers, and Circulars are listed by the quadrangles (scale 1:250,000) into which Alaska has been divided for topographic mapping (p. 3). This index does not include reports that deal only with administrative matters or that were placed in open files...
Reports of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys and predecessor agencies, 1913-1973, indexed by quadrangle
Edward Huntington Cobb
1974, Open-File Report 74-209
Ultramafic rocks of the Eagle quadrangle, east-central Alaska
Helen L. Foster, Terry E.C. Keith
1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (2) 657-669
More than 97 separate occurrences of ultramafic rocks, some of which are included in a north west-trending zone of alpine-type ultramafic rocks, have been mapped in the Eagle quadrangle, east-central Alaska. They are divided into three groups primarily on the basis of degree of serpentinization. Group I consists of lens-shaped bodies...
Offset plutons and history of movement along the McKinley segment of the Denali Fault system, Alaska
Bruce L. Reed, Marvin A. Lanphere
1974, GSA Bulletin (85) 1883-1892
The Foraker and McGonagall plutons, bodies of granodiorite with nearly identical mineralogy and chemistry, are considered to be parts of a single igneous mass that has undergone right-lateral displacement of about 38 km along the McKinley segment of the Denali fault system since the igneous mass crystallized about 38 m.y....
Sea otters: Their role in structuring nearshore communities
J. A. Estes, J. F. Palmisano
1974, Science (185) 1058-1060
A comparison of western Aleutian Islands with and without sea otter populations shows that this species is important in determining littoral and sublittoral community structure. Sea otters control herbivorous invertebrate populations. Removal of sea otters causes increased herbivory and ultimately results in the destruction of macrophyte associations. The observations suggest...
Chemical variations across the Alaska-Aleutian Range batholith
Bruce L. Reed, Marvin A. Lanphere
1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (2) 343-352
A study of 79 chemical analyses of plutonic rocks in the northern part of the Alaska-Aleutian Range batholith shows that K2O and SiO2 in Late Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks decrease toward the Pacific margin and that Al2O3 and CaO increase. Plots for Fe2O3, FeO, MgO, and TiO2 suggest a...
The Border Ranges Fault in south-central Alaska
E. M. MacKevett, George Plafker
1974, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (2) 323-329
The Border Ranges fault, a major fault of southern Alaska, can be traced for more than 1,000 km arcuately eastward from Kodiak Island to the St. Elias Mountains. Throughout its extent, the fault juxtaposes upper Paleozoic and lower Mesozoic rocks on the north against upper Mesozoic and Tertiary rocks. This...
Alaska
E. H. Lathram, Arthur Grantz, D.F. Barnes, David A. Brew, A. Thomas Ovenshine, George Plafker, R. L. Detterman, H.L. Foster, M. Churkin Jr., W. W. Patton Jr., J. M. Hoare, I.L. Tailleur, W. P. Brosge, T. P. Miller, C.L. Sainsbury
1974, Geological Society Special Publication (4) 563-589
No abstract available....