Ground-water flow and simulated effects of development in Stagecoach Valley, a small, partly drained basin in Lyon and Storey counties, western Nevada
J. R. Harrill, A. M. Preissler
1994, Professional Paper 1409-H
The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Tectonic processes and models
Robert W. Simpson, John H. Shaw, Richard E. Bischke, J. Suppe, Gianluca Valensise, Susan Y. Schwartz, Daniel L. Orange, Robert S. Anderson, Paul A. Reasenberg, Paul Bodin, Roger G. Bilham, Kevin P. Furlong, David Verdonck
Robert W. Simpson, editor(s)
1994, Professional Paper 1550-F
If there is a single theme that unifies the diverse papers in this chapter, it is the attempt to understand the role of the Loma Prieta earthquake in the context of the earthquake 'machine' in northern California: as the latest event in a long history of shocks in the San...
Water resources data, Michigan, water year 1993
S. P. Blumer, T.E. Behrendt, W.W. Larson, R. J. Minnerick, R.L. LeuVoy, C.R. Whited
1994, Water Data Report MI-93-1
Water resources data for the 1993 water year for Michigan consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground water levels. This report contains discharge records for 148 streamflowgaging stations; stage only records for 2 river-gaging stations and 7...
Brief summary of National Bridge Scour Data Base
Mark N. Landers, J. Sterling Jones, Roy E. Trent
1994, Conference Paper, Proceedings - National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering
This paper briefly summarizes more than 470 measurements of local channel scour at bridge piers from 58 sites in 14 States. Relations between local scour and selected deterministic parameters are illustrated and discussed. Observed scour depths are compared with predicted values from two local scour prediction equations....
Review of literature on the testing of point-velocity current meters
K.G. Thibodeaux
1994, Open-File Report 94-123
The U.S. Geological Survey is in the process of evaluating point-velocity current meters. As part of this evaluation process, a review of the literature pertaining to the testing of point-velocity current meters was conducted. A listing of current-meter testing found in the literature was compiled and is grouped according to...
Sources of dissolved salts in the central Murray Basin, Australia
B.F. Jones, J.S. Hanor, W.R. Evans
1994, Chemical Geology (111) 135-154
Large areas of the Australian continent contain scattered saline lakes underlain by shallow saline groundwaters of regional extent and debated origin. The normative salt composition of subsurface pore fluids extracted by squeezing cores collected during deep drilling at Piangil West 2 in the central Murray Basin in southeastern Australia, and...
Preliminary geologic map of the Snow Gulch quadrangle, Humboldt and Lander counties, Nevada
T. G. Theodore, B.L. Murchey, R. A. Hanger, E. E. Strong, R. T. Ashinhurst
1994, Open-File Report 94-436
No abstract available....
Irrigation water supply and demand data for 1976, 1980, and 1984 for the western San Joaquin Valley, California
W. E. Templin, T.C. Haltom
1994, Open-File Report 94-335
This report presents the irrigation water supply and demand data for 1976, 1980, and 1984 for 32 water districts in the western San Joaquin Valley, California. Data are provided for each water district or each of the three years if the data were available. The complete data base is given...
Channelized subglacial drainage over a deformable bed
J. S. Walder, A. Fowler
1994, Journal of Glaciology (40) 3-15
We develop theoretically a description of a possible subglacial drainage mechanism for glaciers and ice sheets moving over saturated, deformable till. The model is based on the plausible assumption that flow of water in a thin film at the ice-till interface is unstable to the formation of a channelized drainage...
Sedimentology of the conglomeratic lower member of the Lospe Formation (lower Miocene), Santa Maria Basin, California. Provenance of sandstone clasts in the lower Miocene Lospe Formation near Point Sal, California
Samuel Y. Johnson, Richard G. Stanley, Hugh McLean
1994, Bulletin 1995-D,E
The thermal regime of Santa Maria Province, California. Phosphorus geochemistry, diagenesis, and mass balances of the Miocene Monterey Formation at Shell Beach, California
Colin F. Williams, S. Peter Galanis, Frederick V. Grubb, Thomas H. Moses Jr., Gabriel M. Filippelli, Margaret L. Delaney
1994, Bulletin 1995-F,G
A computer-assisted annotated bibliography and preliminary survey of Nevada paleobotany
H.E. Schorn, C.J. Bell, S. W. Starratt, D.T. Wheeler
1994, Open-File Report 94-441-B
Geologic map of the Tiamat Sulcus Quadrangle (Jg-9) of Ganymede
S.K. Croft, Ruggero Casacchia, R.G. Strom
1994, IMAP 2328
Nested-model approach to investigate climate change
Lauren E. Hay, George H. Leavesley
1994, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference on Water Policy and
Determination of the spatial and temporal distribution of precipitation in mountainous regions is critical for assessing the effects of climate variability on water resources in these regions. Potential effects of climate change on water resources in the Gunnison River basin of southwestern Colorado currently are being studied using a nested-model...
Response study of a flexible building using three earthquake records
M. Çelebi
1994, Conference Paper, Structures Congress XII
This paper examines the response of a flexible building during three earthquakes. The records from the building are long and contain low frequencies. The site frequency (0.33-0.38 Hz) is in proximity to the fundamental translational frequency (??? 0.45 Hz), which is closely coupled with the fundamental torsional frequency (???0.57 Hz)....
40Ar/39Ar ages from the rhyolite of Alder Creek, California: Age of the Cobb Mountain normal-polarity subchron revisited
B. D. Turrin, J.M. Donnelly-Nolan, B. C. Hearn Jr.
1994, Geology (22) 251-254
New 40Ar/39Ar age determinations on sanidine from the rhyolite of Alder Creek, California, indicate a 1.186 ±0.006 Ma age for the Cobb Mountain Normal-Polarity Subchron. The new age is statistically older (α = 0.05) than the previously reported K-Ar age (1.12 ±0.02 Ma) and...
Documentation of Model Input and Output Values Used for Analyses of Simulated Development in Stagecoac Valley, Lyon and Storey Counties, Western Nevada
Anne E. Carey
1994, Open-File Report 92-630
A previously published Geological Survey report (Professional Paper 1409-H) describes ground-water flow and simulated development scenarios in Stagecoach Valley, Lyon and Storey Counties, Nevada. This study was done as part of the Survey's Great Basin Regional Aquifer-Systems Analysis program. Documentation of model input and output values used for analysis of...
A computer-assisted annotated bibliography and preliminary survey of Nevada paleobotany
H.E. Schorn, C.J. Bell, S. W. Starratt, D.T. Wheeler
1994, Open-File Report 94-441-C
Shorebirds in western North America: Late 1800s to late 1900s
Gary W. Page, Robert E. Gill Jr.
Joseph R. Jehl Jr., Ned K. Johnson, editor(s)
1994, Book chapter, A century of avifaunal change in western North America (Studies in Avian Biology no. 15)
Only anecdotal information is available to assess whether populations of the 47 shorebird species that breed or winter west of the Rocky Mountains changed in size or distribution during the past century. Unregulated hunting from 1870 to 1927 reduced populations of several species, at least temporarily, and was a factor...
Problems with indirect determinations of peak streamflows in steep, desert stream channels
Patrick A. Glancy, Rhea P. Williams
1994, Conference Paper, Proceedings - National Conference on Hydraulic Engineering
Many peak streamflow values used in flood analyses for desert areas are derived using the Manning equation. Data used in the equation are collected after the flow has subsided, and peak flow is thereby determined indirectly. Most measurement problems and associated errors in peak-flow determinations result from (1) channel erosion...
Stratigraphic evidence of desertification in the west-central Great Plains within the past 1000 yr
R.F. Madole
1994, Geology (22) 483-486
Stratigraphic and geomorphic relations, archeological data, and eight radiocarbon ages at five widely scattered localities in northeastern Colorado indicate that eolian sand was mobilized over broad areas within the past 1000 yr. The mobilization began after 1 ka, was episodic, and ended at...
Southwest-northeast-oriented stratigraphic cross sections of Jurassic through Paleozoic rocks, San Juan Basin and vicinity, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico
A. C. Huffman Jr., Steven M. Condon
1994, Oil and Gas Investigation Chart 141
No abstract available....
A computer-assisted annotated bibliography and preliminary survey of Nevada paleobotany
H.E. Schorn, C.J. Bell, S. W. Starratt, D.T. Wheeler
1994, Open-File Report 94-441-A
Experimental studies of alunite: I. 18O-16O and D-H fractionation factors between alunite and water at 250-450°C
Roger E. Stoffregen, Robert O. Rye, Michael D. Wasserman
1994, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (58) 903-916
We have determined oxygen and hydrogen isotope fractionation factors between alunite and water over a temperature range of 250-450??C by reacting synthetic natroalunite with 0.7 m K2SO4 -0.1 to 0.65 m H2SO4 solutions to produce K-rich alunite. From 88 to 95% alkali and isotope exchange were observed in most of...
Computer-science guest-lecture series at Langston University sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey; abstracts, 1992-93
K. S. Steele (compiler)
1994, Open-File Report 94-86
Langston University, a Historically Black University located at Langston, Oklahoma, has a computing and information science program within the Langston University Division of Business. Since 1984, Langston University has participated in the Historically Black College and University program of the U.S. Department of Interior, which provided education, training, and funding...