Global GIS database. Digital atlas of North Eurasia
U.S. Geological Survey
2003, Data Series 62-E
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Selected Images of the Pu'u 'O'o-Kupaianaha Eruption, 1983-1997
Taeko Jane Takahashi, Christina C. Heliker, Michael F. Diggles
2003, Data Series 80
The 100 images in this CD?ROM have been selected from the collections of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory as enduring favorites of the staff, researchers, media, designers, and the public over time. They represent photographs of a variety of geological phenomena and eruptive events, chosen for their content, quality of exposure,...
Petroleum systems and geologic assessment of oil and gas in the Uinta-Piceance Province, Utah and Colorado
USGS Uinta-Piceance Assessment Team, Paul G. Lillis, Augusta Warden, J. D. King, Vito F. Nuccio, Laura N. Roberts, Russell F. Dubiel, Mark Kirschbaum, Ronald C. Johnson, Stephen B. Roberts, Mitchell E. Henry, Thomas M. Finn, Edward A. Johnson, Robert D. Hettinger, Philip H. Nelson, J. W. Schmoker, Timothy R. Klett, Ronald Charpentier, Robert A. Crovelli, Troy Cook, Thomas S. Ahlbrandt, G. F. Ulmishek, Phuong A. Le
2003, Data Series 69-B
The purpose of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Oil and Gas Assessment is to develop geology-based hypotheses regarding the potential for additions to oil and gas reserves in priority areas of the United States, focusing on the distribution, quantity, and availability of oil and natural gas resources. The USGS...
Comparison of 2002 Water Year and Historical Water-Quality Data, Upper Gunnison River Basin, Colorado
N.E. Spahr
2003, Data Series 101
Introduction: Population growth and changes in land-use practices have the potential to affect water quality and quantity in the upper Gunnison River basin. In 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with local sponsors, City of Gunnison, Colorado River Water Conservation District, Crested Butte South Metropolitan District,...
Streamwater Quality Data from the 2002 Hayman, Hinman, and Missionary Ridge Wildfires, Colorado, 2003
Anthony J. Ranalli, Michael R. Stevens
2003, Data Series 109
Concern about water-quality issues related to wildfires in Colorado has intensified because of the wildfires that occurred in Colorado during the summer of 2002. In 2003, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) conducted water-quality sampling of burned and unburned watersheds in the areas affected by the Hayman, Hinman, and Missionary Ridge...
Time-of-travel of solute data collected by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for Mississippi streams
J. Arthur Kerry
2002, Data Series 84
This report summarizes the time-of-travel of solutes information for Mississippi streams that is available in the files at the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Pollution Control. The time-of-travel information was tabulated for 112 miles of stream reaches in eight of the ten major drainage basins in the State....
HAZPAC: An interactive map of Pacific Rim natural hazards, population, and infrastructure
B. L. Bemis, H. V. Goss, E. S. Yurkovich, T. J. Perron, D. G. Howell
2002, Data Series 76
This is an online version of a CD-ROM publication. The text files that describe using this publication make reference to software provided on the disc. For this online version the software can be downloaded for free from Adobe Systems and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI). Welcome to HAZPAC! HAZPAC...
Long-Term Oceanographic Observations in Western Massachusetts Bay Offshore of Boston, Massachusetts: Data Report for 1989-2000
Bradford Butman, Michael H. Bothner, Frances L. Lightsom, Benjamin T. Gutierrez, P. Soupy Alexander, Marinna A. Martini, William S. Strahle
2002, Data Series 74
National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA) core images and well data
David W. Houseknecht, editor(s)
2002, Data Series 75
This report contains photographic images and data from petroleum exploration wells drilled within and near the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPRA). The volume is organized into six chapters, each of which contains images and well data (including a GIS project of public domain cores) pertinent to the geology and petroleum potential...
Surficial geologic maps along the riparian zone of the Animas River and its headwater tributaries, Silverton to Durango, Colorado, with upper Animas River watershed gradient profiles
Robert W. Blair Jr., Douglas B. Yager, Stanley E. Church
2002, Data Series 71
This product consists of Adobe Acrobat .PDF format documents for 10 surficial geologic strip maps along the Animas River watershed from its major headwater tributaries, south to Durango, Colorado. The Animas River originates in the San Juan Mountains north of the historic mining town of Silverton, Colorado. The surficial geologic...
Hydrogeochemical investigations of historic mining districts, central western slope of Colorado, including influence on surface-water quality
J. Thomas Nash
2002, Data Series 73
This report describes reconnaissance hydrogeochemical investigations of 22 mining districts on the Western Slope of Colorado in the Gunnison and Uncompahgre National Forests and adjacent public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Sources and fates of contaminants from historic mines, mine waste, and mill tailings are interpreted from...
Volcanoes of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands, Alaska: selected photographs
Christina A. Neal, Robert G. McGimsey
2002, Data Series 40
This CD-ROM contains 97 digital images of volcanoes along the Aleutian volcanic arc in Alaska. Perspectives include distant aerial shots, ground views of volcanic products and processes, and dramatic views of eruptions in progress. Each image is stored as a .PCD file in five resolutions. Brief captions, a location map,...
2000 Multibeam sonar survey of Crater Lake, Oregon - Data, GIS, images, and movies
James V. Gardner, Peter Dartnell
2001, Data Series 72
In the summer of 2000, the U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Seafloor Mapping Project in cooperation with the National Park Service, and the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping, University of New Hampshire used a state-of-the-art multibeam sonar system to collect high-resolution bathymetry and calibrated, co-registered acoustic backscatter to support both...
Petroleum systems and assessment of the South Florida Basin
R. M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Schenk
2001, Data Series 69-A
This CD-ROM contains coverages that define and outline the geographic boundaries of petroleum systems and assessment units and text that describes the geology and reasoning to support the assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in the South Florida Basin for a forecast period of 30 years. This assessment was...
Hydrogeochemical investigations of some historic mining areas in the western Humboldt River basin, Nevada
J. T. Nash
2001, Data Series 70
Productive historic mines in 13 mining districts, of many geochemical types, were investigated in May of 1998. Reconnaissance field observations were made and samples of mine dumps, mine drainage waters, and mill tailings have been collected to characterize the geochemical signature of these materials and to determine their actual or...
Global GIS database. Digital atlas of South Pacific
Paul Hearn, T.M. Hare, P. Schruben, D. Sherrill, C. LaMar, P. Tsushima
2001, Data Series 62-D
This CD-ROM contains a digital atlas of the countries of the South Pacific. This atlas is part of a global database compiled from USGS and other data sources at a nominal scale of 1:1 million and is intended to be used as a regional-scale reference and analytical tool by government...
Global GIS database. Digital atlas of South Asia
Paul Hearn, T.M. Hare, P. Schruben, D. Sherrill, C. LaMar, P. Tsushima
2001, Data Series 62-C
This CD-ROM contains a digital atlas of the countries of South Asia. This atlas is part of a global database compiled from USGS and other data sources at a nominal scale 1:1 million and is intended to be used as a regional-scale reference and analytical tool by government officials, researchers,...
Global GIS database. Digital atlas of Africa
Paul Hearn, T.M. Hare, P. Schruben, D. Sherrill, C. LaMar, P. Tsushima
2001, Data Series 62-B
This CD-ROM contains a digital atlas of the countries of Africa. This atlas is part of a global database compiled from USGS and other data sources at a nominal scale of 1:1 million and is intended to be used as a regional-scale reference and analytical tool by government officials, researchers,...
The Putumayo-Oriente-Maranon Province of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru; Mesozoic-Cenozoic and Paleozoic petroleum systems
D.K. Higley
2001, Data Series 63
This report is an evaluation of oil and gas resources for petroleum systems of the Putumayo-Oriente-Maranon province of Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru. This assessment is a product of the World Energy Project of the U.S. Geological Survey, under the direction of Thomas Ahlbrandt. Described in this explanation of the petroleum...
Geologic studies of deep natural gas resources
Vello A. Kuuskraa
T. S. Dyman, editor(s)
2001, Data Series 67
In 1995, the USGS estimated a mean resource of 114 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered technically recoverable natural gas in plays deeper than 15,000 feet/4,572 meters in onshore regions of the United States. This volume summarizes major conclusions of ongoing work. Chapters A and B address the areal extent of...
Coastal vulnerability to sea-level rise: a preliminary database for the U.S. Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico coasts
Erika S. Hammar-Klose, E. Robert Thieler
2001, Data Series 68
The prediction of coastal evolution is not straightforward. There is no standard methodology, and even the kind of data required to make such predictions are the subject of much scientific debate. Since a viable, quantitative predictive model for coastal evolution is not available. The relative susceptibility of the Nation's coastline...
Montana geoenvironmental explorer
Greg K. Lee
2001, Data Series 65
This report is the result of a multidisciplinary effort to assess relative potential for acidic, metal-rich drainage in the State of Montana; evaluate alternative GIS-based modeling strategies; and provide the statewide digital spatial data produced and compiled for the project. The CD is usable on various computer systems (Windows 95,...
Volcanoes of the Wrangell Mountains and Cook Inlet region, Alaska: selected photographs
Christina A. Neal, Robert G. McGimsey, Michael F. Diggles
2001, Data Series 39
Alaska is home to more than 40 active volcanoes, many of which have erupted violently and repeatedly in the last 200 years. This CD-ROM contains 97 digitized color 35-mm images which represent a small fraction of thousands of photographs taken by Alaska Volcano Observatory scientists, other researchers, and private citizens....
Geologic and geophysical characterization studies of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, a potential high-level radioactive-waste repository
J.W. Whitney, W. R. Keefer
2000, Data Series 58
In recognition of a critical national need for permanent radioactive-waste storage, Yucca Mountain in southwestern Nevada has been investigated by Federal agencies since the 1970's, as a potential geologic disposal site. In 1987, Congress selected Yucca Mountain for an expanded and more detailed site characterization effort. As an integral part...
Global GIS database. Digital atlas of Central and South America
Hearn Jr., T. Hare, P. Schruben, D. Sherrill, C. LaMar, P. Tsushima
2000, Data Series 62-A
This CD-ROM contains a digital atlas of the countries of Central and South America. This atlas is part of a global database compiled from USGS and other data sources at the nominal scale of 1:1 million and is intended to be used as a regional-scale reference and analytical tool by...