Watershed scale response to climate change--Pomperaug River Watershed, Connecticut
David M. Bjerklie, Lauren E. Hay, Steven L. Markstrom
2012, Fact Sheet 2011-3122
General Circulation Model simulations of future climate through 2099 project a wide range of possible scenarios. To determine the sensitivity and potential effect of long-term climate change on the freshwater resources of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change study, "An integrated watershed scale response to global change...
Watershed scale response to climate change--Sagehen Creek Basin, California
Steven L. Markstrom, Lauren E. Hay, R. Steven Regan
2012, Fact Sheet 2011-3121
General Circulation Model simulations of future climate through 2099 project a wide range of possible scenarios. To determine the sensitivity and potential effect of long-term climate change on the freshwater resources of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change study, "An integrated watershed scale response to global change...
Watershed scale response to climate change--Sprague River Basin, Oregon
John Risley, Lauren E. Hay, Steven L. Markstrom
2012, Fact Sheet 2011-3120
General Circulation Model simulations of future climate through 2099 project a wide range of possible scenarios. To determine the sensitivity and potential effect of long-term climate change on the freshwater resources of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change study, "An integrated watershed scale response to global change...
Watershed scale response to climate change--Trout Lake Basin, Wisconsin
John F. Walker, Randall J. Hunt, Lauren E. Hay, Steven L. Markstrom
2012, Fact Sheet 2011-3119
General Circulation Model simulations of future climate through 2099 project a wide range of possible scenarios. To determine the sensitivity and potential effect of long-term climate change on the freshwater resources of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change study, "An integrated watershed scale response to global change...
Watershed scale response to climate change--Starkweather Coulee Basin, North Dakota
Kevin C. Vining, Lauren E. Hay, Steven L. Markstrom
2012, Fact Sheet 2011-3118
General Circulation Model simulations of future climate through 2099 project a wide range of possible scenarios. To determine the sensitivity and potential effect of long-term climate change on the freshwater resources of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change study, "An integrated watershed scale response to global change...
Watershed scale response to climate change--Yampa River Basin, Colorado
Lauren E. Hay, William A. Battaglin, Steven L. Markstrom
2012, Fact Sheet 2011-3117
General Circulation Model simulations of future climate through 2099 project a wide range of possible scenarios. To determine the sensitivity and potential effect of long-term climate change on the freshwater resources of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change study, "An integrated watershed scale response to global change...
Watershed scale response to climate change--Flint River Basin, Georgia
Lauren E. Hay, Steven L. Markstrom
2012, Fact Sheet 2011-3116
General Circulation Model simulations of future climate through 2099 project a wide range of possible scenarios. To determine the sensitivity and potential effect of long-term climate change on the freshwater resources of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey Global Change study, "An integrated watershed scale response to global change...
Science to support the understanding of south Texas surface-water and groundwater resources in a changing landscape
Darwin J. Ockerman, Travis J. Garcia, Stephen P. Opsahl
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3019
Against a backdrop of constant cycles of extreme hydrologic conditions ranging from oppressive droughts to life-threatening floods, the water-resource landscape of south Texas is undergoing constant change. Demands on water resources are increasing because of changes related to population growth, energy demands, agricultural practices, and other human-related activities. In south...
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of Bonaparte Basin, Browse Basin, Northwest Shelf, and Gippsland Basin Provinces, Australia, 2011
Richard M. Pollastro, Michael E. Brownfield, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Mark A. Kirschbaum, Janet K. Pitman, Christopher J. Schenk
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3025
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 4.7 billion barrels of undiscovered oil and 227 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas in three major offshore petroleum basins of northwest Australia and in the Gippsland Basin of southeast Australia....
Nickel: makes stainless steel strong
Maeve A. Boland
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3024
Nickel is a silvery-white metal that is used mainly to make stainless steel and other alloys stronger and better able to withstand extreme temperatures and corrosive environments. Nickel was first identified as a unique element in 1751 by Baron Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, a Swedish mineralogist and chemist. He originally called...
Runoff conditions in Utah for water year 2011
Jeffrey T. Cordova, Cory E. Angeroth
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3041
In May 2011, the snowpack conditions in the mountains of central and northern Utah had emergency planners and water managers preparing for levels of runoff similar to the record year of 1983. The SNOwpack TELemetry (SNOTEL) records from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) reported that the amount of water...
Methods for estimating concentrations and loads of selected constituents in tributaries to Lake Houston near Houston, Texas
Michael T. Lee
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3026
Since December 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Houston, Texas, has been assessing the quality of the water flowing into Lake Houston. Continuous in-stream water-quality monitors measured streamflow and other physical water quality properties at stations in Spring Creek near Spring, Tex., and East Fork...
The Columbia River Research Laboratory
Steve Waste, Rachel Reagan
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3022
The mission of the Columbia River Research Laboratory is to serve the public by providing scientific information to support the stewardship of our Nation's fish and aquatic resources, with emphasis on the Columbia River basin. As a part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center, we conduct...
Devils Hole, Nevada--A Primer
Jurate M. Landwehr, Isaac J. Winograd
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3021
This fact sheet summarizes the multifaceted research of the U.S. Geological Survey—published in diverse outlets—that focuses on the subaqueous cavern Devils Hole in Nevada. Questions addressed in the fact sheet are: What is Devils Hole? Why is Devils Hole of interest to paleoclimatologists? How was the isotopic record from the...
Organic compounds assessed in Neuse River water used for public supply near Smithfield, North Carolina, 2002-2005
Michelle C. Moorman
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3007
Organic compounds studied in a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessment of water samples from the Neuse River and the public supply system for the Town of Smithfield, North Carolina, generally are manmade and include pesticides, gasoline hydrocarbons, solvents, personal-care and domestic-use products, disinfection by-products, and manufacturing additives. Of the 277...
Western Fisheries Research Center--Forage fish studies in Puget Sound
Theresa L. Liedtke
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3023
Researchers at the Western Fisheries Research Center are working with other U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Centers to better understand the interconnected roles of forage fishes throughout the ecosystem of Puget Sound, Washington. Support for these studies primarily is from the USGS Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS) program, which supports...
Connectivity of tropical marine ecosystems--An overview of interdisciplinary research to understand biodiversity and trophic relationships in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
Jennifer P. McClain-Counts, Amanda W.J. Demopoulos
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3016
The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico contain marine reserves and protected areas that encompass a variety of tropical ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass beds. Reserves and protected areas are established for a variety of reasons, such as preserving nursery habitats and biodiversity, or reducing anthropogenic effects associated with...
AquaPathogen X--A template database for tracking field isolates of aquatic pathogens
Evi Emmenegger, Gael Kurath
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3015
AquaPathogen X is a template database for recording information on individual isolates of aquatic pathogens and is available for download from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC) website (http://wfrc.usgs.gov). This template database can accommodate the nucleotide sequence data generated in molecular epidemiological studies along with the...
Assessment of potential unconventional Carboniferous-Permian gas resources of the Liaohe Basin eastern uplift, Liaoning Province, China, 2011
Richard M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Potter, Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Mark A. Kirschbaum
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3018
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated a mean of 448 billion cubic feet of potential technically recoverable unconventional natural gas in Carboniferous and Permian coal-bearing strata in the eastern uplift of the Liaohe Basin, Liaoning Province, China....
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources of the southern Siberian craton (Baykit High, Nepa--Botuoba High, Angara--Lena Terrace, and Cis--Patom Foredeep Provinces), Russia, 2011
T. R. Klett, Christopher J. Schenk, Craig J. Wandrey, Ronald R. Charpentier, Michael E. Brownfield, Janet K. Pitman, Richard M. Pollastro, Troy A. Cook, Marilyn E. Tennyson
2012, Fact Sheet 2011-3155
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated volumes of undiscovered, technically recoverable, conventional petroleum resources for the southern Siberian craton provinces of Russia. The mean volumes were estimated at 3.0 billion barrels of crude oil, 63.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 1.2 billion barrels of...
Assessment of potential oil and gas resources in source rocks of the Alaska North Slope, 2012
David W. Houseknecht, William A. Rouse, Christopher P. Garrity, Katherine J. Whidden, Julie A. Dumoulin, Christopher J. Schenk, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Stephanie B. Gaswirth, Mark A. Kirschbaum, Richard M. Pollastro
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3013
The U.S. Geological Survey estimated potential, technically recoverable oil and gas resources for source rocks of the Alaska North Slope. Estimates (95-percent to 5-percent probability) range from zero to 2 billion barrels of oil and from zero to nearly 80 trillion cubic feet of gas....
The National Land Cover Database
Collin G. Homer, Joyce A. Fry, Christopher A. Barnes
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3020
The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) serves as the definitive Landsat-based, 30-meter resolution, land cover database for the Nation. NLCD provides spatial reference and descriptive data for characteristics of the land surface such as thematic class (for example, urban, agriculture, and forest), percent impervious surface, and percent tree canopy cover....
Real-time monitoring of landslides
Mark E. Reid, Richard G. LaHusen, Rex L. Baum, Jason W. Kean, William H. Schulz, Lynn M. Highland
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3008
Landslides cause fatalities and property damage throughout the Nation. To reduce the impact from hazardous landslides, the U.S. Geological Survey develops and uses real-time and near-real-time landslide monitoring systems. Monitoring can detect when hillslopes are primed for sliding and can provide early indications of rapid, catastrophic movement. Continuous information from...
Principal aquifers can contribute radium to sources of drinking water under certain geochemical conditions
Zoltan Szabo, Jeffrey M. Fischer, Tracy Connell Hancock
2012, Fact Sheet 2010-3113
What are the most important factors affecting dissolved radium concentrations in principal aquifers used for drinking water in the United States? Study results reveal where radium was detected and how rock type and chemical processes control radium occurrence. Knowledge of the geochemical conditions may help water-resource managers anticipate where radium...
Assessment of undiscovered oil and gas resources in conventional and continuous petroleum systems in the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group, U.S. Gulf Coast region, 2011
Russell F. Dubiel, Janet K. Pitman, Ofori N. Pearson, Krystal Pearson, Scott A. Kinney, Michael D. Lewan, Lauri Burke, Laura Biewick, Ronald R. Charpentier, Troy A. Cook, Timothy R. Klett, Richard M. Pollastro, Christopher J. Schenk
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3003
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey assessed means of (1) 141 million barrels of oil (MMBO), 502 billion cubic feet of natural gas (BCFG), and 16 million barrels of natural gas liquids (MMBNGL) in the conventional Eagle Ford Updip Sandstone Oil and Gas Assessment Unit (AU); (2)...
