The Guatemala earthquake and Caribbean Plate tectonics
George Plafker
1977, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (9) 18-20
The main fault along which the destructive Guatemala earthquake occurred was the Motagua fault. Ground breakage was observed in a continuous, well-defined line for 230 km. At its closest point, the fault is 25 km north of Guatemala City. Surface displacement across the fault was dominantly horizontal and sinistral (see...
Energy allocation patterns of a sprouting and nonsprouting species of Arctostaphylos in the California chaparral
Jon E. Keeley, Sterling C. Keeley
1977, American Midland Naturalist (98) 1-10
The r- and K-selection theory was used to generate testable hypotheses about patterns of energy allocation in two chaparral shrubs of different reproductive strategies. Terminal-branchlet vegetative and reproductive biomass of the nonsprouting Arctostaphylos glauca and the sprouting A. glandulosa were sampled in a 23-year-old and a 90-year-old stand of chaparral...
The display flight of The North American Ruddy Duck
M. R. Miller, R.M. McLandress, B.J. Gray
1977, The Auk (94) 140-142
Sexual behavior of the North American Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), as summarized by Johnsgard (1965: 323-327), includes a display variously referred to as the ringing rush (Johnsgard 1965: 325; 1967), ring rush (Johnsgard 1966), and/or display flight (Johnsgard 1966, 1967), which males perform as a short rush across the water...
Record of ground-water exploration and development, 1975-76, Moen, Truk, eastern Caroline Islands
Daniel Arthur Davis
1977, Open-File Report 77-739
The exploration for and development of ground water described in this report consisted of the drilling and testing of 22 holes and the conversion of 8 of the holes into production wells on the island of Moen, Truk Islands, in the period November 1975 to July 1976. The objective of...
Measured oxygen fugacities of the Angra dos Reis achondrite as a function of temperature
R. Brett, Huebner J. Stephen, M. Sato
1977, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (35) 363-368
Measurements of the oxygen fugacity (ƒO2) as a function of temperature (T) were made on an interior bulk sample of the cumulate achondrite, Angra dos Reis. Data clustered between theƒO2-T relationship of the iron-wüstite assemblage and 1.2 log atm units above iron-wüstite....
Unusual foraging by a fork-tailed storm-petrel
Robert E. Gill Jr.
1977, The Auk (94) 385-386
While conducting an offshore bird census from the sea beach at Nelson Lagoon, Alaska Peninsula (56°00'N, 161°10'W) at 1700 on 17 September 1976 1 saw a Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma f. furcata) feeding on the beached remains of an adult gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) that had been trapped by ice...
Geothermal reservoir temperatures estimated from the oxygen isotope compositions of dissolved sulfate and water from hot springs and shallow drillholes
W.F. McKenzie, A.H. Truesdell
1977, Geothermics (5) 51-61
The oxygen isotope compositions of dissolved sulfate and water from hot springs and shallow drillholes have been tested as a geothermometer in three areas of the western United States. Limited analyses of spring and borehole fluids and existing experimental rate studies suggest that dissolved sulfate and water are probably in...
A selected bibliography: Remote sensing applications in agriculture
William C. Draeger, David T. McClelland
1977, Report
The bibliography contains nearly 300 citations of selected publications and technical reports dealing with the application of remote-sensing techniques to the collection and analysis of agricultural information. Most of the items included were published between January 1968 and December 1975, although some earlier works of continuing interest are included....
Control of whirling disease (Myxosoma cerebralis): Use of methylene blue staining as a possible indicator of effect of heat on spores
G. L. Hoffman, M.E. Markiw
1977, Journal of Fish Biology (10) 181-183
Methylene blue staining (0.08 %) was used to determine efficiency of heat treatment in killing spores of Myxosoma cerebralis. Nearly all spores heated at 90°C for 10 min and 70°C for 100 min became stained giving presumptive evidence that they were killed....
Implications of a magnetic model of the Long Valley caldera, California
D.L. Williams, F. Berkman, Edward A. Mankinen
1977, Journal of Geophysical Research (82) 3030-3038
A quantitative magnetic model of Long Valley, California, shows that the magnetic field above this caldera is dominated by intracaldera Bishop tuff, part of the ash flow tuff whose eruption precipitated the caldera collapse. We propose that about half of the 350 km3 of intracaldera Bishop tuff, or that part beneath...
The chronic toxicity of 3-chloro-4-methyl benzamine HCl to birds
Edward W. Schafer Jr., Ronald B. Brunton, Donald J. Cunningham, Norman F. Lockyer
1977, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (6) 241-248
3-Chloro-4-methyl benzamine HCl (DRC-1339), an avian toxicant, was fed to five species of birds for periods up to 120 days. The 30-day LC50 of uniformly treated feed for starlings was 4.7 ppm and the 90-day LC50 was 1.0 ppm. The 28-day LC50 for coturnix was 18 ppm. The 30-day LC50 for pigeons was...
Ultraviolet treatment of water for destruction of five gram-negative bacteria pathogenic to fishes
G. L. Bullock, H. M. Stuckey
1977, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (34) 1244-1249
Modeling chloride movement in the alluvial aquifer at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Colorado
Leonard F. Konikow
1977, Water Supply Paper 2044
A solute-transport model that can be used to predict the movement of dissolved chemicals in flowing ground water was applied to a problem of ground-water contamination at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, near Denver, Colo. The model couples a finite-difference solution to the ground-water flow equation with the method-of-characteristics solution to...
Accumulation, elimination, and biotransformation of the lampricide 2',5-dichloro-4'-nitrosalicylanilide by Chironomus tentans
Joseph A. Kawatski, Ann E. Zittel
1977, Investigations in Fish Control 79
Abstract not submitted to date...
Laboratory hydraulic fracturing experiments in intact and pre-fractured rock
Mark D. Zoback, F. Rummel, R. Jung, C.B. Raleigh
1977, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts (14) 49-58
Laboratory hydraulic fracturing experiments were conducted to investigate two factors which could influence the use of the hydrofrac technique for in-situ stress determinations; the possible dependence of the breakdown pressure upon the rate of borehole pressurization, and the influence of pre-existing cracks on the orientation of generated fractures. The experiments...
Use of natural basin wetlands by breeding waterfowl in North Dakota
H.A. Kantrud, R. E. Stewart
1977, Journal of Wildlife Management (41) 243-253
Use of basin wetlands by breeding populations of 12 species of waterfowl was investigated in 1965 and during 1967-69 throughout the prairie pothole region of North Dakota. Data were obtained primarily by random sampling techniques. Of the total population occupying natural basin wetlands 55 percent occupied seasonal and 36 percent...
Fluoride content of clay minerals and argillaceous earth materials
Josephus Thomas Jr., H.D. Glass, W.A. White, R.M. Trandel
1977, Clays and Clay Minerals (25) 278-284
A reliable method, utilizing a fluoride ion-selective electrode, is described for the determination of fluoride in clays and shales. Interference by aluminum and iron is minimal. The reproducibility of the method is about ±5% at different levels of fluoride concentration.Data are presented for various clay minerals and for the <2-µm...
Landslides
T. H. Nilsen
1977, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (9) 27-33
Landslides are frequent in areas where there is high seismicity and steep slopes. Landslides associated with earthquakes may cause as much damage as the initial ground shaking. They may also occur long after the earthquake. Some of the major earthquakes that have occurred during the past 15 years demonstrate the hazards...
Statistics of arrival time residuals in southern California
David D. Jackson, Raymond A. Ergas
1977, Report
Hydraulic conductivity and water quality of the shallow aquifer, Palm Beach County, Florida
W. B. Scott
1977, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-119
Subsurface geophysical logs were correlated with logs of drill cuttings to determine the permeability of selected zones of the shallow aquifer, Palm Beach County, Fla. The hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer is estimated to range from 1 to 130 feet per day, based on lithology and physical properties. The yield...
Survival of two bacterial fish pathogens (Aeromonas salmonicida and the Enteric Redmouth Bacterium) in ozonated, chlorinated, and untreated waters
Gary A. Wedemeyer, Nancy C. Nelson
1977, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (34) 429-432
Ozone and chlorine inactivation curves were determined in three water types at 20 °C for the destruction of the fish pathogens Aeromonas salmonicida, the etiologic agent of furunculosis, and the enteric redmouth bacterium (ERM). In phosphate-buffered distilled water, 0.01 mg/ℓ ozone inactivated 103 cells/ml of ERM and A. salmonicida in 1/2 and 10 min, respectively. Chlorine at...
Water resources data for Iowa, water year 1976
U.S. Geological Survey
1977, Report
No abstract available....
Total interstate energy movement, 1974
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1977, Report
No abstract available....
Nationwide residues of mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic, and selenium in starlings, 1973
Donald H. White, J. R. Bean, J. R. Longcore
1977, Pesticides Monitoring Journal (11) 35-39
Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) collected in 1973 at 51 sites throughout the continental United States were analyzed for mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic, and selenium. All samples contained detectable levels of these elements. In general, residues were low: mercury residues ranged from <0.01 to 0.20 ppm: lead, from <0.10 10 3.20 ppm:...
Water resources data for Washington, water year 1976: Vol. 1 - Western Washington
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1977, Water Data Report WA-76-1
Water resources data for the 1976 water year for Washington, consist of records, of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels in wells and springs. This report, in two volumes, contains discharge records for 248 gaging stations; stage...
