A land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensor data
James R. Anderson, Ernest E. Hardy, John T. Roach, Richard E. Witmer
1976, Professional Paper 964
The framework of a national land use and land cover classification system is presented for use with remote sensor data. The classification system has been developed to meet the needs of Federal and State agencies for an up-to-date overview of land use and land cover throughout the country on a basis that is uniform...
Teton Dam flood of June 1976, St. Anthony quadrangle, Idaho
Cecil A. Thomas, Herman A. Ray, Howard F. Matthai
1976, Hydrologic Atlas 566
The failure of the Teton Dam caused extreme flooding along the Teton River, Henrys Fork, and Snake River in southeastern Idaho on June 5-8, 1976. No flooding occurred downstream from American Falls Reservoir. The inundated areas and maximum water-surface elevations are shown in a series of 17 hydrologic atlases. The...
Simulation of streamflow of Flambeau River at Park Falls, Wisconsin to define low-flow characteristics
William R. Krug
1976, Water-Resources Investigations Report 76-116
Daily streamflows of the Flambeau River at Park Falls, Wisconsin , were simulated for a 31-year period. Streamflow was simulated using a streamflow-routing model. These simulated daily flows were analyzed for summer (June 1-October 31) low-flow frequency. The resultant 7-day, 10-year summer low flow is 260 cubic feet per second....
On the foraging and prey selection of nesting Caspian Terns
Robert E. Gill Jr.
1976, California Fish and Game (62) 155-155
No abstract available....
The Talas-Fergana Fault, Kirghiz and Kazakh, USSR
R. E. Wallace
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 4-13
The great Talas-Fergana fault transects the Soviet republic of Kirghiz in Soviet Central Asia and extends southeastward into China and northwestward into Kazakh SSR (figs. 1 and 2). This great rupture in the Earth's crust rivals the San Andreas fault in California; it is long (approximately 900 kilometers), complex, and...
Earthquakes June-July 1976
W. J. Person
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 31-33
This was a seismically active period, with one great earthquake, four major earthquakes, and several strong shocks worldwide. Many persons were killed and thousands were injured in three separate events-in West Irian (west New Guinea), in Bali, Indonesia, and in northeastern China. A great earthquake (one with a Richter magnitude 8.0...
Earthquake history of Oklahoma
C. A. von Hake
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 28-30
The strongest and most widely felt earthquake in Oklahoma occurred on April 9, 1952. The intensity VII (Modified Mercalli Scale) tremor was felt over 362,000 sqaure kilometres. A second intensity VII earthquake, felt over a very small area, occurred in October 1956. In addition, 15 other shocks, intensity V or...
Cardinal and mockingbird in Jamestown, North Dakota
Douglas H. Johnson, J.E. Johnson
1976, Prairie Naturalist (8) 60-60
Abstract has not been submitted...
A revised “earthquake report” questionnaire
C. Stover, G. Reagor, R. Simon
1976, Seismological Research Letters (8) 18-22
The revised “Earthquake Report” questionnaire introduced here is designed to restrict the replies on the effects of earthquakes as closely as possible to a set of effects that can be evaluated by use of a computer program. Differences in intensity resulting from evaluation by different individuals using their own qualitative...
Thermodynamics of Fe(II)Fe(III) oxide systems I. Hydrothermal Fe3O4
J.J. Bartel, E.F. Westrum Jr., J.L. Haas Jr.
1976, Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics (8) 575-581
The heat capacity of a hydrothermally-prepared polycrystalline sample of Fe3O4 was measured from 53 to 350 K, primarily to study the thermophysics of the Verwey transitions. Although the bifurcation of the transition was confirmed, the sample was found to contain traces of manganese. The observed transition temperatures of 117.0 and...
Mineralogy of ash of some American coals: Variations with temperature and source
R.S. Mitchell, H.J. Gluskoter
1976, Fuel (55) 90-96
Ten samples of mineral-matter residue were obtained by the radio-frequency low-temperature ashing of subbituminous and bituminous coals. The low-temperature ash samples were then heated progressively from 400 °C to 1400 °C at 100 °C intervals. Mineral phases present at each temperature interval were determined by X-ray diffraction analyses. The minerals...
Movements of desert bighorn sheep in the River Mountains of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area
D.M. Leslie, C. L. Douglas
1976, Technical Report CPSU/UNLV 010/02
No abstract available at this time...
Rainbow trout growth in circular tanks: consequences of different loading densities
J.L. Brauhn, R.C. Simon, W.R. Bridges
1976, Technical Paper 86
No abstract available at this time...
Threat of eruption at La Soufriere
R.S. Fiske
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 27-29
You asked for it! Fish farming in the cold country
M. Martin
1976, Commercial Fish Farmer and Aquaculture News (2) 38-39
Submarine geothermal resources
D.L. Williams
1976, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (1) 85-100
Approximately 20% of the earth's heat loss (or 2 ?? 1012 cal/s) is released through 1% of the earth's surface area and takes the form of hydrothermal discharge from young (Pleistocene or younger) rocks adjacent to active seafloor-spreading centers and submarine volcanic areas. This amount is roughly equivalent to man's...
Determination of trace amounts of tin in geological materials by atomic absorption spectrometry
E. P. Welsch, T. T. Chao
1976, Analytica Chimica Acta (82) 337-342
An atomic absorption method is described for the determination of traces of tin in rocks, soils, and stream sediments. A dried mixture of the sample and ammonium iodide is heated to volatilize tin tetraiodide -which is then dissolved in 5 % hydrochloric acid, extracted into TOPO-MIBK, and aspirated into a...
Hydrogen and oxygen isotope exchange reactions between clay minerals and water
J. R. O’Neil, Y.K. Kharaka
1976, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (40) 241-246
The extent of hydrogen and oxygen isotope exchange between clay minerals and water has been measured in the temperature range 100–350° for bomb runs of up to almost 2 years. Hydrogen isotope exchange between water and the clays was demonstrable at...
The San Francisco cow; did she or didn’t she?
M. Hill
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 19-23
No one has suggested that Mr. Shafter's nameless cow was the cause of the 1906 earthquake, but she has been the source of as persistent a rumor as Mrs. Murphy's Chicago cow. Since 1906, "the cow that fell in the crack" has been a favorite subject of humorous speculation. large...
Water-resources investigations of the U.S. Geological Survey in selected coal-energy areas of Utah
Kidd M. Waddell
1976, Report
No abstract available....
Hydrologic studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in oil-shale areas of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, 1976
U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Report
No abstract available....
The sound of an earthquake
D.P. Hill
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 15-18
Historical accounts of earthquakes often include references to sounds which accompany earthquakes. ...
Salt-load computations - Colorado River, Cameo, Colorado, to Cisco, Utah
Robert Brennan, Richard Ural Grozier
1976, Report
No abstract available....
Annual report to the Pecos River Commission on investigations being made in New Mexico and Texas by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the Pecos River Commission: calendar year 1976
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1976, Report
This report describes investigations in New Mexico and Texas made by the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Pecos River Commission during the 1976 calendar year and provides a summary of costs for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976....
Radiocarbon dates indicate rates of graben downfaulting, San Jacinto Valley, California
B. E. Lofgren, Meyer Rubin
1975, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (3) 45-46
Recent radiocarbon dates for wood samples collected from three depths in San Jacinto Valley graben indicate active tectonic downfaulting during the past 42,000 yr. The flood plain of graded San Jacinto River, entering the valley from the southeast and leaving toward the west, serves as a reference datum across the...
