Sediment transport and deposition, Walnut and Pacheco Creeks, Contra Costa County, California, August 1965-April 1970
George Porterfield
1972, Open-File Report 72-302
Average annual sediment discharge in Pacheco Creek basin, Contra Costa County, Calif., was larger during August 1965-April 1970 than the historical annual sediment discharge (1909-62) by a factor of about 1.3. This increas in sediment discharge is attributed primarily to an increased frequency of peak streamflows and to a larger...
Water-resources reconnaissance of Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska
Charles E. Sloan
1972, Open-File Report 72-348
A hydrologic reconnaissance was made of Anaktuvuk pass in the central Brooks Range during the summer of 1971 to help develop a water supply for the village school. Winter icings and summer flow conditions in Contact Creek both indicate that ground water is present beneath the creek bed. A well-site...
Avian cholera in cedar waxwings in Ohio
L. N. Locke, Richard C. Banks
1972, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (8) 106-106
Avian cholera (Pasteurella multocida infection) was responsible for a localized die-off of cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) at Steubenville, Ohio in late June, 1968....
A summary of peak stages and discharges in New York for the flood of June 1972
Kenneth I. Darmer
1972, Report
Intense rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Agnes in late June 1972 resulted in the greatest flood disaster in the history of New York State. Flooding began in Westchester County on June 19 and was followed by widespread flooding in the Southern Tier and the Fingers Lakes region on June 23....
Determination of nanogram amounts of bismuth in rocks by substoichiometric isotope dilution analysis
L. Paul Greenland, E.Y. Campbell
1972, Analytica Chimica Acta (60) 159-165
A rapid procedure suitable for the routine determination of 1–10 ng of bismuth in a silicate rock matrix is described. Results for the U.S. Geological Survey standard rocks are presented. Rocks and minerals are dissolved in hydrofluoric-perchloric acid in the presence of 207Bi tracer and the...
Summer foods of American widgeon, mallards, and a green-winged teal near Great Slave Lake, N.W.T
James C. Bartonek
1972, Canadian Field-Naturalist (86) 373-376
No abstract available....
Paleomagnetism of Midway Atoll lavas and northward movement of the Pacific plate
S. Gromme, F.J. Vine
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (17) 159-168
Two deep drill holes through the reef limestones of Midway Atoll penetrated 120 m and 19 m of basaltic lavas that were dated by the KAr method at 18 my. Inclinations of natural remanent magnetization have been measured...
Atomic displacements in ferroelectric trigonal and orthorhombic boracite structures
Eric Dowty, J. R. Clark
1972, Solid State Communications (10) 543-548
New crystal-structure refinements of Pca21 boracite, Mg3ClB7O13, and Rϵc ericaite, Fe2.4Mg0.6ClB7O13, show that some boron and oxygen atoms are involved in the ‘ferro’ transitions as well as the metal and halogen atoms. The atomic displacements associated with the polarity changes are as large as 0.6Å....
Geological framework of the south polar region of Mars
B. C. Murray, L.A. Soderblom, J.A. Cutts, R.P. Sharp, D.J. Milton, R.B. Leighton
1972, Icarus (17) 328-345
The first 4 months of Mariner 9 photography of the south polar region are discussed. Three major geological units have been recognized, separated by erosional unconformities. From oldest to youngest they are: cratered terrain, pitted plains, and laminated terrain. The latter unit is unique in occurrence to the polar region,...
Fluorination of 1,2,3-, 1,2,4-, and 1,3,5-trihalobenzenes with potassium fluoride in dimethyl sulfone
R.H. Shiley, D. R. Dickerson, G. C. Finger
1972, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry (2) 19-26
Three trifluorobenzenes were prepared by reaction of the corresponding trichlorobenzenes with potassium fluoride or pottassium fluoride-cesium fluoride mixtures in dimethyl sulfone. Molar yields were 12.8% for 1,2,3-, 8.3% for 1,2,4-, and 56.2% for 1,3,5-. Improved yields of the 1,2,3- (23.9%) and the 1,2,4-...
Mass spectrometric analysis of organic compounds, water and volatile constituents in the atmosphere and surface of Mars: The Viking Mars Lander
Duwayne M. Anderson, K. Biemann, Leslie E. Orgel, John Oro, Tobias Owen, Garson P. Shulman, Priestley Toulmin III, H. C. Urey
1972, Icarus (16) 111-138
An experiment centering around a mass spectrometer is described, which is aimed at the identification of organic substances present in the top 10 cm of the surface of Mars and an analysis of the atmosphere for major and minor constituents as well as isotopic abundances. In addition, an indication of...
Mariner 9 television observations of Phobos and Deimos
James B. Pollack, J. Veverka, M. Noland, C. Sagan, W.K. Hartmann, T. C. Duxbury, G.H. Born, D.J. Milton, B.A. Smith
1972, Icarus (17) 394-407
Mariner 9 photographs of Phobos and Deimos have yielded new information about the orbits, rotation periods, sizes, shapes, and surface characteristics of the satellites. Both satellites appear to be in synchronous rotation. They are irregular, heavily cratered bodies whose shapes appear to have been determined largely by impact fragmentation and...
Structural profile of the northwestern Caribbean
William P. Dillon, J. G. Vedder, R.J. Graf
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (17) 175-180
A seismic reflection and gravity profile across the continental margin of the Yucatan Peninsula, Yucatan Basin, Cayman Ridge, and Cayman Trough suggests that sediments in the Yucatan Basin consist of a thick succession of beds dominated by turbidites that overlie a thick but irregular sequence of beds, probably dominated by...
Radiative-neutron-capture gamma-ray analysis by a linear combination technique
A.B. Tanner, R.C. Bhargava, F. E. Senftle, J.M. Brinkerhoff
1972, Nuclear Instruments and Methods (102) 61-72
The linear combination technique, when applied to a gamma-ray spectrum, gives a single number indicative of the extent to which the spectral lines of a sought element are present in a complex spectrum. Spectra are taken of the sought element and of various...
Graphical methods for representing form and stability of aqueous metal ions
J.D. Hem
1972, Chemical Geology (9) 119-132
The equilibrium distributions of solute species of aluminum at 25°C and one atmosphere pressure are shown graphically in systems containing fluoride, as functions of the total dissolved aluminum and fluoride. The predominant form of complex and degree of complexing are also shown...
Silicate melt inclusions and glasses in lunar soil fragments from the Luna 16 core sample
E. Roedder, P.W. Weiblen
1972, Earth and Planetary Science Letters (13) 272-285
More than 2000 fragments were studied microscopically, and electron microprobe analyses were made of 39 selected areas, from a few square mm of polished surface, through 75- to 425-μm fragments of lunar soil from two samples of the Luna 16 core. The...
Imaging experiment: The Viking Mars orbiter
M. H. Carr, W.A. Baum, G.A. Briggs, H. Masursky, D.W. Wise, D. R. Montgomery
1972, Icarus (16) 17-33
The general objectives of the Imaging Experiment on the Viking Orbiter are to aid the selection of Viking Lander sites, to map and monitor the chosen sites during lander operations, to aid in the selection of future landing sites, and to extend our...
The apollo 15 lunar samples: A preliminary description
P.W. Gast, W.C. Phinney, M.B. Duke, L. T. Silver, N.J. Hubbard, G.H. Heiken, P. Butler, D.S. McKay, J.L. Warner, D.A. Morrison, F. Horz, J. Head, G.E. Lofgren, W.I. Ridley, A.M. Reid, H. Wilshire, J.F. Lindsay, W.D. Carrier, P. Jakes, M.N. Bass, P.R. Brett, E.D. Jackson, J.M. Rhodes, B.M. Bansal, J.E. Wainwright, K.A. Parker, K.V. Rodgers, J.E. Keith, R.S. Clark, E. Schonfeld, L. Bennett, Martha M. Robbins, W. Portenier, D.D. Bogard, W.R. Hart, W.C. Hirsch, R.B. Wilkin, E.K. Gibson, C.B. Moore, C.F. Lewis
1972, Science (175) 363-375
Samples returned from the Apollo 15 site consist of mare basalts and breccias with a variety of premare igneous rocks. The mare basalts are from at least two different lava flows. The bulk chemical compositions and textures of these rocks confirm the previous conclusion that the lunar maria consist of...
The martian atmosphere: Mariner 9 television experiment progress report
C.B. Leovy, G.A. Briggs, A.T. Young, B.A. Smith, James B. Pollack, E.N. Shipley, R.L. Wildey
1972, Icarus (17) 373-393
Atmospheric phenomena appearing in the Mariner 9 television pictures are discussed in detail. The surface of the planet was heavily obscured by a global dust storm during the first month in orbit. Brightness data during this period can be fitted by a semi-infinite...
Properties of carbonate rocks related to SO2 reactivity
R.H. Borgwardt, R.D. Harvey
1972, Environmental Science & Technology (6) 350-360
No abstract available....
An auger-sleeve sampler for stony soils
G.C. Curtin, H. D. King
1972, Journal of Geochemical Exploration (1) 203-206
A sleeve-type auger for sampling in stony soils is described. ...
Records of precipitation, water levels, and ground-water recharge to the Edwards and associated limestones, San Antonio area, Texas, 1971
Celso Puente
1972, Edwards Underground Water District Bulletin 30
No abstract available....
A repellent for protecting corn seed from blackbirds and crows
A.R. Stickley Jr., J.L. Guarineo
1972, Journal of Wildlife Management (36) 150-152
Methiocarb [4-(methylthio)-3,-5-xylyl N-methylcarbamate] was tested as a seed treatment for repelling blackbirds and crows (Corvus sp.) from sprouting corn in South Carolina. The test was conducted on eight fields within a 0.25-square-mile area. Marked repellency occurred; sprout damage averaged 44 percent in the control fields and 0.3 percent in the...
Population biology of alewives, Alosa pseudoharengus, in Lake Michigan, 1949-70
Edward H. Brown Jr.
1972, Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (29) 477-500
Alewives were unknown in Lake Michigan before 1949, but became extremely abundant in the 1960s and soon exceeded the carrying capacity of the lake. In 1967 they were decimated by a lakewide mass mortality, and have since been less abundant as "adults" (≥120 mm long), although numerous young were produced in...
Location and description of spiral-shaped microorganisms in the normal rat cecum
Charles P. Davis, D. Mulcahy, A. Takeuchi, D.C. Savage
1972, Infection and Immunity (6) 184-192
Some indigenous microorganisms have been shown to localize in certain anatomical sites of the digestive tract of mammals. We studied the ceca of normal adult rats by light and electron microscopy to determine whether any specific bacterial population localizes in this area. All rats studied showed...
