Archive of digital boomer seismic reflection data collected offshore east-central Florida during USGS cruises 96FGS01 and 97FGS01 in November of 1996 and May of 1997
Janice A. Subino, Arnell S. Forde, Shawn V. Dadisman, Dana S. Wiese, Karynna Calderon
2012, Data Series 652
This Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other...
National assessment of hurricane-induced coastal erosion hazards--Gulf of Mexico
Hilary F. Stockdon, Kara S. Doran, David M. Thompson, Kristin L. Sopkin, Nathaniel G. Plant, Asbury H. Sallenger Jr.
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1084
Sandy beaches provide a natural barrier between the ocean and inland communities, ecosystems, and resources. However, these dynamic environments move and change in response to winds, waves, and currents. During a hurricane, these changes can be large and sometimes catastrophic. High waves and storm surge act together to erode beaches...
Water-quality assessment of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system in the northern Midwest, United States
John T. Wilson
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5229
This report provides a regional assessment of groundwater quality of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system, based primarily on raw water samples collected by the NAWQA Program during 1995 through 2007. The NAWQA Program has published findings in local study-unit reports encompassing parts of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system. Data collected from the...
Limitations and potential of satellite imagery to monitor environmental response to coastal flooding
Elijah W. Ramsey III, Dirk Werle, Yukihiro Suzuoki, Amina Rangoonwala, Zhong Lu
2012, Journal of Coastal Research (28) 457-476
Storm-surge flooding and marsh response throughout the coastal wetlands of Louisiana were mapped using several types of remote sensing data collected before and after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike in 2008. These included synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data obtained from the (1) C-band advance SAR (ASAR) aboard the Environmental Satellite, (2)...
Applications of fluorescence spectroscopy for predicting percent wastewater in an urban stream
Jami H. Goldman, Stewart A. Rounds, Joseph A. Needoba
2012, Environmental Science & Technology (46) 4374-4381
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is a significant organic carbon reservoir in many ecosystems, and its characteristics and sources determine many aspects of ecosystem health and water quality. Fluorescence spectroscopy methods can quantify and characterize the subset of the DOC pool that can absorb and re-emit electromagnetic energy as fluorescence and...
Sediment characteristics of the Yellowstone River in the vicinity of a proposed bypass chute near Glendive, Montana, 2011
Brent R. Hanson
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1042
In 2011, sediment data were collected by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the Yellowstone River at the location of a proposed bypass chute. The sediment data were collected to provide an understanding of the sediment dynamics of the given reach of...
Evidence for mid-Holocene shift in depositional style in Mobile Bay, Alabama
David Twichell, Kyle Kelso, Elizabeth A. Pendleton
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1081
The Holocene stratigraphy of Mobile Bay, Alabama, was mapped using a combination of high-resolution seismic data and sediment cores to refine changes in the bay's evolution during this time. The base of the Holocene-era stratigraphy is an erosional surface formed during the last glacial maximum. Overlying Holocene deposits are primarily...
Mapping surface disturbance of energy-related infrastructure in southwest Wyoming--An assessment of methods
Stephen S. Germaine, Michael S. O’Donnell, Cameron L. Aldridge, Lori Baer, Tammy S. Fancher, Jamie McBeth, Robert R. McDougal, Robert Waltermire, Zachary H. Bowen, James Diffendorfer, Steven Garman, Leanne Hanson
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5025
We evaluated how well three leading information-extraction software programs (eCognition, Feature Analyst, Feature Extraction) and manual hand digitization interpreted information from remotely sensed imagery of a visually complex gas field in Wyoming. Specifically, we compared how each mapped the area of and classified the disturbance features present on each of...
A global earthquake discrimination scheme to optimize ground-motion prediction equation selection
Daniel Garcia, David J. Wald, Michael Hearne
2012, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (102) 185-203
We present a new automatic earthquake discrimination procedure to determine in near-real time the tectonic regime and seismotectonic domain of an earthquake, its most likely source type, and the corresponding ground-motion prediction equation (GMPE) class to be used in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Global ShakeMap system. This method makes...
Evidence for population bottlenecks and subtle genetic structure in the yellow rail
Kenneth J. Popper, Leonard F. Miller, Michael Green, Susan M. Haig, Thomas D. Mullins
2012, The Condor (114) 100-112
The Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracencis) is among the most enigmatic and least studied North American birds. Nesting exclusively in marshes and wetlands, it breeds largely east of the Rocky Mountains in the northern United States and Canada, but there is an isolated population in southern Oregon once believed extirpated. The...
Development and implementation of a regression model for predicting recreational water quality in the Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio 2009-11
Amie M. G. Brady, Meg B. Plona
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5074
The Cuyahoga River within Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) is at times impaired for recreational use due to elevated concentrations of Escherichia coli (E. coli), a fecal-indicator bacterium. During the recreational seasons of mid-May through September during 2009–11, samples were collected 4 days per week and analyzed for E. coli...
Fecal-indicator bacteria concentrations in the Illinois River between Hennepin and Peoria, Illinois: 2007-08
David H. Dupre, Jon Hortness, Paul J. Terrio, Jennifer B. Sharpe
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1075
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has designated portions of the Illinois River in Peoria, Woodford, and Tazewell Counties, Illinois, as impaired owing to the presence of fecal coliform bacteria. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, examined the water quality in the Illinois River and...
Energy map of southwestern Wyoming, Part A - Coal and wind
Laura Biewick, Nicholas R. Jones
2012, Data Series 683
To further advance the objectives of the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) have compiled Part A of the Energy Map of Southwestern Wyoming. Focusing primarily on electrical power sources, Part A of the energy map is a compilation...
Winter ecology and habitat use of lesser prairie-chickens in west Texas, 2008-11
Clint W. Boal, Nicholas E. Pirius
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1073
The lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has experienced declines in population and occupied range by more than 90 percent since the late 1800s. The lesser prairie-chicken has been listed as a candidate species for protection under the Endangered Species Act and is undergoing review for actual listing. Populations and distribution of...
Landsat's international partners
Raymond A. Byrnes
2012, Fact Sheet 2012-3055
Since the launch of the first Landsat satellite 40 years ago, International Cooperators (ICs) have formed a key strategic alliance with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to not only engage in Landsat data downlink services but also to enable a foundation for scientific and technical collaboration. The map below shows the...
Continuous resistivity profiling data from Northport Harbor and Manhasset Bay, Long Island, New York
V.A. Cross, J.F. Bratton, John Crusius, K.D. Kroeger, C.R. Worley
2012, Open-File Report 2011-1041
An investigation of coastal groundwater systems was performed along the North Shore of Long Island, New York, during May 2008 to constrain nutrient delivery to Northport Harbor and Manhasset Bay by delineating locations of likely groundwater discharge. The embayments are bounded by steep moraines and are underlain by thick, fine-grained...
Spectroscopic remote sensing for material identification, vegetation characterization, and mapping
Raymond F. Kokaly
Paul E. Lewis, Sylvia S. Shen, editor(s)
2012, Conference Paper, Algorithms and technologies for multispectral, hyperspectral, and ultraspectral imagery XVIII: 23-27 April 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Identifying materials by measuring and analyzing their reflectance spectra has been an important procedure in analytical chemistry for decades. Airborne and space-based imaging spectrometers allow materials to be mapped across the landscape. With many existing airborne sensors and new satellite-borne sensors planned for the future, robust methods are needed to...
Trace-element analyses of core samples from the 1967-1988 drillings of Kilauea Iki lava lake, Hawaii
Rosalind Tuthill Helz
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1050
This report presents previously unpublished analyses of trace elements in drill core samples from Kilauea Iki lava lake and from the 1959 eruption that fed the lava lake. The two types of data presented were obtained by instrumental neutron-activation analysis (INAA) and energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis (EDXRF). The analyses were...
Bathymetric and underwater video survey of Lower Granite Reservoir and vicinity, Washington and Idaho, 2009-10
Marshall L. Williams, Ryan L. Fosness, Rhonda J. Weakland
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5089
The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a bathymetric survey of the Lower Granite Reservoir, Washington, using a multibeam echosounder, and an underwater video mapping survey during autumn 2009 and winter 2010. The surveys were conducted as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's study on sediment deposition and control in...
National assessment of shoreline change: A GIS compilation of vector shorelines and associated shoreline change data for the sandy shorelines of Kauai, Oahu, and Maui, Hawaii
Bradley M. Romine, Charles H. Fletcher, Ayesha S. Genz, Matthew M. Barbee, Matthew Dyer, Tiffany R. Anderson, S. Chyn Lim, Sean Vitousek, Christopher Bochicchio, Bruce M. Richmond
2012, Open-File Report 2011-1009
Sandy ocean beaches are a popular recreational destination, and often are surrounded by communities that consist of valuable real estate. Development is increasing despite the fact that coastal infrastructure may be repeatedly subjected to flooding and erosion. As a result, the demand for accurate information regarding past and present shoreline...
National assessment of shoreline change: Historical shoreline change in the Hawaiian Islands
Charles H. Fletcher, Bradley M. Romine, Ayesha S. Genz, Matthew M. Barbee, Matthew Dyer, Tiffany R. Anderson, S. Chyn Lim, Sean Vitousek, Christopher Bochicchio, Bruce M. Richmond
2012, Open-File Report 2011-1051
Sandy beaches of the United States are some of the most popular tourist and recreational destinations. Coastal property constitutes some of the most valuable real estate in the country. Beaches are an ephemeral environment between water and land with unique and fragile natural ecosystems that have evolved in equilibrium with...
Examining wildlife responses to phenology and wildfire using a landscape-scale camera trap network
Miguel L. Villarreal, Leila Gass, Laura Norman, Joel B. Sankeya, Cynthia S.A. Wallace, Dennis McMacken, Jack L. Childs, Roy E. Petrakis
2012, Conference Paper, RMRS-P-67
Between 2001 and 2009, the Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project deployed 174 camera traps in the mountains of southern Arizona to record jaguar activity. In addition to jaguars, the motion-activated cameras, placed along known wildlife travel routes, recorded occurrences of ~ 20 other animal species. We examined temporal relationships of white-tailed...
Isotropic, anisotropic, and borehole washout analyses in Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Project Leg II, Alaminos Canyon well 21-A
Myung W. Lee
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5046
Through the use of three-dimensional seismic amplitude mapping, several gas hydrate prospects were identified in the Alaminos Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico. Two of the prospects were drilled as part of the Gulf of Mexico Gas Hydrate Joint Industry Program Leg II in May 2009, and a suite...
Groundwater simulation and management models for the upper Klamath Basin, Oregon and California
Marshall W. Gannett, Brian J. Wagner, Kenneth E. Lite Jr.
2012, Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5062
The upper Klamath Basin encompasses about 8,000 square miles, extending from the Cascade Range east to the Basin and Range geologic province in south-central Oregon and northern California. The geography of the basin is dominated by forested volcanic uplands separated by broad interior basins. Most of the interior basins once...
Observations of coastal sediment dynamics of the Tijuana Estuary Fine Sediment Fate and Transport Demonstration Project, Imperial Beach, California
Jonathan A. Warrick, Kurt J. Rosenberger, Angela Lam, Joanne C. T. Ferreira, Ian M. Miller, Meg Rippy, Jan Svejkovsky, Neomi Mustain
2012, Open-File Report 2012-1083
Coastal restoration and management must address the presence, use, and transportation of fine sediment, yet little information exists on the patterns and/or processes of fine-sediment transport and deposition for these systems. To fill this information gap, a number of State of California, Federal, and private industry partners developed the Tijuana...
