Monitoring of Sparta Aquifer Recovery in Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana, 2003-07
David A. Freiwald, Sherrel F. Johnson
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3102
Prior to 2004, the Sparta aquifer supplied all water for industrial and municipal uses in Union County, Arkansas, and continues to provide the majority of water for industrial and municipal purposes in the surrounding southern Arkansas counties and northern Louisiana parishes. In Union County, the Sparta aquifer has been used...
The USGS Salton Sea Science Office
Harvey Lee Case III, Douglas A. Barnum
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3097
The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Salton Sea Science Office (SSSO) provides scientific information and evaluations to decisionmakers who are engaged in restoration planning and actions associated with the Salton Sea. The primary focus is the natural resources of the Salton Sea, including the sea?s ability to sustain biological resources and...
Recent Improvements to the U.S. Geological Survey Streamgaging Program...from the National Streamflow Information Program
Stephen F. Blanchard
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3080
INTRODUCTION The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) established its first streamgage in 1889 on the Rio Grande River at Embudo, N.M. As the need for streamflow information increased, the USGS streamgaging network expanded to its current (2007) size of approximately 7,400 streamgages nationwide. The USGS streamgaging network, for most of its history,...
Surface-Water Techniques: On Demand Training Opportunities
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3099
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has been collecting streamflow information since 1889 using nationally consistent methods. The need for such information was envisioned by John Wesley Powell as a key component for settlement of the arid western United States. Because of Powell?s vision the nation now has a rich streamflow...
MRLC Consortium - National Land Cover Database 2001
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2006-3018
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PAGER - Rapid Assessment of an Earthquake's Impact
Paul S. Earle, David J. Wald
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3101
PAGER (Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response) is an automated system to rapidly assess the number of people and regions exposed to severe shaking by an earthquake, and inform emergency responders, government agencies, and the media to the scope of the potential disaster. PAGER monitors the U.S. Geological Survey?s...
Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA)
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3116
For most of us, Antarctica was at best a distant acquaintance. Now, with the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA), we are on intimate terms. In stunning, up-close and personal detail, LIMA brings Antarctica to life. Explore this virtually cloudless, seamless, most geometrically accurate, and highest resolution satellite mosaic of Antarctica. A...
Significant findings from a water-quality study on Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation, northeastern Kansas, June 1996 through August 2006
Heidi E. Mehl, Heather C. Ross Schmidt, Larry M. Pope
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3083
Water-quality samples were collected from surface- (stream-) and ground-water sites on and near the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation in northeastern Kansas (fig. 1) from June 1996 through August 2006 as part of a cooperative study between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Schmidt and others,...
Mapping and vessel-based capabilities
Ellen A. Raabe, Lisa L. Robbins
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3100
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists from the Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) conduct scientific investigations of submerged coastal and marine resources using new and existing technologies. Each contributing technique, method, or product adds to our understanding of coastal and marine resources and provides information for resource-management decisionmaking. In support of...
Global Data Toolset (GDT)
Jill J. Cress, Jodi L. Riegle
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3104
According to the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) approximately 60 percent of the data contained in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) has missing or incomplete boundary information. As a result, global analyses based on the WDPA can be inaccurate, and professionals responsible for natural...
Rapid Data Delivery System (RDDS)
Jill J. Cress, Susan E. Goplen
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3105
Since the start of the active 2000 summer fire season, the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) Rocky Mountain Geographic Science Center (RMGSC) has been actively engaged in providing crucial and timely support to Federal, State, and local natural hazards monitoring, analysis, response, and recovery activities. As part of this support,...
Questions and Answers About the Effects of Septic Systems on Water Quality in the La Pine Area, Oregon
John S. Williams, David S. Morgan, Stephen R. Hinkle
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3103
Nitrate levels in the ground-water aquifer underlying the central Oregon city of La Pine and the surrounding area are increasing due to contamination from residential septic systems. This contamination has public health implications because ground water is the sole source of drinking water for area residents. The U.S. Geological Survey,...
A National Program to Assess Hazards, Risk, and Resiliency
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3110
In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a science strategy outlining the major natural science issues facing the Nation in the next decade. The science strategy consists of six science directions of critical importance, focusing on areas where natural science can make a substantial contribution to the well-being of...
Energy and Minerals for America's Future
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3109
In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a science strategy outlining the major natural science issues facing the Nation in the next decade. The science strategy consists of six science directions of critical importance, focusing on areas where natural science can make a substantial contribution to the well-being of...
Grand Canyon Humpback Chub Population Improving
Matthew E. Andersen
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3113
The humpback chub (Gila cypha) is a long-lived, freshwater fish found only in the Colorado River Basin. Physical adaptations-large adult body size, large predorsal hump, and small eyes-appear to have helped humpback chub evolve in the historically turbulent Colorado River. A variety of factors, including habitat alterations and the introduction...
A Water Census of the United States
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3112
In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a science strategy outlining the major natural science issues facing the Nation in the next decade. The science strategy consists of six science directions of critical importance, focusing on areas where natural science can make a substantial contribution to the well-being of...
Understanding Ecosystems and Predicting Ecosystem Change
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3107
In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a science strategy outlining the major natural science issues facing the Nation in the next decade. The science strategy consists of six science directions of critical importance, focusing on areas where natural science can make a substantial contribution to the well-being of...
Climate Variability and Change
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3108
In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a science strategy outlining the major natural science issues facing the Nation in the next decade. The science strategy consists of six science directions of critical importance, focusing on areas where natural science can make a substantial contribution to the well-being of...
The role of environment and wildlife in human health
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3111
In 2007, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed a science strategy outlining the major natural science issues facing the Nation in the next decade. The science strategy consists of six science directions of critical importance, focusing on areas where natural science can make a substantial contribution to the well-being of...
Assessment of least tern and piping plover habitats on the Missouri River using remote sensing
Larry L. Strong
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3087
The primary goal of this study is to develop a cost-effective method to inventory, map, estimate, monitor, and evaluate least tern and piping plover habitats for four segments of the Missouri River using remotely sensed imagery....
Assessment of Undiscovered Petroleum Resources of the Laptev Sea Shelf Province, Russian Federation
Timothy R. Klett
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3096
The Laptev Sea Shelf Province was assessed for undiscovered crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids/condensates resources (collectively referred to as petroleum) as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's Circum-Arctic Oil and Gas Resource Appraisal. Using a geology-based methodology, the USGS estimates the mean undiscovered, conventional petroleum resources in...
Water and agricultural-chemical transport in a Midwestern, tile-drained watershed: Implications for conservation practices
Nancy T. Baker, Wesley W. Stone, Jeffrey W. Frey, John T. Wilson
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3084
The study of agricultural chemicals is one of five national priority topics being addressed by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program in its second decade of studies, which began in 2001. Seven watersheds across the Nation were selected for the NAWQA agricultural-chemical topical study. The watersheds selected represent a range...
Ghana watershed prototype products
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3095
A number of satellite data sets are available through the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for monitoring land surface features. Representative data sets include Landsat, Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). The Ghana Watershed Prototype Products cover an area within southern Ghana, Africa,...
Avian influenza surveillance of wild birds
Paul Slota
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3094
The President's National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza directs federal agencies to expand the surveillance of United States domestic livestock and wildlife to ensure early warning of hightly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the U.S. The immediate concern is a potential introduction of HPAI H5N1 virus into the U.S. The presidential...
Northern Gulf of Mexico: USGS science contributions to a resilient coast, 2006-2011
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2007, Fact Sheet 2007-3075
The devastating hurricane season of 2005 challenged U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to develop a science base for resource managers and policy makers that could provide an understanding of the multiple stressors and influence affecting the northern Gulf of Mexico coast and to rack changes in linked coastal systems. The complexity...
