Petrogenesis of the Apollo 14 high-alumina basalts: Implications from ion microprobe analyses
Justin Hagerty, Charles K. Shearer, James J. Papike
2005, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (69) 5831-5845
In this study, ion microprobe analyses of individual minerals are used to investigate the petrogenesis of the Apollo 14 high-Al basalts. We use trace element concentrations from individual minerals in the Apollo 14 high-Al basalts to evaluate both endogenic and exogenic models. The data show that if the Apollo 14...
Aquifer properties, stream base flow, water use, and water levels in the Pohatcong Valley, Warren County, New Jersey
G.B. Carleton, A.D. Gordon, C.M. Wieben
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5127
A study was conducted to define the hydrogeology and describe the ground-water flow in the Pohatcong Valley in Warren County, N.J. near the Pohatcong Valley Ground Water Contamination Site. The area is underlain by glacial till and alluvial sediments and weathered and competent carbonate bedrock. The northwest and southeast valley...
Simulation of flow and sediment mobility using a multidimensional flow model for the White Sturgeon critical-habitat reach, Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Gary J. Barton, Richard R. McDonald, Jonathan M. Nelson, Randal L. Dinehart
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5230
In 1994, the Kootenai River white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) was listed as an Endangered Species as a direct result of two related observations. First, biologists observed that the white sturgeon population in the Kootenai River was declining. Second, they observed a decline in recruitment of juvenile sturgeon beginning in the...
Selection and application of microbial source tracking tools for water-quality investigations
Donald M. Stoeckel
2005, Techniques and Methods 2-A3
Microbial source tracking (MST) is a complex process that includes many decision-making steps. Once a contamination problem has been defined, the potential user of MST tools must thoroughly consider study objectives before deciding upon a source identifier, a detection method, and an analytical approach to apply to the problem. Regardless...
Two-dimensional resistivity investigation of the North Cavalcade Street site, Houston, Texas, August 2003
Wade H. Kress, Andrew Teeple
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5205
The North Cavalcade Street site was first developed for wood treating in 1946. By 1955, pentachlorophenol wood preservation services and other support facilities, such as creosote ponds, pentachlorophenol and creosote storage structures, various tanks, lumber sheds, a treatment facility, and other buildings had been added. In 1961, the property was...
Variability in older forest structure in western Oregon
Nathan J. Poage
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1385
The goal of this report is to assist Federal land managers in developing realistic structural targets for young forests for which the development of late-successional and old-growth (LSOG) characteristics is a long-term management objective (i.e., in Late-Successional Reserves established under the Northwest Forest Plan). A unique LSOG structural database was...
Mercury recycling in the United States in 2000
William E. Brooks, Grecia R. Matos
2005, Circular 1196-U
Reclamation and recycling of mercury from used mercury- containing products and treatment of byproduct mercury from gold mining is vital to the continued, though declining, use of this metal. Mercury is reclaimed from mercury-containing waste by treatment in multistep high-temperature retorts-the mercury is volatized and then condensed for purification and...
Graphical user interface for accessing water-quality data for the Devils Lake basin, North Dakota
Karen R. Ryberg, William C. Damschen, Aldo V. Vecchia
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1419
Maintaining the quality of surface waters in the Devils Lake Basin in North Dakota is important for protecting the agricultural resources, fisheries, waterfowl and wildlife habitat, and recreational value of the basin. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with local, State, and Federal agencies, has collected and analyzed water-quality samples...
Quality management system, U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory
Thomas J. Maloney, editor(s)
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1263
A quality management system (QMS) is a document that describes the quality policy, system, and practices of an organization. The document may include by reference other publications relating to the laboratory's arrangements.The U.S. Geological Survey QMS describes the policies, objectives, principles, organizational authority, responsibilities, accountability, and implementation plan of the...
Input data used to generate one-dimensional burial history models, central Alberta, Canada
Laura N.R. Roberts, Debra K. Higley, Mitchell E. Henry
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1412
Conodont database and analysis of conodont color alteration patterns in the Las Vegas 30' X 60' quadrangle, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada, and Inyo County, California
Anita G. Harris, William R. Page, Andrea P. Krumhardt, John E. Repetski, Kenzie J. Turner
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1343
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Bankfull characteristics of Ohio streams and their relation to peak streamflows
James M. Sherwood, Carrie A. Huitger
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5153
Regional curves, simple-regression equations, and multiple-regression equations were developed to estimate bankfull width, bankfull mean depth, bankfull cross-sectional area, and bankfull discharge of rural, unregulated streams in Ohio. The methods are based on geomorphic, basin, and flood-frequency data collected at 50 study sites on unregulated natural alluvial streams in Ohio,...
Water resources data Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands water year 2003
Pedro L. Diaz, Zaida Aquino, Carlos Figueroa-Alamo, Rene Garcia, Ana V. Sanchez
2005, Water Data Report PR-03-1
Hydrologic, water-quality, and biological assessment of Laguna de las Salinas, Ponce, Puerto Rico, January 2003-September 2004
Luis R. Soler-Lopez, Fernando Gómez-Gómez, Jesús Rodríguez-Martínez
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5154
The Laguna de Las Salinas is a shallow, 35-hectare, hypersaline lagoon (depth less than 1 meter) in the municipio of Ponce, located on the southern coastal plain of Puerto Rico. Hydrologic, water-quality, and biological data in the lagoon were collected between January 2003 and September 2004 to establish baseline conditions....
Evaluating MODIS data to estimate irrigated crop production in Afghanistan using a thermal-based ET fraction approach
Gabriel B. Senay, Michael Budde, J. Rowland, James P. Verdin
2005, Conference Paper, Global priorities in land remote sensing
Accurate crop performance monitoring and production estimation is critical for timely assessment of the food balance of several countries in the world. Recently, the Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) has been monitoring crop performance and to some extent relative production using satellite derived data and simulation models in...
Analysis of multi-temporal geospatial data sets to assess the landscape effects of surface mining
Dean B. Gesch
2005, Conference Paper
Geospatial data sets, especially digital elevation data, have proven useful for characterizing and analyzing land surface conditions. Digital elevation models are routinely used for describing the morphology of the land surface in terms of slope gradient and aspect. Additionally, the elevation data are useful for deriving parameters that describe the...
Landsat 7 scan line corrector-off gap-filled product development
James C. Storey, Pasquale Scaramuzza, Gail L. Schmidt, Julia Barsi
2005, Conference Paper, Global priorities in land remote sensing
The Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) scan line corrector (SLC) failed on May 31, 2003, causing the scanning pattern to exhibit wedge-shaped scan-to-scan gaps. The ETM+ has continued to acquire data with the SLC powered off, leading to images that are missing approximately 22 percent of the normal...
Petrography, structure, age, and thermal history of granitic coastal plain basement in the Chesapeake Bay impact structure, USGS-NASA Langley core, Hampton, Virginia
J. Wright Horton, Jr., David S. Powars, Gregory Gohn
2005, Professional Paper 1688-B
The USGS-NASA Langley corehole at Hampton, Va., was drilled in 2000 and was the first corehole to reach coastal plain basement in the late Eocene Chesapeake Bay impact structure. The Langley core provided samples of granite that had been concealed by 626.3 meters (2,054.7 feet) of preimpact, synimpact, and postimpact sediments. The granite, here...
Studies of the Chesapeake Bay impact structure - Introduction and discussion
J. Wright Horton, Jr., David S. Powars, Gregory Gohn
2005, Professional Paper 1688-A
The late Eocene Chesapeake Bay impact structure on the Atlantic margin of Virginia is the largest known impact crater in the United States, and it may be the Earth's best preserved example of a large impact crater that formed on a predominantly siliciclastic continental shelf. The 85-kilometer-wide (53-milewide) crater also coincides with a region of...
Uncertainty in the Great Lakes water balance
Brian P. Neff, J.R. Nicholas
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5100
This report describes the Great Lakes hydrologic system and methods used to quantify individual components of the water balance. Potential sources of uncertainty are identified and, where appropriate, alternate or additional data, models, and estimation methods suitable for reducing uncertainties are discussed. Finally, approximate uncertainties of all components are identified,...
Magnetotelluric data, across Quartzite Ridge, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Jackie M. Williams, Brian D. Rodriguez, Theodore H. Asch
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1242
Magnetotelluric data, northern Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Jackie M. Williams, Brian D. Rodriguez, Theodore H. Asch
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1239
Magnetotelluric data, north central Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nevada
Jackie M. Williams, Brian D. Rodriguez, Theodore H. Asch
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1243
Hydrogeology and quality of ground water in the upper Arkansas River basin from Buena Vista to Salida, Colorado, 2000-2003
Kenneth R. Watts
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5179
The upper Arkansas River Basin between Buena Vista and Salida, Colorado, is a downfaulted basin, the Buena Vista-Salida structural basin, located between the Sawatch and Mosquito Ranges. The primary aquifers in the Buena Vista-Salida structural basin consist of poorly consolidated to unconsolidated Quaternary-age alluvial and glacial deposits and Tertiary-age basin-fill...
California GAMA program: ground-water quality data in the San Diego drainages hydrogeologic province, California, 2004
Michael T. Wright, Kenneth Belitz, Carmen A. Burton
2005, Data Series 129
Because of concerns over ground-water quality, the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has implemented the Ground-Water Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. A primary objective of the program is to provide a current assessment of ground-water...
