Utility of Viking Orbiter images and products for Mars mapping
Mark R. Rosiek, Randolph L. Kirk, Brent A. Archinal, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, Trent M. Hare, Donna M. Galuszka, Bonnie L. Redding
2005, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (10) 1187-1195
This paper reports on mapping procedures developed by the U.S. Geological Survey that use Viking Orbiter imagery and Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) derived radii to produce topographic data. The use of Mosaiced Digital Image Models (MDIMs), created from Viking Orbiter images, and MOLA data to provide horizontal and vertical...
Initial results of rover localization and topographic mapping for the 2003 mars exploration rover mission
Rongxing Li, Steven W. Squyres, Raymond E. Arvidson, Brent A. Archinal, James F. Bell III, Yang Cheng, Larry S. Crumpler, David J. Des Marais, Kaichang Di, Todd A. Ely, Matthew P. Golombek, Eric Graat, John Grant, Joe Guinn, Andrew C. Johnson, Ronald Greeley, Randolph L. Kirk, Mark Maimone, Laurence A. Soderblom, Shane D. Thompson, Jue Wang, Patrick L. Whelley, Fengliang Xu
2005, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (10) 1129-1142
This paper presents the initial results of lander and rover localization and topographic mapping of the MER 2003 mission (by Sol 225 for Spirit and Sol 206 for Opportunity). The Spirit rover has traversed a distance of 3.2 km (actual distance traveled instead of odometry) and Opportunity at 1.2 km....
Joint analysis of visible and infrared images
Randolph L. Kirk, Laurence A. Soderblom, Glen E. Cushing, Timothy A. Tituus
2005, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (10) 1167-1178
Analysis of data combining daytime visible reflected, daytime IR emitted, and nighttime IR emitted images allows us to isolate the physical effects of topography, albedo, and thermal inertia. To a good approximation, these physical influences interact linearly so that maps showing topographic shading, albedo, and relative thermal inertia can be produced by...
The U-tube: A novel system for acquiring borehole fluid samples from a deep geologic CO2 sequestration experiment
Barry M. Freifeild, Robert C. Trautz, Yousif K. Kharaka, Tommy J. Phelps, Larry R. Myer, Susan D. Hovorka, Daniel J. Collins
2005, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (110)
A novel system has been deployed to obtain geochemical samples of water and gas, at in situ pressure, during a geologic CO2 sequestration experiment conducted in the Frio brine aquifer in Liberty County, Texas. Project goals required high-frequency recovery of representative and uncontaminated aliquots of a rapidly changing two-phase fluid...
Data related to late Quaternary surface faulting on the Eastgate fault, Churchill County, Nevada
Anthony J. Crone, Jai-Bok Kyung, Michael N. Machette, David J. Lidke, Koji Okumura, Shannon Mahan
2005, Scientific Investigations Map 2893
Effects of emission reductions at the Hayden powerplant on precipitation, snowpack, and surface-water chemistry in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area, Colorado, 1995-2003
M. Alisa Mast, Donald H. Campbell, George P. Ingersoll
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5167
Precipitation, snowpack, and surface-water samples collected during 1995-2003 were analyzed to evaluate the effects of emission reductions at the Hayden powerplant on water chemistry in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area. The Hayden powerplant, one of two large coal-fired powerplants in the Yampa Valley, was retrofitted with control systems during...
Historical subsidence and wetland loss in the Mississippi delta plain
Robert A. Morton, Julie Bernier, John A. Barras, Nicholas F. Ferina
2005, Conference Paper, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions
Five representative areas of the Mississippi River delta plain were investigated using remote images, marsh elevations, water depths, sediment cores, and radiocarbon dates to estimate the timing, magnitudes, and relative rates of marsh erosion and land subsidence at geological and historical time scales. In the Terrebonne-Lafourche region of rapid interior-wetland...
Hydrology and simulation of ground-water flow in Cedar Valley, Iron County, Utah
Lynette E. Brooks, James L. Mason
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5170
Cedar Valley, located in the eastern part of Iron County in southwestern Utah, is experiencing rapid population growth. Cedar Valley traditionally has supported agriculture, but the growing population needs a larger share of the available water resources. Water withdrawn from the unconsolidated basin fill is the primary source for public...
Water use for irrigation in Michigan, 2001
Michele L. Morenz, Ron L. Van Til, Carol L. Luukkonen
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3079
Each year, water-use data for Michigan are compiled or estimated by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), working in cooperation with the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). The resulting information provides a category-by-category profile of over 4,200 facilities throughout the State. The data are reported in the Michigan Water...
Nevada water resources data
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3071
Field tests of nylon-screen diffusion samplers and pushpoint samplers for detection of metals in sediment pore water, Ashland and Clinton, Massachusetts, 2003
Marc J. Zimmerman, Don A. Vroblesky, Kimberly W. Campo, Andrew J. Massey, Walter Scheible
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5155
Efficient and economical screening methods are needed to detect and to determine the approximate concentrations of potentially toxic trace-element metals in shallow groundwater- discharge areas (pore water) where the metals may pose threats to aquatic organisms; such areas are likely to be near hazardous-waste sites. Pushpoint and nylon-screen diffusion samplers...
Water-quality and biologic data for the Blue River basin, Kansas City metropolitan area, Missouri and Kansas, October 2000 to October 2004
Donald H. Wilkison, Daniel J. Armstrong, Rebecca E. Brown, Barry C. Poulton, Jeffrey D. Cahill, Steven D. Zaugg
2005, Data Series 127
This report presents water-quality and biologic data collected in the Blue River Basin, metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas, from October 2000 to October 2004. Data were collected in cooperation with the city of Kansas City, Missouri, Water Services Department as part of an ongoing study designed to characterize long-term...
Geochemical assessment of metals and dioxin in sediment from the San Carlos Reservoir and the Gila, San Carlos, and San Francisco Rivers, Arizona
Stan E. Church, LaDonna M. Choate, Marci E. Marot, David L. Fey, Monique Adams, Paul H. Briggs, Zoe Ann Brown
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5086
In October 2004, we sampled stream-bed sediment, terrace sediment, and sediment from the San Carlos Reservoir to determine the spatial and chronological variation of six potentially toxic metals-Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, As, and Hg. Water levels in the San Carlos Reservoir were at a 20-year low at an elevation of...
Effects of rain gardens on the quality of water in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota, 2002-04
Lan H. Tornes
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5189
Rain gardens are a popular method of managing runoff while attempting to provide aesthetic and environmental benefits. Five rain-garden sites in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota were instrumented to evaluate the effects of this water-management system on surface and subsurface water quality. Most of these sites...
Use of discrete-zone monitoring systems for hydraulic characterization of a fractured-rock aquifer at the University of Connecticut Landfill, Storrs, Connecticut, 1999 to 2002
Carole D. Johnson, Christopher S. Kochiss, C. B. Dawson
2005, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4338
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the University of Connecticut, used a suite of hydraulic methods to characterize the hydrogeology of a fractured-rock aquifer near the former landfill and chemical-waste disposal pits at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. Multiple methods were used to determine head, driving potential, and...
Soils infiltration data for selected Wyoming watersheds, 1998-1999
Kirk Miller, John Elliott, Nolan Friday
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1322
Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma aeromagnetic and gravity maps and data: A web site for distribution of data
Ronald E. Sweeney, Patricia L. Hill
2005, Data Series 138
The Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma aeromagnetic grid is constructed from grids that combine information collected in 28 separate aeromagnetic surveys conducted between 1954 and 1985. The data from these surveys are of varying quality. The design and specifications (terrain clearance, sampling rates, line spacing, and reduction procedures) varied from survey...
Seven aeromagnetic surveys in California and Nevada: A web site for distribution of data
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1328
No abstract available....
Iowa magnetic and gravity maps and data: A web site for distribution of data
Robert P. Kucks, Patricia L. Hill
2005, Data Series 135
Magnetic anomalies are due to variations in the Earth's magnetic field caused by the uneven distribution of magnetic minerals (primarily magnetite) in the rocks that make up the upper part of the Earth's crust. The features and patterns of the magnetic anomalies can be used to delineate details of subsurface...
Trends in surface-water quality at selected National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) stations, in Michigan
Atiq U. Syed, Lisa R. Fogarty
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5158
To demonstrate the value of long-term, water-quality monitoring, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), initiated a study to evaluate potential trends in water-quality constituents for selected National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) stations in Michigan. The goal of this study is...
Geomorphic Data Collected Within Nebraska Public Power District's Cottonwood Ranch Property, Platte River, Nebraska, Water Year 2004
Paul J. Kinzel, Randolph S. Parker, Jonathan M. Nelson, Aaron R. Burman, Ashley K. Heckman
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1090
Water-chemistry data for selected springs, geysers, and streams in Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, 2001-2002
R. Blaine McCleskey, James W. Ball, D. Kirk Nordstrom, JoAnn M. Holloway, Howard E. Taylor
2005, Open-File Report 2004-1316
Water analyses are reported for one-hundred-twenty-one samples collected from hot springs and their overflow drainages, the Gibbon River, and one ambient-temperature acid stream in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) during 2001-2002. Twenty-five analyses are reported for samples collected during May 2001, fifty analyses are reported for samples collected during September 2001,...
Zero-headspace coal-core gas desorption canister, revised desorption data analysis spreadsheets and a dry canister heating system
Charles E. Barker, Todd A. Dallegge
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1177
Coal desorption techniques typically use the U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) canister-desorption method as described by Diamond and Levine (1981), Close and Erwin (1989), Ryan and Dawson (1993), McLennan and others (1994), Mavor and Nelson (1997) and Diamond and Schatzel (1998). However, the coal desorption canister designs historically used with...
Preliminary integrated geologic map databases for the United States - Western states: California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah
Steve Ludington, Barry C. Moring, Robert J. Miller, Kathryn Flynn, Melanie J. Hopkins, Paul Stone, David R. Bedford, Gordon A. Haxel
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1305
No abstract available....
Effects of prescribed fire in the coastal prairies of Texas
James B. Grace, Larry K. Allain, Heather Q. Baldwin, Arlene G. Billock, William R. Eddleman, Aaron M. Given, Clint W. Jeske, Rebecca Moss
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1287
Prescribed fire is widely applied for habitat management in coastal ecosystems. Fire management plans typically list a variety of objectives for prescribed burning, including succession management, promotion of native flora and fauna, providing habitat for species of importance, wildfire risk reduction (fuels management), as well as reduction and/or prevention of...
