Land cover mapping of Greater Mesoamerica using MODIS data
Chandra Giri, Clinton N. Jenkins
2005, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing (31) 274-282
A new land cover database of Greater Mesoamerica has been prepared using moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS, 500 m resolution) satellite data. Daily surface reflectance MODIS data and a suite of ancillary data were used in preparing the database by employing a decision tree classification approach. The new land cover...
Characteristics of seasonal vegetation cover in the conterminous USA
Kevin P. Gallo, Bradley C. Reed, Tobias Owen, Jimmy O. Adegoke
2005, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (71) 959-966
A data set of the fractional green vegetation cover (FGREEN) for the Conterminous USA was evaluated for regional and seasonal variation. The value of FGREEN was derived monthly for the three most dominant land cover classes per 20 km by 20 km grid cell within the study area. At this...
Candidate-penetrative-fracture mapping of the Grand Canyon area, Arizona, from spatial correlation of deep geophysical features and surficial lineaments
Mark E. Gettings, Mark W. Bultman
2005, Data Series 121
Some aquifers of the southwestern Colorado Plateaus Province are deeply buried and overlain by several impermeable shale layers, and so recharge to the aquifer probably is mainly by seepage down penetrative-fracture systems. The purpose of this 2-year study, sponsored by the U.S. National Park Service, was to map candidate deep...
Mercury in the Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Canal and Lake Michigan, Lake County, Indiana, August 2001 and May 2002
Martin R. Risch
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5034
Water samples from the Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Canal and Lake Michigan in Lake County, Indiana, were collected and analyzed for mercury. Sampling was done with ultra-clean protocols, and mercury was analyzed by low-level methods during seasons of contrasting weather and streamflow conditions in August 2001 and May 2002. Total mercury...
Rainfall, Streamflow, and Water-Quality Data During Stormwater Monitoring, Halawa Stream Drainage Basin, Oahu, Hawaii, July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005
Stacie T. M. Young, Marcael T.J. Ball
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1280
Storm runoff water-quality samples were collected as part of the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Stormwater Monitoring Program. This program is designed to assess the effects of highway runoff and urban runoff on Halawa Stream. For this program, rainfall data were collected at two stations, continuous streamflow data at...
Simulation of hydraulic characteristics in the white sturgeon spawning habitat of the Kootenai River near Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Charles Berenbrock
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5110
Hydraulic characterization of the Kootenai River, especially in the white sturgeon spawning habitat reach, is needed by the Kootenai River White Sturgeon Recovery Team to promote hydraulic conditions that improve spawning conditions for the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) in the Kootenai River. The decreasing population and spawning failure of white...
Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Fourth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop: Denver, Colorado, April 23-27, 2001
Jennifer B. Sieverling, Stephen J. Char, Carma A. San Juan
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5117
Introduction: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fourth Biennial Geographic Information Science (GIS) Workshop (USGS-GIS 2001) was held April 23-27, 2001, at the Denver Federal Center in Denver, Colorado. The workshop provided an environment for participants to improve their knowledge about GIS and GIS-related applications that are used within the...
Augmenting two-dimensional hydrodynamic simulations with measured velocity data to identify flow paths as a function of depth on Upper St. Clair River in the Great Lakes basin
D. J. Holtschlag, J.A. Koschik
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5081
Upper St. Clair River, which receives outflow from Lake Huron, is characterized by flow velocities that exceed 7 feet per second and significant channel curvature that creates complex flow patterns downstream from the Blue Water Bridge in the Port Huron, Michigan, and Sarnia, Ontario, area. Discrepancies were detected between depth-averaged...
Graphical viewer for displaying locations and logs of selected wells and test holes in Putnam County, New York
Stephen W. Wolcott
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1198
Aquifers (water bearing geologic units) are the primary source of drinking water in most of Putnam County, N.Y. The principal sources of data used to define the geometry and hydraulic characteristics of aquifers are the logs of wells and test holes within the county. This report explains how to use...
Mercury recycling in the United States in 2000
William E. Brooks, Grecia R. Matos
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1236
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...
Spatial databases for the geology of the northern Rocky Mountains — Idaho, Montana, and Washington
Michael L. Zientek, Pamela D. Derkey, Robert J. Miller, J. Douglas Causey, Arthur A. Bookstrom, Mary H. Carlson, Gregory N. Green, Thomas P. Frost, David E. Boleneus, Karl V. Evans, Bradley S. Van Gosen, Anna B. Wilson, Jeremy C. Larsen, Helen Z. Kayser, William N. Kelley, Kenneth C. Assmus
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1235
No abstract available....
Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data: Northeastern Channel Islands region, southern California
Peter Dartnell, Guy Cochrane, Mary Elaine Dunaway
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1153
No abstract available....
Introduction to suspended-sediment sampling
K. Michael Nolan, John R. Gray, G. Douglas Glysson
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5077
Knowledge of the amount and timing of sediment transport in streams is important to those directly or indirectly responsible for developing and managing water and land resources. Such data are often used to judge the health of watershed and the success or failure of activities designed to mitigate adverse impacts...
Status of and changes in water quality monitored for the Idaho statewide surface-water-quality network, 1989—2002
Mark A. Hardy, Deborah J. Parliman, Ivalou O’Dell
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5033
The Idaho statewide surface-water-quality monitoring network consists of 56 sites that have been monitored from 1989 through 2002 to provide data to document status and changes in the quality of Idaho streams. Sampling at 33 sites has covered a wide range of flows and seasons that describe water-quality variations representing...
Significance of the precambrian basement and late Cretaceous thrust nappes on the location of tertiary ore deposits in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah
Edwin W. Tooker
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5218
The Oquirrh Mountains are located in north central Utah, in the easternmost part of the Basin and Range physiographic province, immediately south of the Great Salt Lake. The range consists of a northerly trending alignment of peaks 56 km long. Tooele and Rush Valleys flank the Oquirrh Mountains on the western...
USGS launches online database: Lichens in National Parks
Jim Bennett
2005, Fact Sheet 2005-3040
If you are interested in lichens and National Parks, now you can query a lichen database that combines these two elements. Using pull-down menus you can: search by park, specifying either species list or the references used for that area; search by species (a report will show the parks in...
Summary of supporting data for USGS regional heat-flow studies of the Great Basin, 1970-1990
John H. Sass, Susan S. Priest, Arthur H. Lachenbruch, S. Peter Galanis, Thomas H. Moses Jr., John P. Kennelly Jr., Robert J. Munroe, Eugene P. Smith, Frederick V. Grubb, Robert H. Husk Jr., Charles W. Mase
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1207
Height changes along selected lines through the Death Valley region, California and Nevada, 1905-1984
Robert O. Castle, Thomas D. Gilmore, James P. Walker, Susan A. Castle
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1133
Comparisons among repeated levelings along selected lines through the Death Valley region of California and adjacent parts of Nevada have disclosed surprisingly large vertical displacements. The vertical control data in this lightly populated area is sparse; moreover, as much as a third of the recovered data is so thoroughly contaminated...
Thermal maturity patterns (CAI and %Ro) in the Ordovician and Devonian rocks of the Appalachian basin in West Virginia
John E. Repetski, Robert T. Ryder, Katharine Lee Avary, Michael H. Trippi
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1078
The objective of this study is to enhance existing thermal maturity maps in West Virginia by establishing: 1) new subsurface CAI data points for the Ordovician and Devonian and 2) new %Ro and Rock Eval subsurface data points for Middle and Upper Devonian black shale units. Thermal maturity values for...
Porphyry copper deposits of the world: database, map, and grade and tonnage models
Donald A. Singer, Vladimir Iosifovich Berger, Barry C. Moring
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1060
Mineral deposit models are important in exploration planning and quantitative resource assessments for two reasons: (1) grades and tonnages among deposit types are significantly different, and (2) many types occur in different geologic settings that can be identified from geologic maps. Mineral deposit models are the keystone in combining the...
Major- and trace-element concentrations in soils from two continental-scale transects of the United States and Canada
David B. Smith, William F. Cannon, Laurel G. Woodruff, Robert G. Garrett, Rodney Klassen, James E. Kilburn, John D. Horton, Harley D. King, Martin B. Goldhaber, Jean M. Morrison
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1253
This report contains major- and trace-element concentration data for soil samples collected from 265 sites along two continental-scale transects in North America. One of the transects extends from northern Manitoba to the United States-Mexico border near El Paso, Tex. and consists of 105 sites. The other transect approximately follows the...
Evaluation of Measurements Collected with Multi-Parameter Continuous Water-Quality Monitors in Selected Illinois Streams, 2001-03
George E. Groschen, Robin B. King
2005, Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5060
Eight streams, representing a wide range of environmental and water-quality conditions across Illinois, were monitored from July 2001 to October 2003 for five water-quality parameters as part of a pilot study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Continuous recording multi-parameter water-quality...
Influence of Riparian Tree Phenology on Lower Colorado River Spring-Migrating Birds: Implications of Flower Cueing
Laura J. McGrath, Charles van Riper III
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1140
Executive Summary Neotropical migrant birds make choices about which habitats are most likely to provide successful foraging locations during migration, but little is known about how these birds recognize and process environmental clues that indicate the presence of prey species. Aspects of tree phenology, notably flowering of trees along the lower...
Managing Fire in the Northern Chihuahuan Desert: A Review and Analysis of the Literature
Brooke S. Gebow, William L. Halvorson
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1157
Executive Summary This report began as a literature review (Gebow and Halvorson 2001) conducted for fire planners at Carlsbad Caverns National Park who were seeking information about (1) the natural state of park vegetation, (2) northern Chihuahuan Desert natural fire regimes, and (3) fire effects on park plant species. It is...
Water resources data--Illinois, water year 2004 (includes historical data)
S.R. Cutshaw, P. C. Mills, J.L. Hogan, D.J. Fazio
2005, Water Data Report IL-04-1
