Alaska coal geology, resources, and coalbed methane potential
Romeo M. Flores, Gary D. Stricker, Scott A. Kinney
2004, Data Series 77
Estimated Alaska coal resources are largely in Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks distributed in three major provinces. Northern Alaska-Slope, Central Alaska-Nenana, and Southern Alaska-Cook Inlet. Cretaceous resources, predominantly bituminous coal and lignite, are in the Northern Alaska-Slope coal province. Most of the Tertiary resources, mainly lignite to subbituminous coal with minor...
Total petroleum system and assessment of coalbed gas in the Powder River Basin Province, Wyoming and Montana
U.S. Geological Survey Powder River Basin Province Assessment Team
2004, Data Series 69-C
Estimates of median flows for streams on the 1999 Kansas Surface Water Register
Charles A. Perry, David M. Wolock, Joshua C. Artman
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5032
The Kansas State Legislature, by enacting Kansas Statute KSA 82a?2001 et. seq., mandated the criteria for determining which Kansas stream segments would be subject to classification by the State. One criterion for the selection as a classified stream segment is based on the statistic of median flow being equal to...
Estimates of flow duration, mean flow, and peak-discharge frequency values for Kansas stream locations
Charles A. Perry, David M. Wolock, Joshua C. Artman
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5033
Streamflow statistics of flow duration and peak-discharge frequency were estimated for 4,771 individual locations on streams listed on the 1999 Kansas Surface Water Register. These statistics included the flow-duration values of 90, 75, 50, 25, and 10 percent, as well as the mean flow value. Peak-discharge frequency values were estimated...
Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory-Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds in sediment by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
Mary C. Olson, Jana L. Iverson, Edward T. Furlong, Michael P. Schroeder
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4318
A method for the determination of 28 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 25 alkylated PAH homolog groups in sediment samples is described. The compounds are extracted from sediment by solvent extraction, followed by partial isolation using high-performance gel permeation chromatography. The compounds are identified and uantitated using capillary-column...
Streamflow and Water-Quality Characteristics for Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, 2002-03
Allen J. Heakin
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5071
A 2-year study of streamflow and water-quality characteristics in Wind Cave National Park was performed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Park Service. During this study, streamflow and water-quality data were collected for three of the park's perennial streams (Cold Spring, Beaver, and Highland Creeks) from...
The Catfish Lake Scarp, Allyn, Washington: Preliminary field data and implications for earthquake hazards posed by the Tacoma fault
Brian L. Sherrod, Alan R. Nelson, Harvey M. Kelsey, Thomas M. Brocher, Richard J. Blakely, Craig S. Weaver, Nancy K. Rountree, B. Susan Rhea, Bernard S. Jackson
2004, Open-File Report 2003-455
The Tacoma fault bounds gravity and aeromagnetic anomalies for 50 km across central Puget lowland from Tacoma to western Kitsap County. Tomography implies at least 6 km of post-Eocene uplift to the north of the fault relative to basinal sedimentary rocks to the south. Coastlines north of the Tacoma fault...
Distribution of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and selected water-quality constituents in the surficial aquifer at the Dover National Test Site, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, 2001
Marie Stewart, William R. Guertal, Jeffrey R. Barbaro, Timothy J. McHale
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5011
A joint study by the Dover National Test Site, Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, and the U.S. Geological Survey was conducted from June 27 through July 18, 2001, to determine the spatial distribution of the gasoline oxygenate additive methyl tert-butyl ether and selected water-quality constituents in the surficial aquifer underlying...
Digital Database of Selected Aggregate and Related Resources in Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee Counties, Southwestern Idaho
Phillip R. Moyle, John C. Wallis, James D. Bliss, Karen D. Bolm
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1067
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compiled a database of aggregate sites and geotechnical sample data for six counties - Ada, Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, and Owyhee - in southwest Idaho as part of a series of studies in support of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) planning process. Emphasis...
Geologic and bathymetric reconnaissance overview of the San Pedro shelf region, southern California
Stephen C. Wolf, Christina E. Gutmacher
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1049
This report presents a series of maps that describe the bathymetry and late Quaternary geology of the San Pedro shelf area as interpreted from seismic-reflection profiles and 3.5-kHz and multibeam bathymetric data. Some of the seismic-reflection profiles were collected with Uniboom and 120-kJ sparker during surveys conducted by the...
Digital Aeromagnetic Data and Derivative Products from a Helicopter Survey over the Town of Taos and Surrounding Areas, Taos County, New Mexico
Viki Bankey, V. J. S. Grauch, Fugro Airborne Surveys Corporation
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1229-A
This report contains digital data, image files, and text files describing data formats and survey procedures for aeromagnetic data collected during a helicopter geophysical survey in northern New Mexico during October 2003. The survey covers the Town of Taos, Taos Pueblo, and surrounding communities in Taos County. Several derivative products...
Magnetic Properties of Quaternary Deposits, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska -- Implications for Aeromagnetic Anomalies of Upper Cook Inlet
R. W. Saltus, Peter J. Haeussler
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1202
We measured magnetic susceptibilities of exposed Quaternary deposits on several beach cliffs and river banks on the Kenai Peninsula near Soldotna, Alaska. Data, descriptions, and photos from nine sites are included in this report. The mean susceptibility for Quaternary materials in this region is approximately 2.5 x 10-3 SI units....
Alaska resource data file: Mount McKinley quadrangle
Charles G. Hawley
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1200
No abstract available....
Seismic reflection and refraction data acquired in Canada Basin, Northwind Ridge and Northwind Basin, Arctic Ocean in 1988, 1992 and 1993
Arthur Grantz, Patrick E. Hart, Steven D. May
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1243
Seismic reflection and refraction data were collected in generally ice-covered waters of the Canada Basin and the eastern part of the Chukchi Continental Borderland of the Amerasia Basin, Arctic Ocean, during the late summers of 1988, 1992, and 1993. The data were acquired from a Polar class icebreaker, the U.S....
Geologic insights and suggestions on mineral potential based on analyses of geophysical data for the southern Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada
D. R. Shawe, R.P. Kucks, T.G. Hildenbrand
2004, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2327-D
Aeromagnetic and gravity data provide confirmation of major structural and lithologic units in the southern Toquima Range, Nevada. These units include Cretaceous granite plutons and Tertiary calderas. In addition, the geophysical maps pinpoint numerous faults and lesser intrusions, and they suggest locations of several inferred subsurface intrusions. They also corroborate...
Log and data from an investigation of the Orovada trench site, Santa Rosa range fault zone, Humboldt County, Nevada
Stephen F. Personius, R. Ernest Anderson, Koji Okumura, Shannon Mahan, Dean A. Hancock
2004, Scientific Investigations Map 2815
Geologic and Fossil Locality Maps of the West-Central Part of the Howard Pass Quadrangle and Part of the Adjacent Misheguk Mountain Quadrangle, Western Brooks Range, Alaska
James H. Dover, Irvin L. Tailleur, Julie A. Dumoulin
2004, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2413
The map depicts the field distribution and contact relations between stratigraphic units, the tectonic relations between major stratigraphic sequences, and the detailed internal structure of these sequences. The stratigraphic sequences formed in a variety of continental margin depositional environments, and subsequently underwent a...
Urban growth in American cities : glimpses of U.S. urbanization
Roger Auch, Janis Taylor, William Acevedo
2004, Circular 1252
The Earth's surface is changing rapidly. Changes are local, regional, national, and even global in scope. Some changes have natural causes, such as earthquakes or drought. Other changes, such as urban expansion, agricultural intensification, resource extraction, and water resources development, are examples of human-induced change that have significant impact upon...
An Inventory of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Calculation of Selected Biotic Indices for the U.S. Army Atterbury Reserve Forces Training Area near Edinburgh, Indiana, September 2000 - August 2002
Bret A. Robinson
2004, Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5010
An investigation was conducted to establish an inventory of aquatic macroinvertebrates in the streams at the U.S. Army Atterbury Reserve Forces Training Area near Edinburgh, Indiana. The data used to develop this inventory were collected during two sampling efforts in September 2000 and July and August 2002. The inventory identified...
Urbanization impacts on the structure and function of forested wetlands
Stephen Faulkner
2004, Urban Ecosystems (7) 89-106
The exponential increase in population has fueled a significant demographic shift: 60% of the Earth's population will live in urban areas by 2030. While this population growth is significant in its magnitude, the ecological footprint of natural resource consumption and use required to sustain urban populations is even greater. The...
The geochemical and magnetic record of coal combustion products in West Virginia reservoir sediments and soils
Martin B. Goldhaber, Ted Callender, Richard L. Reynolds
2004, Book chapter, Geochemical investigations in earth and space sciences
Western West Virginia lies downwind from numerous coal-fired power plants along the Ohio River Valley. To test whether geochemical and mineralogical impacts from these power plants are detectable on the West Virginia landscape, we obtained reservoir cores, soils, and rocks from two separate sites in West Virginia, one in Harrison...
Geophysical investigation of the Denali fault and Alaska Range orogen within the aftershock zone of the October–November 2002, M = 7.9 Denali fault earthquake
Michael A. Fisher, Warren J. Nokleberg, N. A. Ratchkovski, Louise Pellerin, Jonathan M.G. Glen, Thomas M. Brocher, J. Booker
2004, Geology (32) 269-272
The aftershock zone of the 3 November 2002, M = 7.9 earthquake that ruptured along the right-slip Denali fault in south-central Alaska has been investigated by using gravity and magnetic, magnetotelluric, and deep-crustal, seismic reflection data as well as outcrop geology and earthquake seismology. Strong seismic reflections from within the...
Alaska resource data file: Dixon Entrance quadrangle
Donald J. Grybeck
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1055
No abstract available....
Water quality in the lower Tennessee River Basin, Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Georgia, 1999-2001
Michael D. Woodside, Anne B. Hoos, James A. Kingsbury, Jeffrey R. Powell, Rodney R. Knight, Jerry W. Garrett, Reavis L. Mitchell III, John A. Robinson
2004, Circular 1233
This report contains the major findings of a 1999?2001 assessment of water quality in the Lower Tennessee River Basin. It is one of a series of reports by the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program that present major findings in 51 major river basins and aquifer systems across the Nation. In...
Representative Bulk Composition of Oil Types for the 2002 U.S. Geological Survey Resource Assessment of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
Paul G. Lillis
2004, Open-File Report 2003-407
Bulk oil composition is an important economic consideration of a petroleum resource assessment. Geological and geochemical interpretations from previous North Slope studies combined with recently acquired geochemical data are used to predict representative oil gravity (?API) and sulfur content (wt.% S) of the oil types for the 2002 U.S. Geological...
