Coastal processes and morphology of the Bering Sea coast of Alaska
A. H. Sallenger Jr., R. Hunter, J.R. Dingler
1977, Book chapter, Environmental assessment of the Alaskan continental shelf; Hazards; data management
Gravity measurements on summer sea ice in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, 1976
Gary Boucher
1977, Open-File Report 77-705
During September, 1976, a series of gravity measurements was made in the western Beaufort Sea and the northern Chukchi Sea on ice floes and on a grounded ice island. The data were taken to evaluate the technique of measuring gravity on small ice floes in summer and to supplement and...
Demographic features of a lapland longspur population near Barrow, Alaska
Thomas W. Custer, Frank A. Pitelka
1977, The Auk (94) 505-525
Breeding density, clutch size, hatching and fledging success, and survival of adult Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) were monitored over a 7-year period near the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory, Barrow, Alaska. Nesting begins as soon as the tundra starts to clear of snow and appears to be timed so that the...
Landslides
T.H. Nilsen
1977, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (9) 27-33
Landslides are frequent in areas where there is high seismicity and steep slopes. Landslides associated with earthquakes may cause as much damage as the initial ground shaking. They may also occur long after the earthquake. Some of the major earthquakes that have occurred during the past 15 years demonstrate the hazards...
Radiocarbon dates and late-Quaternary stratigraphy from Mamontova Gora, unglaciated central Yakutia, Siberia, U.S.S.R.
T. L. Pewe, A. Journaux, R. Stuckenrath
1977, Quaternary Research (8) 51-63
A fine exposure of perennially frozen ice-rich silt and associated flora and vertebrate fauna of late-Quaternary age exists at Mamontova Gora along the Aldan River in central Yakutia, Siberia, U.S.S.R. The silt deposit caps a 50-m-high terrace and consists of three units. An upper layer 1-2 m thick overlies a...
Submarine seepage of natural gas in Norton Sound, Alaska
J.D. Cline, M.L. Holmes
1977, Science (198) 1149-1153
Unusual concentrations of dissolved two- to four-carbon alkanes were observed in the waters in Norton Sound in a localized area approximately 40 kilometers south of Nome, Alaska, in 1976. The hydrocarbons were identified in the near-bottom waters downcurrent for more than 100 kilometers from a sea-floor point source. Preliminary dynamic...
Earthquakes: August-September 1976
W. J. Person
1977, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (9) 32-33
Destructive earthquakes continued to strike in many parts of the world during this period. The sparsely populated area of the New Hebrides Islands in the southwest Pacific was struck by a major earthquake (one with a magnitude between 7.0 and 7.9). A great earthquake (magnitude 8.0 or above) struck just...
Unusual foraging by a fork-tailed storm-petrel
Robert E. Gill Jr.
1977, The Auk (94) 385-386
While conducting an offshore bird census from the sea beach at Nelson Lagoon, Alaska Peninsula (56°00'N, 161°10'W) at 1700 on 17 September 1976 1 saw a Fork-tailed Storm Petrel (Oceanodroma f. furcata) feeding on the beached remains of an adult gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) that had been trapped by ice...
Geology of the dry creek site; a stratified early man site in Interior Alaska
R.M. Thorson, T. D. Hamilton
1977, Quaternary Research (7) 149-176
The Dry Creek archeologic site contains a stratified record of late Pleistocene human occupation in central Alaska. Four archeologic components occur within a sequence of multiple loess and sand layers which together form a 2-m cap above weathered glacial outwash. The two oldest components appear to be of late Pleistocene...
Mineral resources of the Tracy Arm-Fords Terror Wilderness Study Area and vicinity, Alaska
David A. Brew, Donald Grybeck, Bruce R. Johnson, Robert C. Jachens, C.J. Nutt, D.F. Barnes, A.L. Kimball, J.C. Still, J.L. Rataj
1977, Open-File Report 77-649
The Wilderness Study Area consists of about 322,300 hectares (1,250 square miles or 796,400 acres) on the southwest side of the Coast Range in southeastern Alaska about 72 km (45 miles) southeast of Juneau, Alaska (fig. 1). An additional 142,800 hectares (550 square miles or 352,900 acres) lying in part...
Breeding avifauna of the south San Francisco Bay estuary
Robert E. Gill Jr.
1977, Western Birds (8) 1-12
San Francisco Bay represents one of the largest estuarine areas on the Pacific Coast of North America. Its open waters, tidal flats, tidal marshes and solar evaporation ponds provide critical foraging, resting and breeding habitat for migratory and resident birds. The avifauna of San Francisco Bay has received considerable attention;...
Scientists eye steaming Mount Wrangell, Alaska
James Caldwell, Anna M. Orellana, editor(s)
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 24-25
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Geophysical prospecting for ground water in Alaska
Hans D. Ackermann
Marvin A. Pistrang, Henry Spall, editor(s)
1976, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (8) 18-20
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Tectonic framework of petroliferous rocks in Alaska: hydrocarbons
Arthur Grantz, C.E. Kirschner
1976, Book chapter, Circum-Pacific energy and mineral resources (AAPG Memoir 25)
Alaska, which contains about 28% of the land and continental shelf of the United States, is estimated by the U.S. Geological Survey to contain about one third of the nation's undiscovered oil and about one sixth of its undiscovered natural gas. The Survey estimates that fields discovered in Alaska through...
Glaciomarine deposits of Miocene through Holocene age in the Yakataga Formation along the Gulf of Alaska margin, Alaska
George Plafker, W.O. Addicott
Thomas P. Miller, editor(s)
1976, Conference Paper, Recent and ancient sedimentary environments in Alaska: Proceedings of the Alaska Geological Society Symposium held April 2-4, 1975, at Anchorage, Alaska
Perhaps the world's longest and most complete onshore sedimentary record of late Cenozoic glaciation is preserved in the Gulf of Alaska Tertiary province that extends 800 km along the coast of southern Alaska. The Yakataga Formation, with an aggregate outcrop thickness of about 5,000 m, is characterized by variable amounts...
Age and tectonic significance of volcanic rocks on St. Matthew Island, Bering Sea, Alaska
William W. Patton Jr., Marvin A. Lanphere, Thomas P. Miller, Richard A. Scott
1976, Journal of Research of the U.S. Geological Survey (4) 67-73
Reconnaissance investigations of the heretofore little known volcanic assemblage on St Matthew Island provide significant information on the tectonic history of the Bering Sea shelf. St. Matthew Island is made up of approximately 500 m of subaerial calc-alkaline volcanic rocks ranging in composition from high-alumina basalt to rhyolite. Four K-Ar...
Spectrographic and chemical analyses of geochemical samples and related data from the Tanacross Quadrangle, Alaska
Richard M. O'Leary, S.K. McDanal, C. M. McDougal, G.W. Day, G.C. Curtin, H.L. Foster
1976, Open-File Report 76-422
Status of land in the Tanacross Quadrangle, Alaska
1976, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 767-D
No abstract available. ...
Twenty-four channel seismic reflection data acquired on the R/V S. P. Lee in the Bering Sea, September 1975, and structure contours of acoustic basement beneath the southern Bering Sea Shelf
Michael S. Marlow, A.K. Cooper, D.W. Scholl, T.R. Alpha
1976, Open-File Report 76-652
No abstract available....
Geologic mapping in Alaska, U.S. Geological Survey, post 1930, scales 1:20,000 to 1:63,360
Susan Bartsch-Winkler
1976, Open-File Report 76-552
No abstract available....
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: July 1976
J.B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, M.J. Moorman, C.E. Deadmon, S.P. Tilton
1976, Open-File Report 76-300-G
The preliminary geomagnetic data included here is made available to scientific personnel and organizations, as part of a cooperative effort and on a data exchange basis because of the early need by some users. To avoid delay, all of the data is copied from original forms processed at the observatory;...
Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Iditarod and Ophir quadrangles, Alaska
Edward Huntington Cobb
1976, Open-File Report 76-576
Map showing foundation conditions in the Fairbanks D-2 SW Quadrangle, Alaska
T. L. Pewe, J. W. Bell
1976, IMAP 829-E
Map showing ground water conditions in the Fairbanks D-2 SW Quadrangle, Alaska
T. L. Pewe, J. W. Bell
1976, IMAP 829-C
Distribution and abundance of copper in stream sediments and moraine debris, McCarthy Quadrangle, Alaska
Keith Robinson, C. M. McDougal, G.W. Day, Theodore Billings
1976, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 773-F
A geochemical survey was conducted in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska, to identify areas containing anomalous concentrations of various metallic and nonmetallic elements. This study incorporates the results of analyses for copper, from 1,454 stream sediment and glacial moraine debris samples collected in the quadrangle, and analyzed by the U.S. Geological...