Publications
The following list of California Water Science Center publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists.
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A framework for sea level rise vulnerability assessment for southwest U.S. military installations A framework for sea level rise vulnerability assessment for southwest U.S. military installations
We describe an analysis framework to determine military installation vulnerabilities under increases in local mean sea level as projected over the next century. The effort is in response to an increasing recognition of potential climate change ramifications for national security and recommendations that DoD conduct assessments of the impact on U.S. military installations of climate...
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B. Chadwick, Reinhard Flick, J. Helly, Tracy Nishikawa, Fang Wang Pei, W. O'Reilly, R. Guza, Peter Bromirski, A. Young, W. Crampton, B. Wild, I. Canner
Water-quality data from storm runoff after the 2007 fires, San Diego County, California Water-quality data from storm runoff after the 2007 fires, San Diego County, California
The U.S. Geological Survey collected water-quality samples during the first two storms after the Witch and Harris Fires (October 2007) in southern California. The sampling locations represent an urban area (two residential sites in Rancho Bernardo that were affected by the Witch Fire; a drainage ditch and a storm drain) and a rural area (Cotton-wood Creek, which was downstream of a...
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Gregory O. Mendez
A method for assessing carbon stocks, carbon sequestration, and greenhouse-gas fluxes in ecosystems of the United States under present conditions and future scenarios A method for assessing carbon stocks, carbon sequestration, and greenhouse-gas fluxes in ecosystems of the United States under present conditions and future scenarios
he Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), Section 712, mandates the U.S. Department of the Interior to develop a methodology and conduct an assessment of the Nation’s ecosystems, focusing on carbon stocks, carbon sequestration, and emissions of three greenhouse gases (GHGs): carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The major requirements include (1) an assessment of all...
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Brian A. Bergamaschi, Richard Bernknopf, David Clow, Dennis Dye, Stephen Faulkner, William Forney, Robert Gleason, Todd Hawbaker, Jinxun Liu, Shu-Guang Liu, Stephen Prisley, Bradley Reed, Matthew Reeves, Matthew Rollins, Benjamin Sleeter, Terry Sohl, Sarah Stackpoole, Stephen Stehman, Robert G. Striegl, Anne Wein, Zhi-Liang Zhu
Stream gage descriptions and streamflow statistics for sites in the Tigris River and Euphrates River Basins, Iraq Stream gage descriptions and streamflow statistics for sites in the Tigris River and Euphrates River Basins, Iraq
Statistical summaries of streamflow data for all long-term streamflow-gaging stations in the Tigris River and Euphrates River Basins in Iraq are presented in this report. The summaries for each streamflow-gaging station include (1) a station description, (2) a graph showing annual mean discharge for the period of record, (3) a table of extremes and statistics for monthly and annual mean...
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Dina K. Saleh
Response to King and Baker: Limitations on threshold detection and characterization of community thresholds Response to King and Baker: Limitations on threshold detection and characterization of community thresholds
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Thomas F. Cuffney, Song S. Qian, Robin A. Brightbill, Jason T. May, Ian R. Waite
Accumulation of current-use and organochlorine pesticides in crab embyros from northern California, USA Accumulation of current-use and organochlorine pesticides in crab embyros from northern California, USA
Invertebrates have long been used as resident sentinels for assessing ecosystem health and productivity. The shore crabs, Hemigrapsus oregonensis and Pachygrapsus crassipes, are abundant in estuaries and beaches throughout northern California, USA and have been used as indicators of habitat conditions in several salt marshes. The overall objectives of the present study were to conduct a...
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K.L. Smalling, S. Morgan, Kathryn Kuivila
Integrated simulation of consumptive use and land subsidence in the Central Valley, California, for the past and for a future subject to urbanization and climate change Integrated simulation of consumptive use and land subsidence in the Central Valley, California, for the past and for a future subject to urbanization and climate change
Competition for water resources is growing throughout California, particularly in the Central Valley where about 20% of all groundwater used in the United States is consumed for agriculture and urban water supply. Continued agricultural use coupled with urban growth and potential climate change would result in continued depletion of groundwater storage and associated land subsidence...
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Randall T. Hanson, Alan L. Flint, Claudia C. Faunt, Daniel R. Cayan, Lorraine E. Flint, Stanley A. Leake, Wolfgang Schmid
Groundwater-quality data for the Sierra Nevada study unit, 2008: Results from the California GAMA program Groundwater-quality data for the Sierra Nevada study unit, 2008: Results from the California GAMA program
Groundwater quality in the approximately 25,500-square-mile Sierra Nevada study unit was investigated in June through October 2008, as part of the Priority Basin Project of the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The GAMA Priority Basin Project is being conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the California State Water Resources...
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Jennifer L. Shelton, Miranda S. Fram, Cathy M. Munday, Kenneth Belitz
Groundwater quality in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, California Groundwater quality in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, California
Groundwater provides more than 40 percent of California's drinking water. To protect this vital resource, the State of California created the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The Priority Basin Project of the GAMA Program provides a comprehensive assessment of the State's groundwater quality and increases public access to groundwater-quality information. The...
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George L. V Bennett, Kenneth Belitz
Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the northern San Joaquin Basin, 2005: California GAMA Priority Basin Project Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the northern San Joaquin Basin, 2005: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Groundwater quality in the 2,079 square mile Northern San Joaquin Basin (Northern San Joaquin) study unit was investigated from December 2004 through February 2005 as part of the Priority Basin Project of the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The GAMA Priority Basin Project was developed in response to the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Act of 2001 that was...
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George L. V Bennett, Miranda S. Fram, Kenneth Belitz, Bryant C. Jurgens
Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the North San Francisco Bay groundwater basins, 2004: California GAMA Priority Basin Project Status and understanding of groundwater quality in the North San Francisco Bay groundwater basins, 2004: California GAMA Priority Basin Project
Groundwater quality in the approximately 1,000-square-mile (2,590-square-kilometer) North San Francisco Bay study unit was investigated as part of the Priority Basin Project of the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The study unit is located in northern California in Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties. The GAMA Priority Basin Project is being conducted by the...
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Justin T. Kulongoski, Kenneth Belitz, Matthew K. Landon, Christopher Farrar
Groundwater quality in the North San Francisco Bay groundwater basins, California Groundwater quality in the North San Francisco Bay groundwater basins, California
Groundwater provides more than 40 percent of California's drinking water. To protect this vital resource, the State of California created the Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment (GAMA) Program. The Priority Basin Project of the GAMA Program provides a comprehensive assessment of the State's groundwater quality and increases public access to groundwater-quality information. The...
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Justin T. Kulongoski, Kenneth Belitz