Publications
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Filter Total Items: 1996
Variable exhumation rates and variable displacement rates: Documenting recent slowing of Himalayan shortening in western Bhutan Variable exhumation rates and variable displacement rates: Documenting recent slowing of Himalayan shortening in western Bhutan
We link exhumational variability in space and time to the evolving geometry of the Himalayan fold–thrust belt in western Bhutan. By combining new and published geochronologic and thermochronologic data we document the burial age, peak temperatures and complete cooling history from 20 Ma to the present over an across-strike distance of ∼125 km. These integrated cooling curves highlight...
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Nadine McQuarrie, Tobgay Tobgay, Sean P. Long, Peter W. Reiners, Michael A. Cosca
Geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Qolqoleh gold deposit, northern Sanandaj–Sirjan metamorphic belt, northwestern Iran: Vectors to high-grade ore bodies Geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Qolqoleh gold deposit, northern Sanandaj–Sirjan metamorphic belt, northwestern Iran: Vectors to high-grade ore bodies
The Qolqoleh orogenic gold deposit in the northern part of the Sanandaj–Sirjan metamorphic belt in northwestern Iran is hosted by a steeply dipping sequence of greenschist facies Cretaceous volcano–sedimentary rocks, including mafic to intermediate metavolcanic rocks, sericite and chlorite schist, and marble. Geochemical and petrochemical data including the ∑ REE, (La/Yb)N and Eu/Eu*...
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Farhang Aliyari, Ebrahim Rastad, Richard J. Goldfarb, Jafar Abdollah Sharif
Forecasting conditional climate-change using a hybrid approach Forecasting conditional climate-change using a hybrid approach
A novel approach is proposed to forecast the likelihood of climate-change across spatial landscape gradients. This hybrid approach involves reconstructing past precipitation and temperature using the self-organizing map technique; determining quantile trends in the climate-change variables by quantile regression modeling; and computing conditional forecasts of climate-change variables...
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Akbar Akbari Esfahani, Michael J. Friedel
Investigation of off-site airborne transport of lead from a superfund removal action site using lead isotope ratios and concentrations Investigation of off-site airborne transport of lead from a superfund removal action site using lead isotope ratios and concentrations
Lead (Pb) concentration and Pb isotopic composition of surface and subsurface soil samples were used to investigate the potential for off-site air transport of Pb from a former white Pb processing facility to neighboring residential homes in a six block area on Staten Island, NY. Surface and subsurface soil samples collected on the Jewett White Pb site were found to range from 1.122 to 1...
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Michael J. Pribil, Mark A. Maddaloni, Kimberly Staiger, Eric Wilson, Nick Magriples, Mustafa Ali, Dennis Santella
Alternative waste residue materials for passive in situ prevention of sulfide-mine tailings oxidation: A field evaluation Alternative waste residue materials for passive in situ prevention of sulfide-mine tailings oxidation: A field evaluation
Novel solutions for sulfide-mine tailings remediation were evaluated in field-scale experiments on a former tailings repository in northern Sweden. Uncovered sulfide-tailings were compared to sewage-sludge biosolid amended tailings over 2 years. An application of a 0.2 m single-layer sewage-sludge amendment was unsuccessful at preventing oxygen ingress to underlying tailings. It merely...
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Peter Nason, Raymond H. Johnson, Clara Neuschutz, Lena Alakangas, Bjorn Ohlander
Fractionation of fulvic acid by iron and aluminum oxides: influence on copper toxicity to Ceriodaphnia dubia Fractionation of fulvic acid by iron and aluminum oxides: influence on copper toxicity to Ceriodaphnia dubia
This study examines the effect on aquatic copper toxicity of the chemical fractionation of fulvic acid (FA) that results from its association with iron and aluminum oxyhydroxide precipitates. Fractionated and unfractionated FAs obtained from streamwater and suspended sediment were utilized in acute Cu toxicity tests on ,i>Ceriodaphnia dubia. Toxicity test results with equal FA...
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Kathleen S. Smith, James F. Ranville, Emily K. Lesher, Daniel J. Diedrich, Diane M. McKnight, Ruth M. Sofield
Noble gas geochemistry investigation of high CO2 natural gas at the LaBarge Platform, Wyoming, USA Noble gas geochemistry investigation of high CO2 natural gas at the LaBarge Platform, Wyoming, USA
A regional sampling of gases from thermal springs near the LaBarge Field, Wyoming, USA to determine the extent of the total carbon dioxide system (TCDS) indicates that the system may extend up to 70 km to the northwest of the field. Geochemical evidence from noble gas isotopes, stable element isotopes, and gas composition provide the foundation for these conclusions. Samples from Soda...
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Matthew D. Merrill, Andrew G. Hunt, Celeste D. Lohr
Sampling considerations in the mining environment Sampling considerations in the mining environment
No abstract available.
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Kathleen S. Smith, Virginia T. McLemore, Carol C. Russell
Data management, assessment, and analysis for decision-making Data management, assessment, and analysis for decision-making
No abstract available.
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Carol C. Russell, Kathleen S. Smith, Virginia T. McLemore
Decision making, risk, and uncertainty Decision making, risk, and uncertainty
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Carol C. Russell, Kathleen S. Smith, Virginia T. McLemore
Sampling and monitoring program implementation Sampling and monitoring program implementation
No abstract available.
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Carol C. Russell, Virginia T. McLemore, Kathleen S. Smith
Modeling the hydrogeophysical response of lake talik evolution Modeling the hydrogeophysical response of lake talik evolution
Geophysical methods provide valuable information about subsurface permafrost and its relation to dynamic hydrologic systems. Airborne electromagnetic data from interior Alaska are used to map the distribution of permafrost, geological features, surface water, and groundwater. To validate and gain further insight into these field datasets, we also explore the geophysical response to...
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Burke J. Minsley, Tristan Wellman, Michelle Ann Walvoord, Andre Revil