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Ken Pierce's Legacy Field Notebooks and Annotated Aerial Photographs, Geological, and Topographical Maps from Across the Western United States 1963-2021 (ver. 2.0, January 2024)

January 31, 2023

Ken Pierce was a Research Geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey for over 55 years and authored numerous scientific papers, geologic maps, and field trip guides. This data release contains digital scans of 44 field notebooks authored by Ken Pierce or his collaborators. Information contained in these notebooks provided much of the underpinning of Ken Pierce's research on the glacial and geomorphological history of Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas.

Publication Year 2023
Title Ken Pierce's Legacy Field Notebooks and Annotated Aerial Photographs, Geological, and Topographical Maps from Across the Western United States 1963-2021 (ver. 2.0, January 2024)
DOI 10.5066/P91WVUXO
Authors Todd M Preston, Kenneth L Pierce, Keenan J Tjahjana, Jesus Martinez Torres
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Science Analytics and Synthesis Program