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Last Glacial loess in the conterminous USA Last Glacial loess in the conterminous USA
The conterminous United States contains an extensive and generally well-studied record of Last Glacial loess. The loess occurs in diverse physiographic provinces, and under a wide range of climatic and ecological conditions. Both glacial and non-glacia lloess sources are present, and many properties of the loess vary systematically with distance from loess sources. United States' mid...
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E. Arthur Bettis, Daniel R. Muhs, Helen M. Roberts, Ann G. Wintle
Importance of Sediment-Water Interactions in Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho, USA: Management Implications Importance of Sediment-Water Interactions in Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho, USA: Management Implications
A field study at Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho, USA, was conducted between October 1998 and August 2001 to examine the potential importance of sediment-water interactions on contaminant transport and to provide the first direct measurements of the benthic flux of dissolved solutes of environmental concern in this lake. Because of potential ecological effects, dissolved zinc and...
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J.S. Kuwabara, J.L. Carter, B.R. Topping, S.V. Fend, P. F. Woods, W.M. Berelson, Laurie S. Balistrieri
A revised dislocation model of interseismic deformation of the Cascadia subduction zone A revised dislocation model of interseismic deformation of the Cascadia subduction zone
CAS3D‐2, a new three‐dimensional (3‐D) dislocation model, is developed to model interseismic deformation rates at the Cascadia subduction zone. The model is considered a snapshot description of the deformation field that changes with time. The effect of northward secular motion of the central and southern Cascadia forearc sliver is subtracted to obtain the effective convergence between...
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Kelin Wang, Ray E. Wells, Stephane Mazzotti, Roy D. Hyndman, Takeshi Sagiya
Preliminary geologic map of the Fontana 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California Preliminary geologic map of the Fontana 7.5' quadrangle, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California
Open-File Report 03-418 is a digital geologic data set that maps and describes the geology of the Fontana 7.5’ quadrangle, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, California. The Fontana quadrangle database is one of several 7.5’ quadrangle databases that are being produced by the Southern California Areal Mapping Project (SCAMP). These maps and databases are, in turn, part of the nation...
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Douglas M. Morton, Kelly R. Bovard
Geophysical setting of the Pahute Mesa - Oasis Valley region, southern Nevada Geophysical setting of the Pahute Mesa - Oasis Valley region, southern Nevada
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Edward A. Mankinen, Thomas G. Hildenbrand, Christopher J. Fridrich, Edwin H. McKee, Clifford J. Schenkel
Tephrostratigraphic relations and the timing and locations of faulting near Exile Hill at Yucca Mountain, Nevada Tephrostratigraphic relations and the timing and locations of faulting near Exile Hill at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
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David C. Buesch, R.C. Lung
Quaternary loess-Paleosol sequences as examples of climate-driven sedimentary extremes Quaternary loess-Paleosol sequences as examples of climate-driven sedimentary extremes
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Daniel R. Muhs, E. Arthur Bettis
Platinum-group element mineralization in the Stillwater Complex, Montana Platinum-group element mineralization in the Stillwater Complex, Montana
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Michael L. Zientek, Roger W. Cooper, Sam R. Corson, E. P. Geraghty
Origin of the Lisburne Hills–Herald Arch structural belt: Stratigraphic, structural, and fission-track evidence from the Cape Lisburne area, northwestern Alaska Origin of the Lisburne Hills–Herald Arch structural belt: Stratigraphic, structural, and fission-track evidence from the Cape Lisburne area, northwestern Alaska
No abstract available.
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Thomas E. Moore, T.A. Dumitru, K.E. Adams, S.N. Witebsky, A. G. Harris
What governments are doing to reduce the consequences of landslides What governments are doing to reduce the consequences of landslides
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E. E. Brabb, D. G. Howell, W. R. Cotton
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Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Energy Resources Program, Landslide Hazards Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Rationale and operational plan to upgrade the U.S. gravity database Rationale and operational plan to upgrade the U.S. gravity database
A concerted effort is underway to prepare a substantially upgraded digital gravity anomaly database for the United States and to make this data set and associated usage tools available on the internet. This joint effort, spearheaded by the geophysics groups at the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA), University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and...
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Thomas G. Hildenbrand, Allen Briesacher, Guy Flanagan, William J. Hinze, A. M. Hittelman, Gordon R. Keller, R.P. Kucks, Donald Plouff, Walter Roest, John Seeley, David A. Stith, Mike Webring
Shaded relief, topographic slope, and land use planning in the Los Altos Hills area, California - an example of the use of elevation data Shaded relief, topographic slope, and land use planning in the Los Altos Hills area, California - an example of the use of elevation data
No abstract available.
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Suzanna K. Brooks, Arthur H. Lachenbruch, Carl M. Wentworth