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Preliminary geomagnetic paleointensities from Long Valley Caldera, California Preliminary geomagnetic paleointensities from Long Valley Caldera, California
Paleointensities are being determined in order to characterize geomagnetic intensity variations during Quaternary time. Because the geomagnetic field acts as a shield against cosmic radiation, its intensity directly affects the production rate of radiocarbon (^C) in the upper atmosphere. Coe and others (1978) showed that the variation in dipole moment during Holocene time is nearly...
Authors
Edward A. Mankinen
Landslide susceptibility in the Tully Valley area, Finger Lakes region, New York Landslide susceptibility in the Tully Valley area, Finger Lakes region, New York
As a consequence of a large landslide in the Tully Valley, Onondaga County, New York, an investigation was undertaken to determine the factors responsible for the landslide in order to develop a model for regional landslide susceptibility. The April 27, 1993 Tully Valley landslide occurred within glacial lake clays overlain by till and colluvium on gentle slopes of 9-12 degrees. The...
Authors
Stefan Jager, Gerald E. Wieczorek
Chapter A. The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 - Loss estimation and procedures Chapter A. The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989 - Loss estimation and procedures
This Professional Paper includes a collection of papers on subjects ranging from evaluation of building safety, to human injuries, to correlation of ground deformation with building damage. What these papers share is a common goal to improve the tools available to the research community to measure the nature, extent, and causes of damage and losses due to earthquakes. These measurement...
The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Tectonic processes and models The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989: Tectonic processes and models
If there is a single theme that unifies the diverse papers in this chapter, it is the attempt to understand the role of the Loma Prieta earthquake in the context of the earthquake 'machine' in northern California: as the latest event in a long history of shocks in the San Francisco Bay region, as an incremental contributor to the regional deformation pattern, and as a possible harbinger...
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Robert W. Simpson, John H. Shaw, Richard E. Bischke, J. Suppe, Gianluca Valensise, Susan Y. Schwartz, Daniel L. Orange, Robert S. Anderson, Paul A. Reasenberg, Paul Bodin, Roger G. Bilham, Kevin P. Furlong, David Verdonck
Rapid water-level fluctuations in a thin colluvium landslide west of Cincinnati, Ohio Rapid water-level fluctuations in a thin colluvium landslide west of Cincinnati, Ohio
No abstract available.
Authors
William C. Haneberg, A. Onder Gokce
Landslides in colluvium Landslides in colluvium
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert W. Fleming, Arvid M. Johnson
A field-trip guide to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho: Volcanic, hydrothermal, and glacial activity in the region A field-trip guide to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho: Volcanic, hydrothermal, and glacial activity in the region
This field-trip guide was originally prepared for the 7th International Symposium on Water/Rock Interaction (WRI-7) held in July 1992 in Park City, Utah. A large and diversified group of earth scientists and accompanying family members participated in this 3 1/2-day field trip that focused on water/rock interactions over widely ranging temperatures and pressures in the Yellowstone/Grand...
Authors
Robert O. Fournier, R.L. Christiansen, R. A. Hutchinson, K. L. Pierce
Potential effects of the Hawaii Geothermal Project on ground-water resources on the island of Hawaii Potential effects of the Hawaii Geothermal Project on ground-water resources on the island of Hawaii
In 1990, the State of Hawaii proposed the Hawaii Geothermal Project for the development of as much as 500 MW of electric power from the geothermal system in the East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano. This report uses data from 31 wells and 8 springs to describe the properties of the ground-water system in and adjacent to the East Rift Zone. Potential effects of this project on ground-water...
Authors
M.L. Sorey, E.M. Colvard
Analysis of deep seismic reflection and other data from the southern Washington Cascades Analysis of deep seismic reflection and other data from the southern Washington Cascades
No abstract available.
Authors
W. D. Stanley, S. Y. Johnson, V. F. Nuccio
Campground talk and slide show on volcanoes for Chiricahua National Monument Campground talk and slide show on volcanoes for Chiricahua National Monument
The slides and the accompanying script presented here are based on a campground presentation at Chiricahua National Monument in 1994. Examples of eruptions at active volcanoes are used to help the audience visualize events that took place in the National Monument 27 million years ago. This presentation stresses the following themes: 1) The National Monument lies on the flank of an...
Authors
J.S. Pallister, E. A. Du Bray