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Measurements of heat and mass flow from thermal areas in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, 1984-93 Measurements of heat and mass flow from thermal areas in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, 1984-93

Rates of heat loss from eight steam-heated thermal areas and one conductively heated thermal area in Lassen Volcanic National Park have been determined from measurements made during the period 1984-93. Total heat discharge at the steam-heated areas is assumed proportional to the rate of steam upflow from underlying reservoirs. The dominant mode of heat loss differs among the areas...
Authors
Michael L. Sorey, Elizabeth M. Colvard

GPS measurements on the island of Hawaii in 1992 GPS measurements on the island of Hawaii in 1992

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Authors
Asta Miklius, E.Y. Iwatsubo, R.P. Denlinger, A.T. Okamura, M. K. Sako, K.M. Yamashita

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

A compilation of sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide emission-rate data from Mount St. Helens during 1980-88 A compilation of sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide emission-rate data from Mount St. Helens during 1980-88

Airborne monitoring of Mount St. Helens by the USGS began inMay 1980 for sulfur dioxide emissions and in July 1980 forcarbon dioxide emissions. A correlation spectrometer, orCOSPEC, was used to measure sulfur dioxide in Mount St.Helens' plume. The upward-looking COSPEC was mounted in afixed-wing aircraft and flown below and at right angles to theplume. Typically, three to six traverses...
Authors
Kenneth A. McGee, Thomas J. Casadevall

Geochemical changes in crude oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez supertanker into Prince William Sound, Alaska Geochemical changes in crude oil spilled from the Exxon Valdez supertanker into Prince William Sound, Alaska

North Slope crude oil spilled from the T/V Exxon Valdez in March 1989 and contaminated about 500 km of Prince William Sound shoreline. Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in oil samples collected in August 1990 and June 1992 from beaches on six islands impacted by the spill have been compared with the hydrocarbons from North Slope crude oil taken from the stricken tanker. Degradation...
Authors
Frances D. Hostettler, Keith A. Kvenvolden

Fluid expulsion sites on the Cascadia accretionary prism: mapping diagenetic deposits with processed GLORIA imagery Fluid expulsion sites on the Cascadia accretionary prism: mapping diagenetic deposits with processed GLORIA imagery

Point-discharge fluid expulsion on accretionary prisms is commonly indicated by diagenetic deposition of calcium carbonate cements and gas hydrates in near-surface (
Authors
Bobb Carson, Erol Seke, Valerie F. Paskevich, Mark L. Holmes

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

The importance of earthquake-induced landslides to long-term slope erosion and slope-failure hazards in seismically active regions The importance of earthquake-induced landslides to long-term slope erosion and slope-failure hazards in seismically active regions

This paper describes a general method for determining the amount of earthquake-induced landsliding that occurs in a seismically active region over time; this determination can be used as a quantitative measure of the long-term hazard from seismically triggered landslides as well as a measure of the importance of this process to regional slope-erosion rates and landscape evolution. The...
Authors
D. K. Keefer
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