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Earthquakes September-October 1985 Earthquakes September-October 1985
No abstract available.
Authors
Waverly J. Person
High-energy nearshore processes High-energy nearshore processes
The problem of shoreline erosion has become a matter of much interest in the recent press. To some extent this interest has been driven by the slow rise in sea level that has lent an air of inevitabilty to matters. However, the discussions certainly become more focused by the approach of a major storm or hurricane: for instance, the 1985 scare associated with Hurricane Gloria. In fact...
Some Techniques for Reducing Landslide Hazards Some Techniques for Reducing Landslide Hazards
Many techniques are available for reducing landslide hazards; 27 are described in this paper. Prerequisites for the successful use of these techniques are hazard information understandable to nongeologists and adequate communication of this information to those who will, or are required to, use it. It is concluded that certain factors needed to ensure the lasting effectiveness of these...
Authors
William J. Kockelman
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: December 1986 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: December 1986
No abstract available.
Authors
John B. Townshend, R. V. O’Connell, L.Y. Torrence
Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: June 1986 Preliminary geomagnetic data, College Observatory, Fairbanks, Alaska: June 1986
No abstract available.
Authors
John B. Townshend, J.E. Papp, H.K. Rex, L.Y. Torrence
A history of paleoflood hydrology in the United States A history of paleoflood hydrology in the United States
The origins of paleoflood hydrology in the United States can be traced back to the beginning of the 19th century, when windgaps and watergaps in the Applachians were believed to have been eroded by extraordinary floods as large lakes that were ponded behind the ridges rapidly drained. Sediment evidence for extraordinary floods was evoked several decades later when glacial sediments in...
Authors
John E. Costa
Mapping nuclear craters on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands Mapping nuclear craters on Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands
In 1984, the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a detailed geologic analysis of two nuclear test craters at Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands, on behalf of the Defense Nuclear Agency. A multidisciplinary task force mapped the morphology, surface character, and subsurface structure of two craters, OAK and KOA. The field mapping techniques include echo sounding, sidescan sonar imaging, single...
Authors
John C. Hampson
An interpretation of induced electric currents in long pipelines caused by natural geomagnetic sources of the upper atmosphere An interpretation of induced electric currents in long pipelines caused by natural geomagnetic sources of the upper atmosphere
Electric currents in long pipelines can contribute to corrosion effects that limit the pipe's lifetime. One cause of such electric currents is the geomagnetic field variations that have sources in the Earth's upper atmosphere. Knowledge of the general behavior of the sources allows a prediction of the occurrence times, favorable locations for the pipeline effects, and long-term...
Authors
W.H. Campbell