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An assessment of the near-surface accuracy of the international geomagnetic reference field 1980 model of the main geomagnetic field An assessment of the near-surface accuracy of the international geomagnetic reference field 1980 model of the main geomagnetic field

The new International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) model of the main geomagnetic field for 1980 is based heavily on measurements from the MAGSAT satellite survey. Assessment of the accuracy of the new model, as a description of the main field near the Earth's surface, is important because the accuracy of models derived from satellite data can be adversely affected by the magnetic...
Authors
N.W. Peddie, A.K. Zunde

Why deposits of longitudinal dunes are rarely recognized in the geologic record Why deposits of longitudinal dunes are rarely recognized in the geologic record

Dunes that are morphologically of linear type, many of which are probably of longitudinal type in a morphodynamic sense, are common in modern deserts, but their deposits are rarely identified in aeolian sandstones. One reason for non-recognition of such dunes is that they can migrate laterally when they are not exactly parallel to the long-term sand-transport direction, thereby...
Authors
David M. Rubin, Ralph E. Hunter

Saudi Arabian seismic-refraction profile: A traveltime interpretation of crustal and upper mantle structure Saudi Arabian seismic-refraction profile: A traveltime interpretation of crustal and upper mantle structure

The crustal and upper mantle compressional-wave velocity structure across the southwestern Arabian Shield has been investigated by a 1000-km-long seismic refraction profile. The profile begins in Mesozoic cover rocks near Riyadh on the Arabian Platform, trends southwesterly across three major Precambrian tectonic provinces, traverses Cenozoic rocks of the coastal plain near Jizan, and...
Authors
Walter D. Mooney, M. E. Gettings, H. R. Blank, J. H. Healy

A general earthquake-observation system (GEOS) A general earthquake-observation system (GEOS)

Microprocessor technology has permitted the development of a General Earthquake-Observation System (GEOS) useful for most seismic applications. Central-processing-unit control via robust software of system functions that are isolated on hardware modules permits field adaptability of the system to a wide variety of active and passive seismic experiments and straightforward modification...
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R. D. Borcherdt, Joe B. Fletcher, E.G. Jensen, G.L. Maxwell, J.R. VanSchaack, R.E. Warrick, E. Cranswick, M.J.S. Johnston, R. McClearn

Monitoring the hydrothermal system in Long Valley caldera, California Monitoring the hydrothermal system in Long Valley caldera, California

An ongoing program to monitor the hydrothermal system in Long Valley for changes caused by volcanic or tectonic processes has produced considerable data on the water chemistry and discharge of springs and fluid temperatures and pressures in wells. Chemical and isotopic data collected under this program have greatly expanded the knowledge of chemical variability both in space and time...
Authors
C. D. Farrar, M.L. Sorey
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