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Pacific coast rivers of the coterminous United States Pacific coast rivers of the coterminous United States

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Authors
James L. Carter, Vincent H. Resh

What can seismology say about hotspots? What can seismology say about hotspots?

Seismological methods offer the highest-resolution views of the structure of the mantle. Since deep mantle plumes were proposed to explain melting anomalies (“hotspots”), increasingly powerful seismologic studies have sought to detect them, but so far without definitive success. This paper summarizes the relevant seismological methods and results for Earth scientists who are not...
Authors
Bruce R. Julian

Environmental exposure modeling and monitoring of human pharmaceutical concentrations in the environment Environmental exposure modeling and monitoring of human pharmaceutical concentrations in the environment

Human pharmaceuticals are receiving increased attention as environmental contaminants. This is due to their biological activity and the number of monitoring programs focusing on analysis of these compounds in various environmental media and compartments. Risk assessments are needed to understand the implications of reported concentrations; a fundamental part of the risk assessment is an...
Authors
D.J. Versteeg, A. C. Alder, V. L. Cunningham, D.W. Kolpin, R. Murray-Smith, T. Ternes

Evolution of a late Cenozoic supradetachment basin above a flat-on-flat detachment with a folded lateral ramp, SE Idaho Evolution of a late Cenozoic supradetachment basin above a flat-on-flat detachment with a folded lateral ramp, SE Idaho

Uplift and exposure of the Bannock detachment system and the synextensional basin fill deposits of the Salt Lake Formation provide a unique exposure of the three-dimensional geometries of a low-angle normal fault system and the stratal architecture of the overlying supradetachment basin. Within this system, structural and stratigraphic analyses, outcrop patterns, tephra geochronology...
Authors
Alexander N. Steely, Susanne U. Janecke, Sean P. Long, Stephanie M. Carney, Robert Q. Oaks, Victoria E. Langenheim, Paul K. Link

Tritium in the hydrologic cycle Tritium in the hydrologic cycle

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Authors
R. L. Michel

Volcano hazards Volcano hazards

Not only do “Volcanoes assail the senses …” (Decker and Decker, 1997, p. vii), but they also assail the environment when they erupt, terrifying and fascinating humankind for countless millennia. Volcanic processes and products – beneficial and hazardous – have profoundly impacted and continue to impact society (Chester, 1993, Chapter 14, this volume). It is estimated that about 10% of...
Authors
Robert I. Tilling

Identifying major sedimentary basins beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet from aeromagnetic data analysis Identifying major sedimentary basins beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet from aeromagnetic data analysis

In the Ross Sea, large sedimentary basins reflect primarily the major extensional event associated with the Late Cretaceous breakup of Gondwana. Within the Interior Ross Embayment, no similar large basins have been identified to date. We have used aerogravity and Werner deconvolution methods applied to aeromagnetic data to map depth to magnetic basement, which helped delineate three...
Authors
Robin E. Bell, M. Studinger, G.D. Karner, Carol A. Finn, D. D. Blankenship

Unsaturated zone flow processes Unsaturated zone flow processes

Water flow in the unsaturated zone is greatly influenced by unsaturated hydrostatics (water content, energy, pressure, and retention) and by unsaturated hydrodynamics (diffuse flow and preferential flow). Important multiphase processes include the transport of gases, nonaqueous liquids, and solid particles. Numerous means are available for determination of unsaturated conditions and...
Authors
John R. Nimmo
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