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Potential role of gas hydrate decomposition in generating submarine slope failures Potential role of gas hydrate decomposition in generating submarine slope failures
Gas hydrate decomposition is hypothesized to be a factor in generating weakness in continental margin sediments that may help explain some of the observed patterns of continental margin sediment instability. The processes associated with formation and decomposition of gas hydrate can cause the strengthening of sediments in which gas hydrate grow and the weakening of sediments in which...
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Charles K. Pauli, William III Ussler, William P. Dillon
Quaternary geology and ecology of the Greater Yellowstone area Quaternary geology and ecology of the Greater Yellowstone area
This field guide focuses on the glacial geology, ecology, paleoecology, caldera unrest, and archeology in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks and vicinity (Fig. 1). Some previous field guides of Yellowstone are Locke et al. (1995) for the Yellowstone valley, Fournier et al. (1994) for hydrothermal and volcanic geology of Yellowstone, and Pierce and Good (1992) for the Quaternary...
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Kenneth L. Pierce, Don G. Despain, Cathy Whitlock, Kenneth P. Cannon, Grant A. Meyer, Lisa Morgan, Joseph M. Licciardi
Quaternary loess-Paleosol sequences as examples of climate-driven sedimentary extremes Quaternary loess-Paleosol sequences as examples of climate-driven sedimentary extremes
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Daniel R. Muhs, E. Arthur Bettis
Quaternary stratigraphy, geomorphology, soils, and alpine archaeology in an alpine-to-plains transect, Colorado Front Range Quaternary stratigraphy, geomorphology, soils, and alpine archaeology in an alpine-to-plains transect, Colorado Front Range
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David P. Dethier, James B. Benedict, Peter W. Birkeland, Nel Caine, P. Thompson Davis, Richard F. Madole, Penny E. Patterson, Alan B. Price, Taylor F. Schildgen, Ralph R. Shroba
Regional forest land cover characterisation using medium spatial resolution satellite data Regional forest land cover characterisation using medium spatial resolution satellite data
Increasing demands on forest resources require comprehensive, consistent and up-to-date information on those resources at spatial scales appropriate for management decision-making and for scientific analysis. While such information can be derived using coarse spatial resolution satellite data (e.g. Tucker et al. 1984; Zhu and Evans 1994; Cihlar et al. 1996; Cihlar et al., Chapter 12)...
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Chengquan Huang, Collin G. Homer, Limin Yang
Remote sensing phenology Remote sensing phenology
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B. C. Reed, M. White, Jesslyn F. Brown
Response signatures of four biological indicators to an iron and steel industrial landfill Response signatures of four biological indicators to an iron and steel industrial landfill
Industrial landfills greatly modify surrounding areas by affecting chemical, physical, and biological integrity. Few data quantifying contaminant levels near landfills in sediments or in the organisms living near landfills exist. We examined several indicators of the aquatic community to determine whether a relationship existed between proximity to an industrial landfill and a decrease...
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Paul M. Stewart, Jason T. Butcher, Thomas P. Simon
Running Running
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C.M. Duarte, J. Amthor, Donald L. DeAngelis, L.A. Joyce, R.J. Maranger, M. L. Pace, J. Pastor
Sea-Level Rise and Subsidence: Implications for Flooding in New Orleans, Louisiana Sea-Level Rise and Subsidence: Implications for Flooding in New Orleans, Louisiana
Global sea-level rise is projected to accelerate two-to four-fold during the next century, increasing storm surge and shoreline retreat along low-lying, unconsolidated coastal margins. The Mississippi River Deltaic Plain in southeastern Louisiana is particularly vulnerable to erosion and inundation due to the rapid deterioration of coastal barriers combined with relatively high rates of...
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V.R. Burkett, D.B. Zilkoski, D.A. Hart
Seagrasses of the Pacific Coast of North America Seagrasses of the Pacific Coast of North America
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David H. Ward, S.E. Ibarra-Obando