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Pliocene to middle Pleistocene lakes in the western Great Basin: Ages and connections Pliocene to middle Pleistocene lakes in the western Great Basin: Ages and connections
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Marith C. Reheis, Andrei M. Sarna-Wojcicki, Richard L. Reynolds, C. A. Repenning, Martin D. Mifflin
Debris flows and the Colorado River Debris flows and the Colorado River
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Robert Webb, Theodore S. Melis, Peter G. Griffiths
Mapping the Nuuanu and Wailau landslides in Hawaii Mapping the Nuuanu and Wailau landslides in Hawaii
This chapter contains sections titled: introduction seafloor surveys of the nuuanu and wailau landslides discussion
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James G. Moore, D. A. Clague
The flood pulse concept in wetland restoration The flood pulse concept in wetland restoration
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Beth A. Middleton
Ancestral submarine growth of Kïlauea Volcano and instability of its south flank Ancestral submarine growth of Kïlauea Volcano and instability of its south flank
Joint Japan-USA cruises in 1998-99 explored and sampled the previously unstudied deep offshore region south of Kilauea. Bathymetric features, dive observations, and recovered samples indicate that the 3-km-deep mid-slope bench, bounded seaward by a 2-km-high lower scarp, is underlain by massive turbidite sandstone and interbedded debris-flow breccia. Debris-flow clasts are...
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Peter W. Lipman, Thomas W. Sisson, Tadahide Ui, Jiro Naka, John R. Smith
Deep-sea volcaniclastic sedimentation around the southern flank of Hawaii Deep-sea volcaniclastic sedimentation around the southern flank of Hawaii
Most slopes of the Hilina slump are steep, but local small benches, mantled by volcaniclastic sand and fine sediments, were sampled in 1998-1999 with ROV KAIKO and DSRV SHINKAI 6500. Most surficial glass sands on the Hilina slump have compositions of subaerially erupted Kilauea lava, which fragmented and quenched as they entered the sea. Samples from the base of the Puna Ridge contain...
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Jiro Naka, Toshiya Kanamatsu, Peter W. Lipman, Thomas W. Sisson, Nohiro Tsuboyama, Julia K. Morgan, John R. Smith, Tadahide Ui
Emplacement and inflation structures of submarine and subaerial pahoehoe lavas from Hawaii Emplacement and inflation structures of submarine and subaerial pahoehoe lavas from Hawaii
Features of subaerial pahoehoe tumuli from Kilauea and Mauna Loa Volcanoes in Hawaii and subaqueous flow lobes from Loihi Seamount off Hawaii and north of Oahu Island document the controlling factors of flow-lobe formation. Studied subaerial flow-lobe tumuli consist of uplifted pahoehoe crust, formed from coalesced flow lobes. The south rift zone of Loihi has abundant conical lava mounds...
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Susumu Umino, Sumie Obata, Peter W. Lipman, John R. Smith, Tsugio Shibata, Jiro Naka, Frank A. Trusdell
Submarine landslides and volcanic features on Kohala and Mauna Kea volcanoes and the Hana Ridge, Hawaii Submarine landslides and volcanic features on Kohala and Mauna Kea volcanoes and the Hana Ridge, Hawaii
The deep submarine eastern flanks of Mauna Kea, Kohala, and Haleakala volcanoes were mapped for the first time with a multibeam bathymetric and sidescan sonar system during joint Japan-US cruises aboard the JAMSTEC vessel R/V Yokosuka in 1999. The Pololu slump off northeast Kohala is overlain by a carbonate platform in the shallow region and the deeper areas are incised by downslope...
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J.R. Smith, Satake Kenji, J.K. Morgan, Peter W. Lipman
Do pharmaceuticals, pathogens, and other organic wastewater contaminants persist when wastewater is used for recharge? Do pharmaceuticals, pathogens, and other organic wastewater contaminants persist when wastewater is used for recharge?
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G. Cordy, N. Duran, H. Bouwer, R. Rice, F. Adamsen, J. Askins, D.W. Kolpin, E. T. Furlong, S.D. Zaugg, M. T. Meyer, L. B. Barber
Gas hydrates in the ocean environment Gas hydrates in the ocean environment
A GAS HYDRATE, also known as a gas clathrate, is a gas-bearing, icelike material. It occurs in abundance in marine sediments and stores immense amounts of methane, with major implications for future energy resources and global climate change. Furthermore, gas hydrate controls some of the physical properties of sedimentary deposits and thereby influences seafloor stability.
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William P. Dillon
Paleoecological insights on fixed tree island development in the Florida Everglades: I. environmental controls Paleoecological insights on fixed tree island development in the Florida Everglades: I. environmental controls
Palynological and geochemical analyses of sediment cores collected on two tree islands in the Florida Everglades indicate long-term hydrologic and chemical differences between tree islands and surrounding marshes and sloughs. Gumbo Limbo and Nuthouse tree islands are elongate, teardrop-shaped islands in Water Conservation Area 3B. Prior to tree island formation at both sites, pollen...
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Debra A. Willard, James B. Murray, Charles W. Holmes, Michael S. Korvela, Daniel Mason, William H. Orem, D. Timothy Towles