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Application of snow models to snow removal operations on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park Application of snow models to snow removal operations on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park
Snow removal, and the attendant avalanche risk for road crews, is a major issue on mountain highways worldwide. The Going-to-the-Sun Road is the only road that crosses Glacier National Park, Montana. This 80-km highway ascends over 1200m along the wall of a glaciated basin and crosses the continental divide. The annual opening of the road is critical to the regional economy and there is...
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Daniel B. Fagre, Frederick L. Klasner
Great Basin and Sierra Nevada Great Basin and Sierra Nevada
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D. R. Lageson, S. G. Peters, M.M. Lahren
Water resources management plan: Cold Harbor and Gaines' Mill units, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia Water resources management plan: Cold Harbor and Gaines' Mill units, Richmond National Battlefield Park, Virginia
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Karen C. Rice, David Vana-Miller, Mark D. Flora
Ground-water microbiology and geochemistry Ground-water microbiology and geochemistry
Up-to-date coverage and a unique, multidisciplinary approach The ongoing effort to protect our valuable ground-water resources necessarily involves scientists and engineers from many disciplines. Ground-Water Microbiology and Geochemistry, Second Edition is designed to bridge the historical lack of communication among these disciplines by detailing-in language that cuts across...
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Francis H. Chapelle
Best management practices for soft engineering of shoreline Best management practices for soft engineering of shoreline
Historically, many river shorelines were stabilized and hardened with concrete and steel to protect developments from flooding and erosion, or to accommodate commercial navigation or industry. Typically shorelines were developed for a single purpose. Today, there is growing interest in developing shorelines for multiple purposes so that additional benefits can be accrued. Soft...
Ancient Lake Creede: Its volcano-tectonic setting, history of sedimentation, and relation to mineralization in the Creede mining district Ancient Lake Creede: Its volcano-tectonic setting, history of sedimentation, and relation to mineralization in the Creede mining district
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Philip M. Bethke, Richard L. Hay
Northeast Gulf of Mexico habitat mapping Northeast Gulf of Mexico habitat mapping
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L. R. Handley
Landslides and tsunamis Landslides and tsunamis
The study of tsunamis has been shifting away from theoretical modeling of tsunami source, wave propagation and runup toward multidisciplinary investigations, with an emphasis on field studies. This collection of papers highlights the many approaches being utilized to study landslides and tsunamis.
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Christopher F. Waythomas, Alastair G. Dawson
Macrofauna communities of exposed sandy beaches on the Southern California mainland and Channel Islands Macrofauna communities of exposed sandy beaches on the Southern California mainland and Channel Islands
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J.E. Dugan, D.M. Hubbard, D.L. Martin, J.M. Engle, D.M. Richards, G.E. Davis, K. D. Lafferty, R.F. Ambrose
Population regulation of the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentritus purpuratus, at the California Channel Islands Population regulation of the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentritus purpuratus, at the California Channel Islands
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K. D. Lafferty, D. Kushner
Airborne electromagnetics (EM) as a three-dimensional aquifer-mapping tool Airborne electromagnetics (EM) as a three-dimensional aquifer-mapping tool
The San Pedro River in southeastern Arizona hosts a major migratory bird flyway, and was declared a Riparian Conservation Area by Congress in 1988. Recharge of the adjacent Upper San Pedro Valley aquifer was thought to come primarily from the Huachuca Mountains, but the U. S. Army Garrison of Fort Huachuca and neighboring city of Sierra Vista have been tapping this aquifer for many...
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Jeff Wynn, Don Pool, Mark Bultman, Mark E. Gettings, Jean Lemieux
Bioassessment of Hollis Creek, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi Bioassessment of Hollis Creek, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
Physical, chemical and biological components at five stations on Hollis Creek, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi were evaluated using Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBP) and the Sediment Quality Triad (SQT) on August 24-26, 1999, in order to assess potential biological impacts from the Starkville Waste Water Treatment Facility (WWTF) on downstream resources. Two stations were selected above...
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P. V. Winger, P. J. Lasier, K. J. Bogenrieder