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New maps of conductive heat flow in the Great Basin, USA: Separating conductive and convective influences New maps of conductive heat flow in the Great Basin, USA: Separating conductive and convective influences

Geothermal well data from Southern Methodist University and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) were used to create maps of estimated background conductive heat flow across the Great Basin region of the western United States. These heat flow maps were generated as part of the USGS hydrothermal and Enhanced Geothermal Systems resource assessment process, and the creation process seeks to...
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Jacob DeAngelo, Erick R. Burns, Emilie Gentry, Joseph F. Batir, Cary Ruth Lindsey, Stanley Paul Mordensky
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Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Mendenhall Research Fellowship Program

During Nearshore Event Experiment (DUNEX): A collaborative community field data collection effort During Nearshore Event Experiment (DUNEX): A collaborative community field data collection effort

The DUring Nearshore Event eXperiment (DUNEX) is an academic, federal agency, and non-government collaborative community experiment supported by and planned under the U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP) to study nearshore coastal processes during storms. The motivation for DUNEX is to improve understanding, numerical representation, and prediction of storm processes and impacts; to...
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Mary Cialone, Nicole Elko, Jeff Lillycrop, Hilary F Stockdon, Britt Raubenheimer, Julie D. Rosati

Ground motion selection for nonlinear response history analyses of concrete dams Ground motion selection for nonlinear response history analyses of concrete dams

Evaluating the seismic performance of a 3D concrete dam using nonlinear response history analysis (NLRHA) requires three orthogonal components of ground acceleration histories, or ground motions (GMs) for brevity. Although much progress has been made for the topic of ground motion selection and modification (GMSM) in the context of multistory buildings, NLRHA of dams requires at least...
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N. Simon Kwong
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Geologic Hazards Science Center

Three-decades of Rocky Intertidal Photo Series Documenting interannual variability in western Prince William Sound Three-decades of Rocky Intertidal Photo Series Documenting interannual variability in western Prince William Sound

During summer 2021 we re-visited and re-photographed intertidal community scenes at seven rocky intertidal sites in Western Prince William Sound, adding another year of photos to a 32-year monitoring effort. The sites include both previously-oiled and un-oiled locations that were the subject of repeated annual photos beginning in 1990, one year after the March 24, 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil...
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Alan Mearns, Dave Janka, Scott Pegau, Robert Campbell, Brian H. Robinson
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Alaska Science Center

Assessing the efficacy of oblique bubble screens for control of aquatic invasive species Assessing the efficacy of oblique bubble screens for control of aquatic invasive species

Non-physical barriers, such as bubble screens (or curtains), are promising low-impact strategies to deter the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) in streams. Bubble screens have been successfully implemented to redirect and/or deter adult fish and to capture plastics in some rivers, but their efficacy on invasive fish at multiple life stages (eggs, larvae, and adult fish) is not yet...
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Vindhyawasini Prasad, C.D. Suski, P. Ryan Jackson, Amy E. George, Duane Chapman, Jesse Robert Fischer, Rafael O. Tinoco
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Central Midwest Water Science Center

Nuclear magnetic resonance logging of a deep test well for estimation of aquifer and confining-unit hydraulic properties, Long Island, New York Nuclear magnetic resonance logging of a deep test well for estimation of aquifer and confining-unit hydraulic properties, Long Island, New York

A 1,200-foot deep well in southwestern Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. was selected to evaluate the application of a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging tool. Technological advances in NMR borehole systems have allowed for reduced probe length and diameter, and focused measurement at specific diameters beyond the disturbed zone surrounding a well. This 3-inch-diameter NMR tool was
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Frederick Stumm, John Williams
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Water Resources Mission Area, New York Water Science Center
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