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Dynamic mapping of urban regions: Growth of the San Francisco/Sacramento region Dynamic mapping of urban regions: Growth of the San Francisco/Sacramento region
A methodology has been developed to document the tremendous growth large metropolitan regions have experienced over time. A GIS was used to compile a database of urbanization for the San Francisco/ Sacramento urban region spanning 140 years. Historical records, USGS topographic maps, aerial photographs, and Landsat imagery were used to identify the urban spatial extent. Digital...
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Cindy Bell, William Acevedo, Janis Taylor
Microwave radiometers and their application in field and aircraft campaigns for remote sensing of land and water surfaces Microwave radiometers and their application in field and aircraft campaigns for remote sensing of land and water surfaces
The paper presents an overview of the scientific investigations and practical applications of a group of specialists working in the Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IRE RAS) with their partners in Russia and the USA in the area of passive microwave remote sensing as applied to the study of soil, vegetation and water bodies. Applications...
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A.M. Shutko, A.A. Haldin, E.P. Novichikhin, A.A. Mil’shin, S.P. Golovachev, A.G. Grankov, V.G. Mishanin, T.J. Jackson, B.J. Logan, G.B. Tilley, E.W. Ramsey, H. Pirchner
Spatial variability of streambed properties related to stream-channel geomorphology, and base flow of a gaining stream in glaciated north-central Minnesota Spatial variability of streambed properties related to stream-channel geomorphology, and base flow of a gaining stream in glaciated north-central Minnesota
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T.A. Petersen, D.S. Armstrong, J. R. Stark, D. S. Hansen
Transport of agricultural chemicals to ground water, Princeton, Minnesota, 1991-93 Transport of agricultural chemicals to ground water, Princeton, Minnesota, 1991-93
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G. N. Delin
Water quality under a ridge-tilled, corn/soybean farming system Water quality under a ridge-tilled, corn/soybean farming system
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R.H. Dowdy, J.A. Lamb, W.L. Albus, D.E. Clay, D.R. Lowery, G. N. Delin, J. L. Anderson
A regional monitoring network to investigate the occurrence of agricultural chemicals in near-surface aquifers of the midcontinental USA A regional monitoring network to investigate the occurrence of agricultural chemicals in near-surface aquifers of the midcontinental USA
Previous state and national surveys conducted in the mid-continental USA have produced a wide range in results regarding the occurrence of agricultural chemicals in groundwater. At least some of these differences can be attributed to inconsistencies between the surveys, such as different analytical reporting limits. The US Geological Survey has designed a sampling network that is...
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D.W. Kolpin, D. A. Goolsby
Geochemical evaluation of coal from the Tertiary Usibelli Group, Usibelli mine, Alaska, one of the lowest sulfur coals mined in the United States Geochemical evaluation of coal from the Tertiary Usibelli Group, Usibelli mine, Alaska, one of the lowest sulfur coals mined in the United States
The Nenana coal basin extends 240 km in length and 1.5-50 krn in width along the northern foothills of the Alaska Range in central Alaska. Located at the western end of the Nenana basin is the Usibelli Coal Mine, approximately 120 km southwest of Fairbanks. The Tertiary Usibelli Group consists of coal-bearing fluvial and lacustrine sedimentary deposits that were derived from the Yukon...
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Ronald H. Affolter, Gary D. Stricker, Richard G. Stanley
Deep tunnel detection using crosshole radar tomography Deep tunnel detection using crosshole radar tomography
As part of continuing research aimed at the detection of subsurface tunnels and voids, the U.S. Bureau of Mines recently completed a cooperative study with the U.S. Geological Survey at a surface gold mine in the Black Hills mining district of South Dakota. The occurrence of older, poorly mapped mine workings in the section create a consistent health and safety concern for mine employees...
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Ken Hauser, Michael Jackson, John Lane, Richard Hodges
Infectious and parasitic diseases of the gray wolf and their potential effects on wolf populations in North America Infectious and parasitic diseases of the gray wolf and their potential effects on wolf populations in North America
Numerous infections and parasitic diseases have been reported for the gray wolf, including more than 10 viral, bacterial, and mycotic disease and more than 70 species of helminths and ectoparasites. However, few studies have documented the role of diseases in population dynamics. Disease can affect wolf populations directly by causing mortality or indirectly by affecting physiological...
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C. J. Brand, M.J. Pybus, W.B. Ballard, R. O. Peterson
A review of the sensory organs in wolves and their importance to life history A review of the sensory organs in wolves and their importance to life history
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C. S. Asa, L. David Mech
Acid Rain Acid Rain
Although acid rain is fading as a political issue in the United States and funds for research in this area have largely disappeared, the acidity of rain in the Eastern United States has not changed significantly over the last decade, and it continues to be a serious environmental problem. Acid deposition (commonly called acid rain) is a term applied to all forms of atmospheric deposition...
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Owen P. Bricker, Karen C. Rice