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Satellite relay telemetry of seismic data in earthquake prediction and control Satellite relay telemetry of seismic data in earthquake prediction and control
The Satellite Telemetry Earthquake Monitoring Program was started in FY 1968 to evaluate the applicability of satellite relay telemetry in the collection of seismic data from a large number of dense seismograph clusters laid out along the major fault systems of western North America. Prototype clusters utilizing phone-line telemetry were then being installed by the National Center for...
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Wayne H. Jackson, Jerry P. Eaton
Aspects of oil and gas operations on federal and Indian lands of interest to engineers Aspects of oil and gas operations on federal and Indian lands of interest to engineers
It is always enjoyable to attend any meeting of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. I am happy to have this opportunity to speak to you because I believe that petroleum engineers can benefit from a better understanding of the Mineral Leasing Act and the regulations that implement the act insofar as these affect or influence your work. The regulations that implement the leasing act are...
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Charles J. Curtis
Origin of the lunar regolith at Tranquillity Base Origin of the lunar regolith at Tranquillity Base
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Eugene Merle Shoemaker, M. H. Hait, Gordon Alfred Swann, D. L. Schleicher, G. G. Schaber, R. L. Sutton, D. H. Dahlen, E. N. Goddard, A. C. Waters
The effect of malathion on the susceptibility of the mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) to Clostridium botulinum type C toxin The effect of malathion on the susceptibility of the mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) to Clostridium botulinum type C toxin
No abstract available.
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Wayne I. Jensen, James M. Micuda
DDE and DDD residues correlated with mortality of experimental birds DDE and DDD residues correlated with mortality of experimental birds
Nearly everywhere in nature are found DDE and DDD, which are metabolites of DDT, and they often become concentrated through food chains. DDD is also a commercial insecticide. large amounts of both are frequently found in birds, but the significance of these amounts has puzzled many owrkers. Studies at Clear Lake, California1 gave some data on DDD danger levels, but less is known of DDE...
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William H. Stickel, Lucille F. Stickel, Francis B. Coon
Hydrologic research on instrumented watersheds Hydrologic research on instrumented watersheds
The successful research man is the one who asks himself the right question. Research must go on primarily in the mind and only secondarily in the physical and biological world. It is only too easy to confuse the choice of a proper tool and the choice of a proper question. Some tools are quite unsuited to certain questions and some questions cannot be answered without the appropriate tool...
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Luna Bergere Leopold
International control of parasitic diseases of fishes International control of parasitic diseases of fishes
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G. L. Hoffman
Remote detection of geochemical soil anomalies Remote detection of geochemical soil anomalies
This paper describes a preliminary experiment that was made to compare the spectral reflectance from trees growing in soil over a mineral deposit with reflectance from trees of the same species growing in a nearby unmineralized area. Although the measurements were made on a relatively small number of trees, some significant differences were obtained and the over-all results are...
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F. C. Canney
Uranium ore rolls in the United States Uranium ore rolls in the United States
About 40% of the uranium ore reserves in the United States, minable at $8 per pound of contained U3O8, are in roll-type deposits in the State of Wyoming. The host rocks are arkosic sandstones, deposited in intermontane basins under fluvial conditions, and derived from the granitic cores of mountain ranges that flank the basins. The host rocks are Eocene and possibly Paleocene in age and...
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E.N. Harshman
The new federal OCS regulations in the light of Santa Barbara The new federal OCS regulations in the light of Santa Barbara
When the first Outer Continental Shelf leases were issued in 1954, the oil industry was operating near shore in shallow waters. Although regional OCS Orders issued under the regulations have been kept reasonably up to date with advancing technology, the Secretary's regulations had not undergone a complete review by the Department and the interested public since May 1954. The Santa...
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Russell G. Wayland