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Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF) Hydrological Simulation Program - FORTRAN (HSPF)
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Michelle A. Stern, Charles N. Alpers
Streamflow, water quality, and constituent loads and yields, Scituate Reservoir drainage area, Rhode Island, water year 2021 Streamflow, water quality, and constituent loads and yields, Scituate Reservoir drainage area, Rhode Island, water year 2021
As part of a long-term cooperative program to monitor water quality within the Scituate Reservoir drainage area, the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with Providence Water (formerly Providence Water Supply Board) collected streamflow and water-quality data in tributaries to the Scituate Reservoir, Rhode Island. Streamflow and concentrations of chloride and sodium estimated from...
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Kirk Smith, Alana B. Spaetzel
Chapter 5. Sensor selection Chapter 5. Sensor selection
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Todd Caldwell, L. Rivera, M.H. Cosh, N. Gaur
Structured decision-making workshop: Chronic wasting disease management in free-ranging cervids in Massachusetts Structured decision-making workshop: Chronic wasting disease management in free-ranging cervids in Massachusetts
This document describes the results of a 2.5-day rapid decision prototype workshop that evaluated management activities for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Massachusetts (MA) that were either proactive (i.e., actions taken prior to CWD arrival/detection) or reactive (i.e., actions taken after CWD arrival/detection). The workshop was led by members of the Wildlife Section of the MA...
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Martin J. R Feehan, Jonathan D. Cook, Margaret McEachran, Susan M. McCarthy, David Wattles, Meghan Crawford, Michael Huguenin, Graziella Vittoria DiRenzo
Cryospheric sciences at the U.S. Geological Survey Cryospheric sciences at the U.S. Geological Survey
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Caitlyn Florentine, Erich H. Peitzsch, Miriam C. Jones, Theodore B. Barnhart, Thomas M. Cronin
Cumulative effects assessment of restoration programs: A framework to assess achievement of regional and programmatic goals Cumulative effects assessment of restoration programs: A framework to assess achievement of regional and programmatic goals
Increasing global investments focused on conservation and restoration of natural resources aim to address challenges presented by climate change and biodiversity loss. Many restoration and conservation program assessments examine individual actions, assuming additive effects only, failing to acknowledge or capture potential synergistic or antagonistic effects across a region or program...
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T. M. Davenport, D. A. Comba, P. S. Dalyander, Nicholas Enwright, Margaret L. Palmsten, Gregory Steyer, Megan La Peyre
U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Research Units Program: Status report on scientific research on the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Research Units Program: Status report on scientific research on the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
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J. M. Mock, Jonathan R. Mawdsley
System characterization report on the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor System characterization report on the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor
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Mahesh Shrestha, Aparajithan Sampath, Minsu Kim, Seonkyung Park
Getting to the surface of the problem: A dynamic rupture benchmark for shallowly dipping faults near Earth’s surface Getting to the surface of the problem: A dynamic rupture benchmark for shallowly dipping faults near Earth’s surface
The Statewide California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Dynamic Rupture Group workshop “Getting to the Surface of the Problem: A Dynamic Rupture Benchmark for Shallowly-Dipping Faults Near Earth’s Surface” was convened virtually, in an online meeting on November 4, 2024. 52 people participated, including two who sent pre-recorded lightning talks earlier, but were unable to join us that day due...
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Ruth A. Harris, Michael Barall
Flood-inundation maps for the Cuyahoga River at Jaite, Ohio, 2024 Flood-inundation maps for the Cuyahoga River at Jaite, Ohio, 2024
Digital flood-inundation maps for a nearly 6-mile reach of the Cuyahoga River at Jaite, Ohio, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Board of Trustees. The maps depict estimates of the extent and depth of flooding corresponding to selected water levels (stages) at USGS streamgage 04206425 on the Cuyahoga River at...
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Matthew T. Whitehead, Chad J. Ostheimer
Using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio method to estimate thickness of the Barry Arm landslide, Prince William Sound, Alaska Using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio method to estimate thickness of the Barry Arm landslide, Prince William Sound, Alaska
Conducting detailed investigations of large landslides is difficult, especially in the subsurface, largely due to environmental factors such as steep slopes, difficult access, and numerous objective hazards. These factors have made it challenging to accurately estimate the depth to the failure surface of the Barry Arm landslide, a large (roughly 108 cubic meters), deep-seated bedrock...
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Andrew L. Collins, Kate E. Allstadt, Dennis M. Staley
Data and knowledge gaps of a water bottling facility inventory and select water-use dataset, United States Data and knowledge gaps of a water bottling facility inventory and select water-use dataset, United States
In 2023, the U.S. Geological Survey developed a national inventory of water bottling facilities for the United States, including information about locations, water sources, water use, and a collection of other attributes. The purpose of the inventory was to provide information about water bottling facilities needed to assess and improve understanding of local-, regional-, and national...
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Carol L. Luukkonen, Cheryl A. Buchwald, Gary R. Martin, Allegra E. Johnson Mckee