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The new self-anchored suspension (SAS) San Francisco Bay Bridge- Its response to a small earthquake The new self-anchored suspension (SAS) San Francisco Bay Bridge- Its response to a small earthquake

This paper presents a summary of previously published work (Celebi 2023) related to the new Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) bridge that went into service within the last decade as a replacement for the older truss bridge spanning between Yerba Buena Island and Oakland, California, within the San Francisco Bay Area. During the October 19, 1989 M6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake, which occurred...
Authors
Mehmet Celebi
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program, Earthquake Science Center

Assessing habitat use and population dynamics of fisheries resources at Kaloko Fishpond Assessing habitat use and population dynamics of fisheries resources at Kaloko Fishpond

Throughout Hawai'i, fishponds are considered by their local communities as important cultural touchstones, a source of local, sustainably produced food, and an important component to the development of community-based management for nearshore fisheries. Within Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, the restoration of Kaloko Fishpond for traditional aquaculture management is a goal of...
Authors
Timothy B. Grabowski, Ricky Tabandera, Nathaniel Greenwald, Annie Larson
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Cooperative Research Units

USGS adds 100K Topo scale to OnDemand map products USGS adds 100K Topo scale to OnDemand map products

OnDemand Topo map users now have more map scale options available to them with debut of the 100K Topo or 1:100,000-scale mapping capability within the free topoBuilder application.
Authors
Ariel T. Doumbouya
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National Geospatial Program

Toward a set of essential biodiversity variables for assessing change in mountains globally Toward a set of essential biodiversity variables for assessing change in mountains globally

Mountain regions harbor unique and rich biodiversity, forming an important part of our global life support system. This rich biodiversity underpins the ecological intactness and functioning of mountain ecosystems, which are imperative for the provision of key ecosystem services. A considerable amount of data are required to assess ecological intactness and ecosystem functioning and...
Authors
Dirk Schmeller, James Thornton, Davnah Urbach, Jake Alexander, Walter Jetz, Aino Kulonen, Robert Mills, Claudia Notornicola, Elisa Pallazi, Harald Pauli, Christophe Randin, Sergey Rosbakh, Roger Sayre, Nasrin Tehrani, William Verbiest, Tom Walker, Sonja Wipf, Carolina Adler
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Core Science Systems Mission Area

Effective field sampling of rectoanal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue for antemortem chronic wasting disease testing in white-tailed deer Effective field sampling of rectoanal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue for antemortem chronic wasting disease testing in white-tailed deer

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease of cervids that has spread across much of North America. Although gold standard CWD diagnostics involve postmortem testing of medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes or obex (brain stem), a key tissue sample for antemortem testing is rectoanal mucosa–associated lymphoid tissue (RAMALT). However, collection of an adequate sample (i.e...
Authors
Marie L. J. Gilbertson, Lindsey J. Long, Heather N. Inzalaco, Wendy Christine Turner, Daniel J. Storm
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Cooperative Research Units

How does the onset of offset influence geologic slip rates? How does the onset of offset influence geologic slip rates?

Geologic slip rates are typically based on the displacement accrued by a geomorphic or stratigraphic feature and the age of the offset feature. Because slip rates are commonly calculated by dividing the displacement of a faulted marker by its age, they contain two open time intervals: the elapsed time between the age of an offset feature and the age of the earthquake that displaced the...
Authors
Alexandra Elise Hatem, Richard W. Briggs, Ryan D. Gold
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Geologic Hazards Science Center
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