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Influences of meteorological conditions, runoff, and bathymetry on summer thermal regime of a Great Lakes estuary Influences of meteorological conditions, runoff, and bathymetry on summer thermal regime of a Great Lakes estuary

To better understand the primary drivers of the thermal regime in a Great Lakes estuary, and their implications for local biota, water temperature variations in the Milwaukee Estuary of Lake Michigan were studied between July and October of 2019 using a network of 25 sensors at 18 locations. Like Lake Michigan, the estuary was thermally stratified July to October, and historically...
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Owen M. Stefaniak, Faith Fitzpatrick, Brennan A. Dow, James D. Blount, Daniel J. Sullivan, Paul Reneau
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Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Long-term distributed temperature sensing monitoring for near-wellbore gas migration and gas hydrate formation Long-term distributed temperature sensing monitoring for near-wellbore gas migration and gas hydrate formation

Well integrity monitoring has always been a critical component of subsurface oil and gas operations. Distributed fiber-optic sensing is an emerging technology that shows great promise for monitoring processes, both in boreholes and in other settings. In this study, we present a case study of using distributed temperature sensing (DTS) technology to monitor a cemented and plugged well in...
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Ana Garcia-Ceballos, Ge Jin, Timothy Collett, Sukru Merey, Seth S. Haines
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Energy Resources Program, Central Energy Resources Science Center

Parasite abundance-occupancy relationships across biogeographic regions: Joint effects of niche breadth, host availability and climate Parasite abundance-occupancy relationships across biogeographic regions: Joint effects of niche breadth, host availability and climate

Changing biodiversity and environmental conditions may allow multi-host pathogens to spread among host species and affect prevalence. There are several widely acknowledged theories about mechanisms that may influence variation in pathogen prevalence, including the controversially debated dilution effect and abundance-occupancy relationship hypotheses. Here, we explore such abundance...
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Konstans Wells, Jeffrey A Bell, Alan Fecchio, Sergei V. Drovetski, Spencer C Galen, Shannon Hackett, Holly L Lutz, Heather Skeen, Gary Voelker, Wanyoike Wamiti, Jason D Weckstein, Nicholas J. Clark
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center

The feasibility of using national-scale datasets for classifying wetlands in Arizona with machine learning The feasibility of using national-scale datasets for classifying wetlands in Arizona with machine learning

The advent of machine learning techniques has led to a proliferation of landscape classification products. These approaches can fill gaps in wetland inventories across the United States (U.S.) provided that large reference datasets are available to develop accurate models. In this study, we tested the feasibility of expediting the classification process by sourcing requisite training and...
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Christopher E. Soulard, Jessica J. Walker, Britt Windsor Smith, Jason R. Kreitler
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Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Western Geographic Science Center

The U.S. Geological Survey National Streamgage Network—2023 The U.S. Geological Survey National Streamgage Network—2023

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operated 11,850 continuous surface-water monitoring locations (streamgages) across the United States in 2023. The streamgages provide information on river height and streamflow, typically at 15-minute intervals. This information is then made available to everyone, most of it delivered nearly in realtime on the USGS National Water Dashboard.
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Brian E. McCallum
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Water Resources Mission Area

A case study and comparison of mid-winter warming and solar driven wet slab avalanche cycles A case study and comparison of mid-winter warming and solar driven wet slab avalanche cycles

Wet slab avalanches are poorly understood and often difficult to forecast. Yet, wet slab avalanches can be destructive and may become more common in a changing climate. As the onset of wet avalanches moves earlier in the winter season due to climate change, understanding snowpack and meteorological characteristics of wet slab avalanches will become increasingly important. In this study...
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Erich H. Peitzsch, Cameron Johnson, Scott Savage, Zachary Miller, Zachary Hoppinen
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
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