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A comparative analysis of OpenET for evaluating evapotranspiration in California almond orchards A comparative analysis of OpenET for evaluating evapotranspiration in California almond orchards

The almond industry in California faces water management challenges that are being exacerbated by droughts, climate change, and groundwater sustainability legislation. The Tree-crop Remote sensing of Evapotranspiration eXperiment (T-REX) aims to explore opportunities to improve precision irrigation management for woody perennial cropping systems. Almond orchards in the California Central...
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Kyle Knipper, Martha Anderson, Nicolas Bambach, Forrest Melton, Zac Ellis, Yun Yang, J. M. Volk, Andrew J. McElrone, William P. Kustas, Matthew Roby, Will Carrara, Sebastian Castro, Ayse Kilic, Joshua B. Fisher, Anderson Ruhoff, Gabriel B. Senay, Charles Morton, Sebastian Saa, Richard G. Allen
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Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Characteristics of the fault damage zone From high-resolution seismic imaging along the Palos Verdes Fault, California Characteristics of the fault damage zone From high-resolution seismic imaging along the Palos Verdes Fault, California

The distribution and intensity of fault damage zones provides insight into fault activity and its relationship to fluid flow in the crust. Presently, measures of the in-situ distribution of fault damage remain limited and along-strike studies are rare. This study focuses on an offshore section Palos Verdes Fault damage zone that spans 28 km, near Los Angeles, California. To investigate...
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Travis Vincent Alongi, Emily Brodsky, Jared W. Kluesner, Daniel S. Brothers
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Natural Hazards Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program, Earthquake Science Center

Invertebrate trophic structure on marine ferromanganese and phosphorite hardgrounds Invertebrate trophic structure on marine ferromanganese and phosphorite hardgrounds

The Southern California Borderland hosts a variety of geologic and oceanographic features that allow for diverse habitats to occur in a restricted region with a strong oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) and hard substrates. These include ferromanganese (FeMn) crusts and phosphorites targeted for deep-seabed mining in other regions. Baseline studies regarding hardground macro- (> 0.3 mm) and...
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Olivia S. Pereira, Devin Vlach, Angelica Bradley, Jennifer Gonzalez, Kira Mizell, Lisa A. Levin
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Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

An evaluation of tradeoffs in restoring ephemeral vs. perennial habitats to conserve animal populations An evaluation of tradeoffs in restoring ephemeral vs. perennial habitats to conserve animal populations

Introduction: Habitat loss and degradation pose significant threats to global fish and wildlife populations, prompting substantial investments in habitat creation and restoration efforts. Not all habitats provide equal benefits, leading to challenges in prioritizing restoration actions. For example, juvenile anadromous salmonids require high quality rearing aquatic habitats to achieve...
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James T. Peterson, Adam Duarte
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Cooperative Research Units

Spawning run estimates and phenology for an extremely small population of Atlantic Sturgeon in the Marshyhope Creek–Nanticoke River system, Chesapeake Bay Spawning run estimates and phenology for an extremely small population of Atlantic Sturgeon in the Marshyhope Creek–Nanticoke River system, Chesapeake Bay

Objective Once thought to be extirpated from the Chesapeake Bay, fall spawning runs of Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus have been rediscovered in the Marshyhope Creek (MC)–Nanticoke River (NR) system of Maryland, United States. High recapture rates in past telemetry surveys suggested a small population in the two connected tributaries. This study aims to generate estimates of...
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Nicholas Coleman, Dewayne Fox, Ashlee Horne, Nathan J. Hostetter, John Madsen, Michael O’Brien, Ian Park, Chuck Stence, David Secor
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Cooperative Research Units

Geospatial PDF map of the compilation of GIS data for the mineral industries and related infrastructure of Africa Geospatial PDF map of the compilation of GIS data for the mineral industries and related infrastructure of Africa

Introduction In 2021, the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) completed the project titled "Compilation of geospatial data for the mineral industries and related infrastructure of Africa." This project aimed to leverage the expertise and capabilities of the NMIC to collect, synthesize, and interpret geospatial data to inform on the extractive...
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Elizabeth R. Neustaedter, Ryan F. Kemna, Abraham J. Padilla, Donya Otarod
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National Minerals Information Center, International Programs
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