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Post-earthquake investigations-exercising the NEHRP plan and development of a virtual clearinghouse concept Post-earthquake investigations-exercising the NEHRP plan and development of a virtual clearinghouse concept
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Thomas L. Holzer, Christopher Rojahn, Charles Scawthorn
Liquemap: A real-time post-earthquake map of liquefaction probability Liquemap: A real-time post-earthquake map of liquefaction probability
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Michael J. Bennett, Luke Blair, Thomas L. Holzer, Thomas E. Noce
Assessment of ground deformation due to soil liquefaction in the San Jose, California area by using geotechnical IT Assessment of ground deformation due to soil liquefaction in the San Jose, California area by using geotechnical IT
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Robert E. Kayen, Keith L. Knudsen, Satoshi Nagata, Yasuo Tanaka
C-language software for computing strong ground motion metrics and seismograph self noise C-language software for computing strong ground motion metrics and seismograph self noise
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J.R. Evans, R.L. Nigbor, C. R. Hutt
Report of the workshop on Extreme Ground Motions at Yucca Mountain, August 23-25, 2004 Report of the workshop on Extreme Ground Motions at Yucca Mountain, August 23-25, 2004
This Workshop has its origins in the probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) for Yucca Mountain, the designated site of the underground repository for the nation's high-level radioactive waste. In 1998 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Senior Seismic Hazard Analysis Committee (SSHAC) developed guidelines for PSHA which were published as NUREG/CR-6372, 'Recommendations for...
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Thomas C. Hanks, N. A. Abrahamson, M. Board, D.M. Boore, J.N. Brune, C.A. Cornell
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Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area, Natural Hazards Mission Area, Earthquake Hazards Program, Energy Resources Program, Mineral Resources Program, National Laboratories Program, Science and Decisions Center, Earthquake Science Center, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Evaluation of some software measuring displacements using GPS in real-time Evaluation of some software measuring displacements using GPS in real-time
For the past decade, the USGS has been monitoring deformation at various locations in the western United States using continuous GPS. The main focus of these measurements are estimates of displacement averaged over one day. Essentially, these consist of recording at 30 seconds intervals the carrier-frequency phase-data (equivalent to travel-time) between a GPS receiver and the GPS...
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John O. Langbein
Physical properties of two core samples from Well 34-9RD2 at the Coso geothermal field, California Physical properties of two core samples from Well 34-9RD2 at the Coso geothermal field, California
The Coso geothermal field, located along the Eastern California Shear Zone, is composed of fractured granitic rocks above a shallow heat source. Temperatures exceed 640 ?F (~338 ?C) at a depth of less than 10000 feet (3 km). Permeability varies throughout the geothermal field due to the competing processes of alteration and mineral precipitation, acting to reduce the interconnectivity of...
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C.A. Morrow, D.A. Lockner
A new class of earthquake observations A new class of earthquake observations
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Frederick Pollitz
Urban seismic hazard mapping for Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Urban seismic hazard mapping for Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, but scientists can forecast how strongly the ground is likely to shake as a result of an earthquake. Seismic hazard maps provide one way of conveying such forecasts. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which produces seismic hazard maps for the Nation, is now engaged in developing more detailed maps for vulnerable urban areas. The first set of these maps...
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Joan Gomberg
Reply to comment by Y. Ben-Zion on “Material contrast does not predict earthquake rupture propagation direction” Reply to comment by Y. Ben-Zion on “Material contrast does not predict earthquake rupture propagation direction”
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Ruth A. Harris, Steven M. Day
Near-Field Receiving Water Monitoring of trace metals and a benthic community near the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant in South San Francisco Bay, California: 2005 Near-Field Receiving Water Monitoring of trace metals and a benthic community near the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant in South San Francisco Bay, California: 2005
Trace elements in sediment and the clam Macoma petalum (formerly reported as Macoma balthica (Cohen and Carlton 1995)), clam reproductive activity and benthic, macroinvertebrate community structure are reported for a mudflat one kilometer south of the discharge of the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant in South San Francisco Bay. This report includes data collected for the...
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Daniel J. Cain, Francis Parcheso, Janet K. Thompson, Samuel N. Luoma, Allison H. Lorenzi, Edward Moon, Michelle K. Shouse, Michelle I. Hornberger, Jessica Dyke
Subsurface structure of the East Bay Plain ground-water basin: San Francisco Bay to the Hayward fault, Alameda County, California Subsurface structure of the East Bay Plain ground-water basin: San Francisco Bay to the Hayward fault, Alameda County, California
The area of California between the San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Santa Clara Valley, and the Diablo Ranges (East Bay Hills), commonly referred to as the 'East Bay', contains the East Bay Plain and Niles Cone ground-water basins. The area has a population of 1.46 million (2003 US Census), largely distributed among several cities, including Alameda, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Newark...
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R. D. Catchings, J. W. Borchers, M. R. Goldman, G. Gandhok, D. A. Ponce, C. E. Steedman