Publications
USGS research activities relevant to Alaska have yielded more than 9400 historical publications. This page features some of the most recent newsworthy research findings.
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Marine mammal survey and assessment methods Marine mammal survey and assessment methods
This volume comprises the proceedings of a symposium on marine mammal survey assessment methods, which took place in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Alaska resource data file: Bendeleben quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Bendeleben quadrangle
No abstract available.
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Travis Hudson
Alaska resource data file: Mount Fairweather quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Mount Fairweather quadrangle
No abstract available.
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C. C. Hawley
Digital data for the geologic framework of the Alaska Peninsula, southwest Alaska, and the Alaska Peninsula terrane Digital data for the geologic framework of the Alaska Peninsula, southwest Alaska, and the Alaska Peninsula terrane
These digital databases are the result of the compilation and reinterpretation of published and unpublished 1:250,000- and 1:63,360-scale mapping. The map area covers approximately 62,000 sq km (23,000 sq mi) in land area and encompasses much of 13 1:250,000-scale quadrangles on the Alaska Peninsula in southwestern Alaska. The compilation was done as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's...
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Frederic H. Wilson, Robert L. Detterman, Gregory D. DuBois
Reconnaissance geologic map of the Duncan Canal-Zarembo Island area, southeastern Alaska Reconnaissance geologic map of the Duncan Canal-Zarembo Island area, southeastern Alaska
The geologic map of the Duncan Canal-Zarembo Island area is the result of a multidisciplinary investigation of an area where an airborne geophysical survey was flown in the spring of 1997. The area was chosen for the geophysical survey because of its high mineral potential, a conclusion of the Petersburg Mineral Resource Assessment Project, conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey from...
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Susan M. Karl, Peter J. Haeussler, Anne E. McCafferty
Spatial distribution of chemical constituents in the Kuskokwim River, Alaska Spatial distribution of chemical constituents in the Kuskokwim River, Alaska
The effects of lithologic changes on the water quality of the Kuskokwim River, Alaska, were evaluated by the U.S. Geological Survey in June 1997. Water, suspended sediments, and bed sediments were sampled from the Kusko-kwim River and from three tributaries, the Holitna River, Red Devil Creek, and Crooked Creek. Dissolved boron, chromium, copper, manganese, zinc, aluminum, lithium...
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Bronwen Wang
Hydrology, geomorphology, and flood profiles of the Mendenhall River, Juneau, Alaska Hydrology, geomorphology, and flood profiles of the Mendenhall River, Juneau, Alaska
Water-surface-profile elevations for the 2-, 20-, 25-, 50-, and 100-year floods were computed for the Mendenhall River near Juneau, Alaska, using the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center River Analysis System model. The peak discharges for the selected recurrence intervals were determined using the standard log-Pearson type III method. Channel cross sections were...
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Edward G. Neal, Randy H. Host
Characteristics of the Alaskan 1-Km Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer data sets used for analysis of vegetation biophysical properties Characteristics of the Alaskan 1-Km Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer data sets used for analysis of vegetation biophysical properties
In this study, data characteristics for composited, multitemporal Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer data sets for Alaska were assessed for a 7- year period from 1991 to 1997. This involved consideration of the satellite sensors used, data processing performed, and data set compilation, along with an analysis of acquisition date, solar zenith angle, satellite viewing angle...
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Carl J. Markon
Alaska resource data file: Ketchikan quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Ketchikan quadrangle
No abstract available.
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H. C. Berg
Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Iliamna Volcano, Alaska Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Iliamna Volcano, Alaska
Iliamna Volcano is a 3,053-meter-high, ice- and snow-covered stratovolcano in the southwestern Cook Inlet region about 225 kilometers southwest of Anchorage and about 100 kilometers northwest of Homer. Historical eruptions of Iliamna Volcano have not been positively documented; however, the volcano regularly emits steam and gas, and small, shallow earthquakes are often detected beneath...
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Christopher F. Waythomas, Thomas P. Miller
Alaska resource data file: Seldovia quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Seldovia quadrangle
No abstract available.
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Jeff Huber
Alaska resource data file: Kenai quadrangle Alaska resource data file: Kenai quadrangle
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Authors
Jeff A. Huber