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Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS) to Sea-Level Rise Coastal Vulnerability Assessment of Padre Island National Seashore (PAIS) to Sea-Level Rise

A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional coastal slope, rate of relative sea-level rise, shoreline change rates, mean tidal range...
Authors
Elizabeth A. Pendleton, E. Robert Thieler, S. Jeffress Williams, Rebecca L. Beavers

Bioturbation depths, rates and processes in Massachusetts Bay sediments inferred from modeling of 210Pb and 239 + 240Pu profiles Bioturbation depths, rates and processes in Massachusetts Bay sediments inferred from modeling of 210Pb and 239 + 240Pu profiles

Profiles of 210Pb and 239 + 15 cm depth or that biodiffusive mixing mediated by other organisms is occurring at depth. Additional constraints from surficial sediment 234Th data suggest that in this half of the cores, the vast majority of the present-day flux of recent, nuclide-bearing material to these core sites is transported over a timescale of a month or more to a depth of a few...
Authors
John Crusius, Michael H. Bothner, Christopher K. Sommerfield

Water resources data for New Hampshire and Vermont, water year 2003 Water resources data for New Hampshire and Vermont, water year 2003

Water-resources data for the 2003 water year for New Hampshire and Vermont consists of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records for 87 gaging stations, stage records for 6 lakes, monthend contents for 2 lakes and reservoirs, water levels for 38 observation wells. Also included are...
Authors
Chandlee Keirstead, Richard G. Kiah, Robert O. Brown, Sanborn L. Ward

Petrography and character of the bedrock surface beneath western Cape Cod, Massachusetts Petrography and character of the bedrock surface beneath western Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Cores collected during recent drilling in western Cape Cod, Massachusetts provide insight into the topography and petrology of the underlying bedrock. 62 drill sites spread over a ???140 km2 study area produced cores of granitoids (31), orthogneisses (20), basalts/diabases (4), amphibolites (3), felsic mylonites (2), and dolomitic rock (2). Granitoid cores range in composition from...
Authors
B.W. Hallett, L. J. Poppe, S.G. Brand

Role of manganese oxides in the exposure of mute swans (Cygnus olor) to Pb and other elements in the Chesapeake Bay, USA Role of manganese oxides in the exposure of mute swans (Cygnus olor) to Pb and other elements in the Chesapeake Bay, USA

The aims of this study are to estimate exposure of waterfowl to elements in contaminated sediments in the Chesapeake Bay and to consider the potential role of Mn in influencing bioavailability and exposure. Metal concentrations were measured in livers and digesta taken from mute swans living on the Aberdeen Proving Ground, whose sediment had elevated concentrations of Cu, S, Se, Zn, As...
Authors
W. N. Beyer, Daniel D. Day

Natural remediation potential of arsenic-contaminated ground water Natural remediation potential of arsenic-contaminated ground water

Migration of leachate from a municipal landfill in Saco, Maine has resulted in arsenic concentrations in ground water as high as 647 μg/L. Laboratory experimental data indicate the primary source of arsenic to be reductive dissolution of arsenic-enriched iron oxyhydroxides in the aquifer by organic carbon in landfill leachate. A core from an uncontaminated part of the aquifer yielded no...
Authors
Kenneth G. Stollenwerk, John A. Colman

Application of artificial neural networks to complex groundwater management problems Application of artificial neural networks to complex groundwater management problems

As water quantity and quality problems become increasingly severe, accurate prediction and effective management of scarcer water resources will become critical. In this paper, the successful application of artificial neural network (ANN) technology is described for three types of groundwater prediction and management problems. In the first example, an ANN was trained with simulation data...
Authors
Emery Coppola, Mary Poulton, Emmanuel G. Charles, John Dustman, F. Szidarovszky
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