James A Smith
James A Smith is a Geophysicist with the Earthquake Hazards Program.
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Concentrations and annual fluxes of sediment-associated chemical constituents from conterminous US coastal rivers using bed sediment data Concentrations and annual fluxes of sediment-associated chemical constituents from conterminous US coastal rivers using bed sediment data
Coastal rivers represent a significant pathway for the delivery of natural and anthropogenic sediment-associated chemical constituents to the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the conterminous USA. This study entails an accounting segment using published average annual suspended sediment fluxes with published sediment-associated chemical constituent concentrations for (1)...
Authors
Arthur Horowitz, Verlin Stephens, Kent Elrick, James Smith
Volcano monitoring Volcano monitoring
Volcanoes are not randomly distributed over the Earth's surface. Most are concentrated on the edges of continents, along island chains, or beneath the sea where they form long mountain ranges. More than half of the world's active volcanoes above sea level encircle the Pacific Ocean (see Fig. 1). The concept of plate tectonics explains the locations of volcanoes and their relationship to...
Authors
James G. Smith, Jonathan Dehn, Richard Hoblitt, Richard Lahusen, Jacob Lowenstern, Seth Moran, Lindsay McClelland, Kenneth McGee, Manuel Nathenson, Paul Okubo, John Pallister, Michael P. Poland, John Power, David Schneider, Thomas Sisson
Database for the Geologic Map of Upper Eocene to Holocene Volcanic and Related Rocks of the Cascade Range, Oregon Database for the Geologic Map of Upper Eocene to Holocene Volcanic and Related Rocks of the Cascade Range, Oregon
Since 1979, Earth scientists of the Geothermal Research Program of the U.S. Geological Survey have carried out multidisciplinary research in the Cascade Range. The goal of this research is to understand the geology, tectonics, and hydrology of the Cascades in order to characterize and quantify geothermal resource potential. A major goal of the program is compilation of a comprehensive...
Authors
Kathryn Nimz, David Ramsey, David Sherrod, James G. Smith
Chemical constituents in sediment in Lake Pontchartrain and in street mud and canal sediment in New Orleans, Louisiana, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2005 Chemical constituents in sediment in Lake Pontchartrain and in street mud and canal sediment in New Orleans, Louisiana, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2005
Samples of street mud, suspended and bottom sediment in canals discharging to Lake Ponchartrain, and suspended and bottom sediment in the lake were collected and analyzed for chemical constituents to help evaluate the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the subsequent unwatering of New Orleans, Louisiana. The approach used for sampling and analysis of chemical data for the study...
Authors
Peter C. Van Metre, Jennifer Wilson, Arthur Horowitz, Stanley Skrobialowski, William T. Foreman, Christopher Fuller, Mark Burkhardt, Kent Elrick, Barbara Mahler, James Smith, Steven Zaugg
Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, La. Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, La.
Concerns about the effect of pumping contaminated flood waters into Lake Pontchartrain following the hurricanes of 2005 prompted the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to sample street mud, canal-suspended sediment, and bottom sediment in Lake Pontchartain. The samples were analyzed for a wide variety of potential inorganic and organic contaminants. Results indicate that contamination of lake...
Authors
Peter C. Van Metre, Arthur Horowitz, Barbara Mahler, William T. Foreman, Christopher Fuller, Mark Burkhardt, Kent Elrick, Edward Furlong, Stanley Skrobialowski, James Smith, Jennifer Wilson, Stephen Zaugg
Tropical cyclones and the flood hydrology of Puerto Rico Tropical cyclones and the flood hydrology of Puerto Rico
Some of the largest unit discharge flood peaks in the stream gaging records of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have occurred in Puerto Rico. Many of these flood peaks are associated with tropical cyclones. Hurricane Georges, which passed directly over the island on 21–22 September 1998, produced record flood peaks at numerous USGS stations in Puerto Rico. The hydrology and...
Authors
James A. Smith, Paula Sturdevant-Rees, Mary Baeck, Matthew Larsen
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 88
Concentrations and annual fluxes of sediment-associated chemical constituents from conterminous US coastal rivers using bed sediment data Concentrations and annual fluxes of sediment-associated chemical constituents from conterminous US coastal rivers using bed sediment data
Coastal rivers represent a significant pathway for the delivery of natural and anthropogenic sediment-associated chemical constituents to the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the conterminous USA. This study entails an accounting segment using published average annual suspended sediment fluxes with published sediment-associated chemical constituent concentrations for (1)...
Authors
Arthur Horowitz, Verlin Stephens, Kent Elrick, James Smith
Volcano monitoring Volcano monitoring
Volcanoes are not randomly distributed over the Earth's surface. Most are concentrated on the edges of continents, along island chains, or beneath the sea where they form long mountain ranges. More than half of the world's active volcanoes above sea level encircle the Pacific Ocean (see Fig. 1). The concept of plate tectonics explains the locations of volcanoes and their relationship to...
Authors
James G. Smith, Jonathan Dehn, Richard Hoblitt, Richard Lahusen, Jacob Lowenstern, Seth Moran, Lindsay McClelland, Kenneth McGee, Manuel Nathenson, Paul Okubo, John Pallister, Michael P. Poland, John Power, David Schneider, Thomas Sisson
Database for the Geologic Map of Upper Eocene to Holocene Volcanic and Related Rocks of the Cascade Range, Oregon Database for the Geologic Map of Upper Eocene to Holocene Volcanic and Related Rocks of the Cascade Range, Oregon
Since 1979, Earth scientists of the Geothermal Research Program of the U.S. Geological Survey have carried out multidisciplinary research in the Cascade Range. The goal of this research is to understand the geology, tectonics, and hydrology of the Cascades in order to characterize and quantify geothermal resource potential. A major goal of the program is compilation of a comprehensive...
Authors
Kathryn Nimz, David Ramsey, David Sherrod, James G. Smith
Chemical constituents in sediment in Lake Pontchartrain and in street mud and canal sediment in New Orleans, Louisiana, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2005 Chemical constituents in sediment in Lake Pontchartrain and in street mud and canal sediment in New Orleans, Louisiana, following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2005
Samples of street mud, suspended and bottom sediment in canals discharging to Lake Ponchartrain, and suspended and bottom sediment in the lake were collected and analyzed for chemical constituents to help evaluate the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the subsequent unwatering of New Orleans, Louisiana. The approach used for sampling and analysis of chemical data for the study...
Authors
Peter C. Van Metre, Jennifer Wilson, Arthur Horowitz, Stanley Skrobialowski, William T. Foreman, Christopher Fuller, Mark Burkhardt, Kent Elrick, Barbara Mahler, James Smith, Steven Zaugg
Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, La. Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the chemistry of bottom sediments in Lake Pontchartrain, La.
Concerns about the effect of pumping contaminated flood waters into Lake Pontchartrain following the hurricanes of 2005 prompted the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to sample street mud, canal-suspended sediment, and bottom sediment in Lake Pontchartain. The samples were analyzed for a wide variety of potential inorganic and organic contaminants. Results indicate that contamination of lake...
Authors
Peter C. Van Metre, Arthur Horowitz, Barbara Mahler, William T. Foreman, Christopher Fuller, Mark Burkhardt, Kent Elrick, Edward Furlong, Stanley Skrobialowski, James Smith, Jennifer Wilson, Stephen Zaugg
Tropical cyclones and the flood hydrology of Puerto Rico Tropical cyclones and the flood hydrology of Puerto Rico
Some of the largest unit discharge flood peaks in the stream gaging records of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have occurred in Puerto Rico. Many of these flood peaks are associated with tropical cyclones. Hurricane Georges, which passed directly over the island on 21–22 September 1998, produced record flood peaks at numerous USGS stations in Puerto Rico. The hydrology and...
Authors
James A. Smith, Paula Sturdevant-Rees, Mary Baeck, Matthew Larsen
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.