John Whitney
John Whitney is a Scientist Emeritus with the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center.
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Probabilistic seismic hazard analyses for ground motions and fault displacement at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Probabilistic seismic hazard analyses were conducted to estimate both ground motion and fault displacement hazards at the potential geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The study is believed to be the largest and most comprehensive analyses ever conducted for ground-shaking hazard and is a first-of-a-kind assessment of probabilistic
Authors
J.C. Stepp, Ivan Wong, John W. Whitney, R. Quittmeyer, N. Abrahamson, G. Toro, S.R. Young, K. Coppersmith, J. Savy, T. Sullivan
Preliminary U-series disequilibrium and thermoluminescence ages of surficial deposits and paleosols associated with Quaternary faults, eastern Yucca Mountain
No abstract available.
Authors
James B. Paces, Christopher M. Menges, B. Wildmann, J. R. Wesling, Charles A. Bush, Kiyoto Futa, H. T. Millard, P. B. Maat, John W. Whitney
Tectonic characterization of a potential high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Tectonic characterization of a potential high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is needed to assess seismic and possible volcanic hazards that could affect the site during the preclosure (next 100 years) and the behavior of the hydrologic system during the postclosure (the following 10,000 years) periods. Tectonic characterization is based on assembling mapped geological st
Authors
John W. Whitney, Dennis W. O'Leary
Erosional history and surficial geology of western Saudi Arabia
An interagency report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey Saudi Arabian Mission for the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Technical Record TR-04-01
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John W. Whitney
The environmental history and present condition of Saudi Arabia's northern sand seas
Saudi Arabia's northern sand seas are composed dominantly of stable dune systems, even though the modern climate is arid. The stable dunes are large and support a sparse semidesert vegetation. Active dunes are small and commonly confined to the crests of stable dunes; they comprise less than 5 percent of the dunes in the sand seas. Both the stability of the major dune systems and the small percent
Authors
John W. Whitney, D.J. Faulkender, Meyer Rubin
Geologic cross sections of the Outer Continental Shelf of Shelikof Strait, Alaska
No abstract available.
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John Whitney, P.J. Hoose, L.M. Smith, Lynn Lybeck
Bathymetric map of the Outer Continental Shelf of Shelikof Strait, Alaska
No abstract available.
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John Whitney, K. D. Holden
Isopach map of Quaternary glacial-marine sediments, outer continental shelf, Shelikof Strait, Alaska
No abstract available.
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John Whitney, K. D. Holden, Lynn D. Lybeck
Map showing selected geologic features of outer continental shelf, Shelikof Strait, Alaska
No abstract available.
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Peter J. Hoose, John Whitney
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 21
Probabilistic seismic hazard analyses for ground motions and fault displacement at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Probabilistic seismic hazard analyses were conducted to estimate both ground motion and fault displacement hazards at the potential geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The study is believed to be the largest and most comprehensive analyses ever conducted for ground-shaking hazard and is a first-of-a-kind assessment of probabilistic
Authors
J.C. Stepp, Ivan Wong, John W. Whitney, R. Quittmeyer, N. Abrahamson, G. Toro, S.R. Young, K. Coppersmith, J. Savy, T. Sullivan
Preliminary U-series disequilibrium and thermoluminescence ages of surficial deposits and paleosols associated with Quaternary faults, eastern Yucca Mountain
No abstract available.
Authors
James B. Paces, Christopher M. Menges, B. Wildmann, J. R. Wesling, Charles A. Bush, Kiyoto Futa, H. T. Millard, P. B. Maat, John W. Whitney
Tectonic characterization of a potential high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Tectonic characterization of a potential high-level nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is needed to assess seismic and possible volcanic hazards that could affect the site during the preclosure (next 100 years) and the behavior of the hydrologic system during the postclosure (the following 10,000 years) periods. Tectonic characterization is based on assembling mapped geological st
Authors
John W. Whitney, Dennis W. O'Leary
Erosional history and surficial geology of western Saudi Arabia
An interagency report prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey Saudi Arabian Mission for the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Technical Record TR-04-01
Authors
John W. Whitney
The environmental history and present condition of Saudi Arabia's northern sand seas
Saudi Arabia's northern sand seas are composed dominantly of stable dune systems, even though the modern climate is arid. The stable dunes are large and support a sparse semidesert vegetation. Active dunes are small and commonly confined to the crests of stable dunes; they comprise less than 5 percent of the dunes in the sand seas. Both the stability of the major dune systems and the small percent
Authors
John W. Whitney, D.J. Faulkender, Meyer Rubin
Geologic cross sections of the Outer Continental Shelf of Shelikof Strait, Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
John Whitney, P.J. Hoose, L.M. Smith, Lynn Lybeck
Bathymetric map of the Outer Continental Shelf of Shelikof Strait, Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
John Whitney, K. D. Holden
Isopach map of Quaternary glacial-marine sediments, outer continental shelf, Shelikof Strait, Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
John Whitney, K. D. Holden, Lynn D. Lybeck
Map showing selected geologic features of outer continental shelf, Shelikof Strait, Alaska
No abstract available.
Authors
Peter J. Hoose, John Whitney