Peter George Chirico
Pete Chirico is the Associate Director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center in Reston, VA. He also leads the USGS Special Studies project as a research scientist focused on terrain analysis and geomorphological mapping.
Pete Chirico is the Associate Director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geology and Paleoclimate Science Center in Reston, VA. In over 20 years at USGS, he has focused his research on the geography and geomorphology of illicit small-scale mining of diamonds and mineral deposits in conflict zones and during complex emergencies. He has worked extensively with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Agency for International Development, the United Nations, and the Kimberley Process to understand how diamonds and other natural resource exploitation contribute to funding conflicts. While his regional expertise is Sub-Saharan Africa, he has led or been a member of more than 30 field expeditions throughout Central America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Africa. He is author or co-author of over 50 peer reviewed scientific reports and journal articles in the fields of geography, geomorphology, remote sensing, and natural resources in conflict zones. Pete also serves as scientific and technical advisor to the Office of Threat Finance Countermeasures in the Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs.
Science and Products
Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Guinea
Summary of the reconnaissance investigation of the diamond resource potential and production capacity of Côte d’Ivoire
A methodology for conducting national-scale alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessments, with a focus on artisanal mining
Summary of the diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Guinea
Accuracy evaluation of an ASTER-Derived Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) Version 1 and Version 2 for two sites in western Africa
Topographic and hydrographic GIS dataset for the Afghanistan Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey 2010 Minerals Project
Alluvial Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity Assessment of Ghana
Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Mali
Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of the Central African Republic
Mapping vulnerability to disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1900–2007
ASTER-Derived 30-Meter-Resolution Digital Elevation Models of Afghanistan
Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Sixth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, April 24-28, 2006
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
Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Guinea
Summary of the reconnaissance investigation of the diamond resource potential and production capacity of Côte d’Ivoire
A methodology for conducting national-scale alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessments, with a focus on artisanal mining
Summary of the diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Guinea
Accuracy evaluation of an ASTER-Derived Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM) Version 1 and Version 2 for two sites in western Africa
Topographic and hydrographic GIS dataset for the Afghanistan Geological Survey and U.S. Geological Survey 2010 Minerals Project
Alluvial Diamond Resource Potential and Production Capacity Assessment of Ghana
Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Mali
Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of the Central African Republic
Mapping vulnerability to disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1900–2007
ASTER-Derived 30-Meter-Resolution Digital Elevation Models of Afghanistan
Proceedings of the U.S. Geological Survey Sixth Biennial Geographic Information Science Workshop, Denver, Colorado, April 24-28, 2006
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.