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Photo of planktic foraminifers from the Gulf of Mexico sediment trap seen through the microscope

Pacific Ocean Patterns, Processes, and Productivity (POP3): Impacts of ancient warming on marine ecosystems and western North America

Projections for AD 2100 suggest warming of +1-4°C in the North Pacific Ocean, which will result in widespread transformations throughout the marine environment and western North America. Many of these changes are beyond the predictive capabilities of current climate models. To better address this future uncertainty, our team is developing a geological framework using past warm intervals as...
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Deep Sea Exploration, Mapping and Characterization
Pacific Ocean Patterns, Processes, and Productivity (POP3): Impacts of ancient warming on marine ecosystems and western North America

Pacific Ocean Patterns, Processes, and Productivity (POP3): Impacts of ancient warming on marine ecosystems and western North America

Projections for AD 2100 suggest warming of +1-4°C in the North Pacific Ocean, which will result in widespread transformations throughout the marine environment and western North America. Many of these changes are beyond the predictive capabilities of current climate models. To better address this future uncertainty, our team is developing a geological framework using past warm intervals as...
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Radiocarbon measurements, census counts of benthic foraminifera, diatoms, and palynomorphs, and geochemistry from core 721-1 obtained in 2002 off San Francisquito Creek in South San Francisco Bay Radiocarbon measurements, census counts of benthic foraminifera, diatoms, and palynomorphs, and geochemistry from core 721-1 obtained in 2002 off San Francisquito Creek in South San Francisco Bay

The urbanized area of downtown Menlo Park is subject to persistent flooding and sediment deposition by San Francisquito Creek in South San Francisco Bay. To mitigate these events, a suite of cores was collected in 2002 at the mouth of the creek to determine sediment depositional rates on the delta. One of those cores (721-1) was selected for microbiological (pollen, diatoms, and...
By
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Filter Total Items: 41

Twentieth century extreme precipitation detected in a high-resolution, coastal lake-sediment record from California Twentieth century extreme precipitation detected in a high-resolution, coastal lake-sediment record from California

California faces increasing economic and societal risks from extreme precipitation and flooding associated with atmospheric rivers (ARs) under projected twenty-first century climate warming. Lake sediments can retain signals of past extreme precipitation events, allowing reconstructions beyond the period of instrumental records. Here, we calibrate AR-related extreme precipitation from...
Authors
Clarke Alexandra Knight, David Wahl, Jason A. Addison, Mark Baskaran, R. Scott Anderson, Marie Rhondelle Champagne, Lysanna Anderson, Liubov S. Presnetsova, Beth Elaine Caissie, Scott W. Starratt
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Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Introduction to the 28th and 29th Pacific Climate Workshop Proceedings (PACLIM 7) Introduction to the 28th and 29th Pacific Climate Workshop Proceedings (PACLIM 7)

No abstract available.
Authors
Ingrid Hendy, Scott W. Starratt
By
Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Environmental evolution of peat in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta (California) during the Middle and Late Holocene as deduced from pollen, diatoms and magnetism Environmental evolution of peat in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta (California) during the Middle and Late Holocene as deduced from pollen, diatoms and magnetism

We studied the sequence of climatic and hydrological events associated with the formation of peat during the Holocene, using pollen, diatoms and environmental magnetism from peat cores at three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California: Browns Island, Franks Wetland and Webb Track Levee. Our data show that peat first formed under relatively dry conditions in a...
Authors
Irina Delusina, Scott W. Starratt, Kenneth L Verosub
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Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Lakes of the western United States: Novel tools and new views Lakes of the western United States: Novel tools and new views

No abstract available.
Authors
Scott W. Starratt, Michael R. Rosen
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Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Middle and late Pleistocene pluvial history of Newark Valley, central Nevada, USA Middle and late Pleistocene pluvial history of Newark Valley, central Nevada, USA

Newark Valley lies between the two largest pluvial lake systems in the Great Basin, Lake Lahontan and Lake Bonneville. Soils and geomorphology, stratigraphic interpretations, radiocarbon ages, and amino acid racemization geochronology analyses were employed to interpret the relative and numerical ages of lacustrine deposits in the valley. The marine oxygen isotope stage (MIS) 2 beach...
Authors
Joanna L. Redwine, R. M. Burke, Marith C. Reheis, R. J. Bowers, Jordon Bright, D. S. Kaufman, R. M. Forester
By
Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

From saline to freshwater: The diversity of western lakes in space and time From saline to freshwater: The diversity of western lakes in space and time

Beginning with the nineteenth-century territorial surveys, the lakes and lacustrine deposits in what is now the western United States were recognized for their economic value to the expanding nation. In the latter half of the twentieth century, these systems have been acknowledged as outstanding examples of depositional systems serving as models for energy exploration and environmental...
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, California Water Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

U.S. Geological Survey scientists who study trends in climate change will be presenting the results from new studies at a workshop held in Pacific...

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Photo of planktic foraminifers from the Gulf of Mexico sediment trap seen through the microscope

Pacific Ocean Patterns, Processes, and Productivity (POP3): Impacts of ancient warming on marine ecosystems and western North America

Projections for AD 2100 suggest warming of +1-4°C in the North Pacific Ocean, which will result in widespread transformations throughout the marine environment and western North America. Many of these changes are beyond the predictive capabilities of current climate models. To better address this future uncertainty, our team is developing a geological framework using past warm intervals as...
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, Deep Sea Exploration, Mapping and Characterization
Pacific Ocean Patterns, Processes, and Productivity (POP3): Impacts of ancient warming on marine ecosystems and western North America

Pacific Ocean Patterns, Processes, and Productivity (POP3): Impacts of ancient warming on marine ecosystems and western North America

Projections for AD 2100 suggest warming of +1-4°C in the North Pacific Ocean, which will result in widespread transformations throughout the marine environment and western North America. Many of these changes are beyond the predictive capabilities of current climate models. To better address this future uncertainty, our team is developing a geological framework using past warm intervals as...
Learn More

Radiocarbon measurements, census counts of benthic foraminifera, diatoms, and palynomorphs, and geochemistry from core 721-1 obtained in 2002 off San Francisquito Creek in South San Francisco Bay Radiocarbon measurements, census counts of benthic foraminifera, diatoms, and palynomorphs, and geochemistry from core 721-1 obtained in 2002 off San Francisquito Creek in South San Francisco Bay

The urbanized area of downtown Menlo Park is subject to persistent flooding and sediment deposition by San Francisquito Creek in South San Francisco Bay. To mitigate these events, a suite of cores was collected in 2002 at the mouth of the creek to determine sediment depositional rates on the delta. One of those cores (721-1) was selected for microbiological (pollen, diatoms, and...
By
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Filter Total Items: 41

Twentieth century extreme precipitation detected in a high-resolution, coastal lake-sediment record from California Twentieth century extreme precipitation detected in a high-resolution, coastal lake-sediment record from California

California faces increasing economic and societal risks from extreme precipitation and flooding associated with atmospheric rivers (ARs) under projected twenty-first century climate warming. Lake sediments can retain signals of past extreme precipitation events, allowing reconstructions beyond the period of instrumental records. Here, we calibrate AR-related extreme precipitation from...
Authors
Clarke Alexandra Knight, David Wahl, Jason A. Addison, Mark Baskaran, R. Scott Anderson, Marie Rhondelle Champagne, Lysanna Anderson, Liubov S. Presnetsova, Beth Elaine Caissie, Scott W. Starratt
By
Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Introduction to the 28th and 29th Pacific Climate Workshop Proceedings (PACLIM 7) Introduction to the 28th and 29th Pacific Climate Workshop Proceedings (PACLIM 7)

No abstract available.
Authors
Ingrid Hendy, Scott W. Starratt
By
Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Environmental evolution of peat in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta (California) during the Middle and Late Holocene as deduced from pollen, diatoms and magnetism Environmental evolution of peat in the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta (California) during the Middle and Late Holocene as deduced from pollen, diatoms and magnetism

We studied the sequence of climatic and hydrological events associated with the formation of peat during the Holocene, using pollen, diatoms and environmental magnetism from peat cores at three locations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California: Browns Island, Franks Wetland and Webb Track Levee. Our data show that peat first formed under relatively dry conditions in a...
Authors
Irina Delusina, Scott W. Starratt, Kenneth L Verosub
By
Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Lakes of the western United States: Novel tools and new views Lakes of the western United States: Novel tools and new views

No abstract available.
Authors
Scott W. Starratt, Michael R. Rosen
By
Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center

Middle and late Pleistocene pluvial history of Newark Valley, central Nevada, USA Middle and late Pleistocene pluvial history of Newark Valley, central Nevada, USA

Newark Valley lies between the two largest pluvial lake systems in the Great Basin, Lake Lahontan and Lake Bonneville. Soils and geomorphology, stratigraphic interpretations, radiocarbon ages, and amino acid racemization geochronology analyses were employed to interpret the relative and numerical ages of lacustrine deposits in the valley. The marine oxygen isotope stage (MIS) 2 beach...
Authors
Joanna L. Redwine, R. M. Burke, Marith C. Reheis, R. J. Bowers, Jordon Bright, D. S. Kaufman, R. M. Forester
By
Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

From saline to freshwater: The diversity of western lakes in space and time From saline to freshwater: The diversity of western lakes in space and time

Beginning with the nineteenth-century territorial surveys, the lakes and lacustrine deposits in what is now the western United States were recognized for their economic value to the expanding nation. In the latter half of the twentieth century, these systems have been acknowledged as outstanding examples of depositional systems serving as models for energy exploration and environmental...
By
Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Land Change Science Program, California Water Science Center, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

Media Advisory: Pacific Climate Workshop Focuses on Drought

U.S. Geological Survey scientists who study trends in climate change will be presenting the results from new studies at a workshop held in Pacific...

Read Article
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