Documents about Geological Survey
Coalbed Methane
Utah, MET 1001
Excerpt: ... Coalbed Methane "Large amounts of methane-rich gas are generated and stored in coalbeds. Recently, commercial production of coalbed methane has been undertaken in the United States, and this development will be expanded to other countries. The U.S. Geological Survey is engaged in detailed studies of the controls, distribution, and recoverable resources of coalbed methane, particularly as they affect the release of gas and water to the environment." Dudley Rice, U.S. Geological Survey Coal Bed Methane Horizontal wells drilled in coal beds Key parameters are the thickness of the coal, gas content and permeability Water strongly influences reservoir pressure, gas saturation, and the ability to de-water the coals de Up to 10% of gas supply Water must be pumped to release the gas, then must be disposed 1 Is it Real? Coal is the most abundant energy source in the world, and it is a major source of hydrocarbons, particularly gas. The resource is widespread in all coal basins Coalbed methane production i ...
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exped_commotion
San Jose State, GEOL 105
Excerpt: ... General Oceanography Geology 105 Expedition 7 - Commotion Beneath the Ocean Name_ Yes, I understand that skipping answers will receive negative points on course folder (two or more answers skipped will result in a deduction of -5 points; -10 point penalty will be assessed if more than more than 5 answers are skipped, and a penalty of -20 points will be assessed if the expedition is missing from the folder - yes - you can get negative points!) _ (your signature) SIGN! Many of the figures in this handout and the online expedition are derived from "This Dynamic Earth" by Jacqueline Kious and Robert Tilling of the U.S. Geological Survey . (http:/pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html) Remember to use the handout to take notes just as if you were listening to a lecture! Plate tectonics was a revolution in the earth sciences, which was launched by oceanographers. In this class we will use tectonics to examine: the formation and recycling of the seafloo ...
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MaxwellSusan
George Mason, I 2002
Excerpt: ... U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Operation Systems (EROS) Data Center World Data Center for Remotely Sensed Land Data National Mapping Division EROS Data Center U. S. Geological Survey USGS EROS DATA CENTER Land Remote Sensing from Space: Acquisition to Applications Earth Observation Satellites USGS National Archive Challenge Data Applications Declassified Systems Landsat 1-5,7 NOAA - POES Shuttle Radar TERRA (1999) NASA-EOS (1999) High Resolution Systems Preserve Provide Access Process Reproduce Distribute Hold in Trust Land Cover Environmental Monitoring Emergency Response Fire Danger Rating DOI Land Management Natural Hazards Coastal Zones Expanding to over 18 million images of the earth! National Mapping Division EROS Data Center U. S. Geological Survey USGS EDC Data Holdings Aerial Photographs 1940-present U.S. coverage > 9 million frames Scale: 1-2 meter Natl. Aerial Photography Program (NAPP), ...
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an2215h
Michigan, LIB 221501
Excerpt: ... Federal Depository Library Program ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES Newsletter of the Federal Depository Library Program October 15, 2001 Vol. 22, no. 15 -SUDOCS LETTER: DESTROY USGS CD-ROM October 12, 2001 Dear Depository Librarian: The U.S. Geological Survey 's Associate Director for Water has asked the Library Programs Service (LPS) to instruct all depository libraries to destroy all copies of the following CD-ROM publication: Title: Source-Area Characteristics of Large Public Surface-Water Supplies in the Conterminous United States: An Information Resource for Source-Water Assessment, 1999. Series: SuDocs No.: Item No.: U.S Geological Survey , Open-File Report, no. 99-248 I 19.76:99-248 0624-H Shipping List No.: 2000-0002-E Shipping List Date: 10/07/1999 Please withdraw this material immediately and destroy it by any means to prevent disclosure of its contents. Both LPS and the U.S. Geological Survey regret any inconvenience resulting from this re ...
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Lecture 5 Plutonic Structures
UMass (Amherst), GEO 321
Excerpt: ... Lecture 5 Plutonic Structures and Field Relationships Friday, February 4th, 2005 Plutonic Structures and Field Relationships Figure 4-20. Schematic block diagram of some intrusive bodies. 1 Figure 4-21. Kangmiut dike swarm in the Sndre Strmfjord region of SE Greenland. From Escher et al. (1976), Geology of Greenland, The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland. 77-95. Figure 4-22. a. Radial dike swarm around Spanish Peaks, Colorado. After Knopf (1936), Geol. Soc. Amer. Bull., 47, 1727-1784. b. Eroded remnant of a volcanic neck with radial dikes. Ship Rock, New Mexico. From John Shelton (1966) Geology Illustrated. W. H. Freeman. San Francisco. 2 Figure 4-23. The formation of ring dikes and cone sheets. a. Cross section of a rising pluton causing fracture and stoping of roof blocks. b. Cylindrical blocks drop into less dense magma below, resulting in ring dikes. c. Hypothetical map view of a ring dike with N-S striking country rock strata as might result from erosion to a level approximating ...
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August27-07
Penn State, GEOSC 001
Excerpt: ... Physical Geology The Earth System Lecture 1 August 27th, 2007 Fig. 18.13 b Icebergs off Antarctica http:/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002400/a002421/index.html January 31, 2002 Larsen B Ice Shelf 12 mi 20 km http:/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a002400/a002421/index.html March 7, 2002 Larsen B Ice Shelf 12 mi 20 km Fig. 19.22 a W. W. Norton. Adapted from McKenzie, 1998 Fig. 1.17 W. W. Norton Fig. P.06 W. W. Norton Fig. 9.23a Stephen Marshak Alps, Switzerland Fig. 8.02 J. Dewey, U.S. Geological Survey Northridge Quake, 1994 Fig. 7.01a Stephen Marshak Mt Vesuvius and Pompeii Fig. 10.12b W. W. Norton Diatom (microfossil made of silica) Fig. 13.open Robert L. Schuster/U.S. Geological Survey La Conchita, California Fig. 14.30 U.S. Geological Survey Thompson Canyon, CO, 1976 flood Fig. 16.13 W. W. Norton Fig. 12.12abc W. W. Norton Formation of coal http:/photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/archive/PIA04174.mov http:/jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/coriolis/katrina/katrina_storm_cen ...
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01_Agenda_021109
Washington, CLASS 300
Excerpt: ... University of Washington Extension Geographic Information Systems Certificate Program February 11, 2009 Agenda Clarification of Reading Assignments for 2/4 and 2/11 classes Assignment of Discussion Questions on Professional Software Development including Requirements Gathering Class Lecture: The History and Future of GISas we see it 15 minute Break Continuation of Team Exercise: Developing Criteria for Assessing Data Quality and Effective Cartography in GIS web sites Group Project Work (time remaining) Reading Assignments Project Execution (intended to be 2/4 Reading Assignment) Project Plan and Task Breakdown Management Project Planning and Status Reporting Exploring Maps Series by US Geological Survey Location and Exploration Navigation and Information REMINDER next due dates: Requirements Statement & February Status Reports due Feb 27th Next Time with Harvey Exercise: Animation in GIS using ArcMap Review of Discussion Questions on Software Development Team Presentations on GIS Web ...
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F_Lasserre_10octobre2006_
Northwestern State University of Louisiana, GGR 7007
Excerpt: ... La thmatique pour la prsentation de Monsieur Frdric Lasserre (10 octobre) est: "Impacts des changements climatiques sur les conflits de gestion de l'eau" Voici les lectures suggres pour la sance: o T. P. Barnett, J. C. Adam et D. P. Lettenmaier, Potential impacts of a warming climate on water availability in snow-dominated regions, Nature 438, 17 novembre 2005. o Water: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Water Resources of the United States. Lead Author Peter H. Gleick, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security Co-Chairs of Water Sector D. Briane Adams, U.S. Geological Survey Peter H. Gleick, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security September 2000 Ce 2e document est long (160 pages) mais je peux recommander de le parcourir, et non de tout lire. ...
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Lecture_06_Shorelines
Caltech, GE 112
Excerpt: ... rt of the first floor of the condominium tower. (U.S. Geological Survey photos.) Overwash, North Hutchinson Island, FL: North Hutchinson Island, FL (upper photo: post-Frances, 9/8/04; bottom: post-Jeanne, 9/29/04): Classic overwash deposit where the waves overtopped the dune and sand was driven landward of the beach. (U.S. Geological Survey photos.) Dune eroded and house undermined, Vero Beach, FL: Vero Beach, FL (upper photo: 8/12/97; middle: post-Frances, 9/8/04; bottom: post-Jeanne, 9/29/04): At the time of the first photo, the seaward face of the dune was vegetated. After Hurricane Frances, the dune had retreated to the edge of the house. During Jeanne, the dune eroded farther and undermined the house. (U.S. Geological Survey photos.). Dune retreat and house undermined, Floralton Beach, FL: Floralton Beach, FL (upper photo: 8/12/97; middle: post-Frances, 9/8/04; bottom: post-Jeanne, 9/29/04): Note the persistent retreat of the dune line landward, ultimately undermining the house in the middle of ...
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an1908j
Michigan, LIB 190898
Excerpt: ... ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES NEWSLETTER OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM VOL. 19, NO. 08 GP 3.16/3-2:19/08 JUNE 15, 1998 SUDOCS LETTER: DESTROY DEFECTIVE USGS DOCUMENT [The following letter was sent to depository libraries in May.] May 15, 1998 Dear Depository Librarian: The Library Survey that Natural and in Arizona, a corrected future. Programs Service (LPS) was apprised by the U.S. Geological the Verification of Roughness Coefficients for Selected Constructed Stream Channels 1998 is defective. The U.S. Geological Survey will provide version for distribution to the libraries in the near Descriptive information on the defective publication: Title: Verification of Roughness Coefficients for Selected Natural and Constructed Stream Channels in Arizona, 1998, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1584 Shipping List #: 98-0216-P Shipping List Date: April 27, 1998 Item Number: 0624 SuDocs Number: I 19.16:1584 I am requesting that you immediately withdraw the defective publication and destroy it by any mea ...
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311_refs
Wisconsin, ENGR 311
Excerpt: ... CEE 311 Hydroscience Selected References from Lectures Chow, V.T., 1959, Open-Channel Hydraulics: New York, NY, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 680 p. Linsley, R.K., and Franzini, J.B., 1979, Water-Resources Engineering: New York, NY, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 716 p. Loucks, D.P., Stedinger, J.R., and Haith, D.A., 1981, Water Resources Systems Planning and Analysis, PrenticeHall, Inc. Rantz, S.E., and others, 1982, Measurement and computation of sreamflow: Volume 1. Measurement of stage and discharge: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2175. Rantz, S.E., and others, 1982, Measurement and computation of sreamflow: Volume 2. computation of discharge: U.S. Geological Survey WaterSupply Paper 2175. Viessman, W.J., Knapp, J.W., Lewis, G.L., and Harbaugh, T.E., 1977, Introduction to Hydrology, Second Edition: New York, NY, Harper & Row, 704 p. Updated 10/22/00 through Reservoir Analysis Lectures. ...
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sym04presentations
University of South Dakota, SYM 04
Excerpt: ... The 2004 Annual Missouri River Institute Research Symposium: Presentations and Posters Presentations: Larry Bradley, USD Anthropology: Steamboat Wrecks Sioux City, IA to Yankton, SD Kristi Cody, USD Anthropology student: Seasonality of a Late Archaic Bison Kill Site in Southeastern South Dakota: Age Determination by Dental Analysis Tim Cowman, SD Geological Survey : Using Historical Air Photos and Topographic Maps to Identify Changes along the Missouri River Over Time Jim Novak, USD Biology: Real-Time Water Quality Assessment of the MNRR Corridor: Assessing Spatial and Temporal Variance of a Dynamic Ecosystem David Swanson and Dale Gentry, USD Biology: Abundance, richness and nesting success of migrant birds in natural riparian woodlands and farmstead woodlots in southeastern South Dakota Posters: Tim Cowman, SD Geological Survey : Recovery of a Steamboat Beam on the Missouri River Near Vermillion, South Dakota Special Lecture, Farber Hall, 7:30pm Dr. John Davidson, School of Law, University of South Da ...
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earthquake_map
CSU Northridge, VCEED 002
Excerpt: ... Drag circles to location of earthquakes Earthquakes Volcanoes Map of Seismic Activity World Seismicity Key: World Seismicity References Blank World Map: US Geological Survey World Seismicity: British Geological Survey Earthquake Information: Science Sourcebook ...
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earthquake_map
CSU Northridge, DLA 16236
Excerpt: ... Drag circles to location of earthquakes Earthquakes Volcanoes Map of Seismic Activity World Seismicity Key: World Seismicity References Blank World Map: US Geological Survey World Seismicity: British Geological Survey Earthquake Information: Science Sourcebook ...
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Larimer69-80
Colorado, NORGOVWEB 69
Excerpt: ... e west of the tract. REFERENCES: Braddock, W.A., and Cole, J.C., 1978, Preliminary geologic map of the Greeley 1 x 2 quadrangle, northwestern Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 78532, scale 1:250,000. Braddock, W.A., Calvert, R.H., Gawarecki, S.J., and Nutalaya, P., 1970, Geologic map of the Masonville quadrangle, Larimer County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-832, scale 1:24,000. McFaul, E.J, Mason, G.T., Jr., Ferguson, W.B., and Lipin, B.R., 2000, U.S. Geological Survey mineral databases-MRDS and MAS/MILS: U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series DDS-52 (CD-ROM). Schwochow, S.D., 1981, Inventory of nonmetallic mining and processing operations in Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Map Series 17, 39 p., 17 pl. ...
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Water resources
Ohio State, GS 203
Excerpt: ... U.S. Water Budget Figure 10.18 10-9 Source:Data from The Nation's Water Resources 1975-2000, Vol. 1, U.S. Water Resources Council. Average U.S. Precipitation Figure 10.19 10-10 Source: U.S. Water Resources Council. U.S. Variations in Water Use Figure 10.20 10-11 Source: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division. Water Withdrawal by Sector Figure 10.21 10-12 Source: U.S. Geological Survey National Circular 1081 and 1995 Estimated Water Use, U.S. Geological Survey . Water Sources and Disposition by Major Users Figure 10.22 10-13 Source: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1081. Withdrawal of Surface and Ground Water Figure 10.23 10-14 Source: Data from U.S. Water Resources Council. Water Use for Irrigation, by State Figure 10.24 10-15 Source: U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Division. European Renewable Water Sources Figure 10.25 10-16 Source:The Dobris Report, U.S. Environment Programme, figure 5.4. Water Levels in O ...
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Kindinger_ext
Ole Miss, SWICA 2
Excerpt: ... on and Tamiami Formations. An exception is found in the C-6 Canal, where a reflection within the upper 15 m (50 ft) of section is irregular but fairly continuous. Evidence from core descriptions indicates that this reflection is produced by a lithologic contact within the Fort Thompson Formation. The contact is a break between a weak limestone (poor induration) above and a moderate to hard limestone (good to moderate induration) below. This is a distinctive reflection not clearly identified beneath other canals. In general, depositional lithology of the area is inferred to impact water flow because lithology controls the post-depositional diagenesis and dissolution that provide pathways and conduits for water to flow between units both laterally and vertically. References Fish, J.E., and Stewart, M., 1991, Hydrogeology of the surficial aquifer system, Dade County, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey , WRI 90-4108, 50 p. Keywords: Geophysical, karst, aquifer, ground water Corresponding author: Jack Kindinger, U.S. ...
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Smith_72
Tulsa, IPEC 2006
Excerpt: ... THREE DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF GEOLOGICAL, GEOCHEMICAL, AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA AT THE OSAGE SKIATOOK PETROLEUM ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH A SITE, OKLAHOMA Bruce D. Smith* James K. Otton Robert A. Zielinski U. S. Geological Survey PO Box 25046, MS973 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225 Voice: 303-236-1399 Fax: 303-236-3200 bsmith@usgs.gov Marvin A. Abbott U.S. Geological Survey Oklahoma City, OK Yousif K. Kharaka U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Integrated studies of the Osage Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research (OSPER) A site have utilized geological, geochemical, and geophysical methods to characterize subsurface plumes of saline produced waters. Geological studies have concentrated on surface mapping of the stratigraphy, petrophysical and petrologic analysis of drill core, and analysis of surface sediments. Geochemical studies have included the analysis of local uncontaminated and contaminated ground water, analysis of aqueous extracts from drill core and sediment sampl ...
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Abbott_76
Tulsa, IPEC 2006
Excerpt: ... INDUCTION CONDUCTIVITY AND NATURAL GAMMA-RAY LOGS AT THE OSAGE SKIATOOK RESEARCH SITES "A" AND "B", NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA Marvin M. Abbott* U.S. Geological Survey 202 NW 66th, Bldg 7 Oklahoma City, OK 73116 Voice: 405-810-4411 Fax: 405-843-7712 mmabbott@usgs.gov Bruce D. Smith Robert A. Zielinski James K. Otton U.S. Geological Survey Denver, CO James Thordsen U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, CA Induction conductivity and natural gamma-ray logs collected from wells at the Osage Skiatook Research Sites A and B support ongoing geological, geophysical, geochemical, and hydrologic studies of the environmental impacts of oil production. These logs can be obtained from PVC cased wells and provide data both above and below the water table. The lithologies include shales with moderate conductivity and high gamma activity, and sandstones with low conductivity and low gamma activity. Induction conductivity logs show the vertical distribution of soluble salts in the unsaturated zone and of saline ground wa ...
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Jefferson59-23
Colorado, NORGOVWEB 59
Excerpt: ... r Plume batholith. OIL AND GAS RESOURCES: This tract has no potential for oil and/or natural gas production. COAL RESOURCES: No known coal bearing rocks are present on the tract. METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES: There are no recorded metallic mineral occurrences on the tract or in the vicinity of the tract. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: The migmatite and quartz monzonite may, locally, have some potential for use as crushed stone. REFERENCES: Bryant, Bruce, 1974, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Pine quadrangle, Jefferson County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies, MF-598, scale 1:24,000 Bryant, Bruce, McGrew, L.W., and Wobus, R.A., 1981, Geologic map of the Denver 1 X 2 quadrangle, north-central Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series, I-1163, scale 1:250,000. Lovering, T.S., and Goddard, E.N., 1950, Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223, 319 p. ...
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Jefferson59-22
Colorado, NORGOVWEB 59
Excerpt: ... ilver Plume batholith. OIL AND GAS RESOURCES: This tract has no potential for oil and/or natural gas production. COAL RESOURCES: No known coal bearing rocks are present on the tract. METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES: There are no recorded metallic mineral occurrences on the tract or in the vicinity of the tract. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS: The migmatite and quartz monzonite may, locally, have some potential for use as crushed stone. REFERENCES: Bryant, Bruce, 1974, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Conifer quadrangle, Jefferson County, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies, MF-597, scale 1:24,000 Bryant, Bruce, McGrew, L.W., and Wobus, R.A., 1981, Geologic map of the Denver 1 X 2 quadrangle, north-central Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series, I-1163, scale 1:250,000. Lovering, T.S., and Goddard, E.N., 1950, Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223, 319 p. ...
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Jefferson59-27
Colorado, NORGOVWEB 59
Excerpt: ... crushed stone. REFERENCES: Bryant, Bruce, 1976, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Bailey quadrangle, Park and Jefferson Counties, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Study MF-816, scale 1:24,000. Bryant, Bruce, McGrew, L.W., and Wobus, R.A., 1981, Geologic map of the Denver 1 X 2 quadrangle, north-central Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series, I-1163, scale 1:250,000. Lovering, T.S., and Goddard, E.N., 1950, Geology and ore deposits of the Front Range, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 223, 319 p. ...
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