USGS Fact Sheet 2008-3013: In Service to the Nation—The …

Fact Sheet 2008–3013 >> Pubs Warehouse > FS 2008-3013. ... (SE) Program is to help support retired USGS senior scientists as they volunteer their expertise, intellect, and creativity in efforts that allow them to remain active in the geoscience community, enhance the program activities of the Geology Discipline, and serve the public. ...

1100.3 U.S. Geological Survey Publication Series

Fact Sheets present a wide variety of topics covered concisely and in plain language (refer to the Plain Writing Act of 2010), for example, information about USGS science, programs, funded projects, data, tools, and services. Fact Sheets may also be used to summarize previously published information.

Invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay: A risk to …

Invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay: A risk to realizing Bay restoration investments. Fact Sheet 2024-3033. By: Ellen Robertson, Jenn Malpass, …

USGS Fact Sheet 073-02: Coal Extraction -- Environmental …

What's Likely?

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 073-97 Version 1.1. Future Eruptions in California's Long Valley Area - What's Likely? ... (USGS Fact Sheet 108-96) Invisible CO 2 Gas Killing Trees at Mammoth Mountain, …

Fact Sheets | U.S. Geological Survey

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landslide Hazards Program conducts landslide hazard assessments, pursues landslide investigations and forecasts, provides technical …

USGS Fact Sheet 172-96

USGS Fact Sheet-073-97 Revised November 1998 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—REDUCING THE RISK FROM VOLCANO HAZARDS L US SG ong Valley Caldera and the Mono-Inyo Craters chain form a large volcanic complex in eastern California that has had persistent earthquake activity and ground uplift in recent …

Civil applications committee | U.S. Geological Survey

The interagency Civil Applications Committee (CAC) facilitates the appropriate civil uses of overhead remote sensing technologies and data collected by military and intelligence capabilities, including from commercial sources. The CAC is operated and staffed by the U.S. Geological Survey on behalf of the U.S. Department of …

Invisible CO2 Gas Killing Trees at Mammoth Mountain, California | USGS

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 172-96 Online Version 2.0. ... The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) continues to study the CO 2 emissions to help protect the public from this invisible potential hazard. Mammoth Mountain is a young volcano on the southwest rim of Long Valley Caldera, a large volcanic depression in eastern California. ...

Supporting wildland fire and land management

The U.S. Geological Survey's Wildland Fire Science Program produces fundamental information to identify the causes of wildfires, understand the impacts and benefits of both wildfires and prescribed fires, and help prevent and manage larger, catastrophic events. Our fire scientists provide information and develop tools that are widely used by stakeholders …

FactSheet 2col v 3.5

Fact Sheet 2017–3045, June 2017. Supersedes USGS Fact Sheet 2013–3093. US Topo— Building on the success of 125 years of mapping, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) created US Topo, a geo-referenced digital map produced from The National Map (TNM) data. US Topo maps are designed to be used like the traditional 7.5-minute quadrangle …

USGS Fact Sheet 157-97

USGS banner. Floods in Southeast Texas, October 1994. Floods in Southeast Texas, October 1994. By Fred Liscum and Jeffery W. East. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 94–073. Document Accessibility: Adobe Systems Incorporated has information about PDFs and the visually impaired. This information provides tools to help …

Preliminary Assessment of Non-Fuel Mineral Resources of …

Fact Sheet 2007-3063. ... (USGS) and the Afghanistan Geological Survey to assess the non-fuel mineral resources of Afghanistan as part of the effort to aid in the reconstruction of that country. An assessment is an estimation or evaluation, in this instance of undiscovered non-fuel mineral resources. Mineral resources are materials that are in ...

The Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)

Fact Sheet 2019–3007 Printed on recycled paper ver. 1.2, September 2019 The Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI): ... tive (Earth MRI; formerly known as 3DEEP) is planned as a partnership between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Association of American State Geologists (AASG), and other Federal, State, and private-sector orga ...

USGS Fact Sheet 2013–3093: US Topo—Topographic Maps …

Abstract. US Topo is the next generation of topographic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Arranged in the familiar 7.5-minute quadrangle format, digital US Topo maps are designed to look and feel (and perform) like the traditional paper topographic maps for which the USGS is so well known.

Browse the USGS Publications Warehouse

Pubs Warehouse Home > Browse > Report > USGS Numbered Series > Fact Sheet > 2020. Browse the USGS Publication Warehouse Publications for publication type Report and publication subtype USGS Numbered Series Assessment of water and proppant quantities associated with petroleum production from the Eagle Ford Group, Gulf Coast, …

Coal Extraction

Coal from the Appalachian region has supplied energy to the Nation for more than 200 years. Appalachian coal fueled America through a civil war and helped win two world wars. Appalachian coal has also provided fuel for keeping America warm in the winter and cool in the summer and has served as the basis for the steel, automobile, organic chemicals, …

Floods in northern California, January 1997

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Invasive Species Research—

Fact Sheet 2024–3001, February 2024. Supersedes USGS Fact Sheet 2018–3080. Invasive species research within the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Ecosystems Mission Area focuses on invasive plants, animals, and pathogens throughout the United States. USGS scientists provide science support to help solve the problems posed by these …

The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program's …

Fact Sheet 2022–3079 The National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program's U.S. GeoFramework Initiative: Delivering a digital database of geologic map information by 2030 Purpose of the U.S. GeoFramework Initiative Surface (2D) and subsurface (3D) geologic data are critical for resource management, infrastructure design, hazards

USGS Fact Sheet 2012–3069: Assessment of Undiscovered, …

Abstract. Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated means of 19 billion barrels of oil and 83 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered natural gas resources in 10 geologic provinces of Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.

ASC Factsheets

In a new fact sheet published this week, the USGS highlights the research being conducted within the Boreal-Arctic transition zone. Relationships between Health of Alaska Native Communities and Our Environment: Phase I—Exploring and Communicating (7/2013)

USGS.gov | Science for a changing world

Science for a Changing World. We monitor, assess, map, and conduct targeted scientific research so that policy makers and the public have the understanding they need to …

Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic …

PDF version of this 6-page fact sheet (fs2005-3024.pdf; 1.9 ) Go to the Press-images folder to get publication-quality versions of the images for use by, for instance, the media (14 images totaling 59.2 ).

Flooding in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of …

Fact Sheet Flooding in Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland From Hurricane Floyd, September 1999 by Anthony J. Tallman and Gary T. Fisher< ... USGS Fact Sheet FS-073-01. Summary of Flooding. Record …

Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)

Ecology: . Bighead carp is a powerful filter-feeder with a wide food spectrum that grows fast and reproduces quickly (Xie and Chen 2001), which makes this species a strong competitor. The diet of this species overlaps with that of planktivorous species (fish and invertebrates) and to some extent with that of the young of virtually all native fishes.

What are the different USGS publication series?

The primary USGS publication series include: Fact Sheet (for general audiences) General Information Product (for general audiences) Circular (for general audiences) Professional Paper Scientific Investigations Report Scientific Investigations Map Data Series Techniques and Methods Open-File Report Learn more: USGS Manual: USGS Publication series

USGS Fact Sheet 2013–3037: USGS Science at Work in the …

Abstract. The San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta form one of the largest estuaries in the United States. The "Bay-Delta" system provides water to more than 25 million California residents and vast farmlands, as well as key habitat for birds, fish, and other wildlife.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—REDUCING THE RISK FROM …

USGS Fact Sheet 172–96, version 2.0 Revised June 2000 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—REDUCING THE RISK FROM VOLCANO HAZARDS S ince 1980, scientists have moni- ... (USGS Fact Sheet 073–97) to 95% of the gas content of the soil; soil gas normally con-tains 1% or less CO 2. When CO 2 from soil leaves

USGS Fact Sheet 2004-3072: Landslide Types and Processes

Fact Sheet 2004–3072 About USGS / Science Topics / Maps, Products & Publications / Education / FAQ: Landslide Types and Processes. Abstract. Landslides in the United States occur in all 50 States. The primary regions of landslie occurrence and potential are the coastal and mountainous areas of California, Oregon, and Washington, the States ...