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Groundwater in geologic processes, 2nd edition

Interest in the role of Groundwater in Geologic Processes has increased steadily over the past few decades. Hydrogeologists and geologists are now actively exploring the role of groundwater and other subsurface fluids in such fundamental geologic processes as crustal heat transfer, ore deposition, hydrocarbon migration, earthquakes, tectonic deformation, diagenesis, and metamorphism.Groundwater in
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Steven E. Ingebritsen, Ward E. Sanford, Christopher E. Neuzil

Infrasonic array observations at I53US of the 2006 Augustine Volcano eruptions

The recent January 2006 Augustine eruptions, from the 11th to the 28th, have produced a series of 12 infrasonic signals that were observed at the I53US array at UAF. the eruption times for the signals were provided by the Alaska Volcanic Observatory at UAF using seismic sensors and a Chaparral microphone that are installed on Augustine Island. The bearing and distance of Augustine from I53US are,
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C.R. Wilson, J.V. Olson, Curt A.L. Szuberla, Steve McNutt, Guy Tytgat, Douglas P. Drob

Applications of geophysical methods to volcano monitoring

The array of geophysical technologies used in volcano hazards studies - some developed originally only for volcano monitoring - ranges from satellite remote sensing including InSAR to leveling and EDM surveys, campaign and telemetered GPS networks, electronic tiltmeters and strainmeters, airborne magnetic and electromagnetic surveys, short-period and broadband seismic monitoring, even microphones
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Jeff Wynn, Daniel Dzurisin, Carol A. Finn, James P. Kauahikaua, Richard G. Lahusen

Analyses of unusual long-period earthquakes with extended coda recorded at Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA

A swarm of six long-period (LP) events with slowly decaying coda wave amplitudes and durations up to 120 s, was recorded by seismic stations located in the proximity of Mt. Griggs, a fumarolically active volcano in the Katmai National Park, Alaska, during December 8–21, 2004. Spectral analyses reveal the quasi-monochromatic character of the waveforms, dominated by a 2.5 Hz mode frequently accompan
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Silvio De Angelis

JAMSTEC multibeam surveys and submersible dives around the Hawaiian Islands: A collaborative Japan-USA exploration of Hawaii's deep seafloor

This database release, USGS Data Series 171, contains data collected during four Japan-USA collaborative cruises that characterize the seafloor around the Hawaiian Islands. The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) sponsored cruises in 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2002, to build a greater understanding of the deep marine geology around the Hawaiian Islands. During these cruises,
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Joel E. Robinson, Barry W. Eakins, Toshiya Kanamatsu, Jiro Naka, Eiichi Takahashi, Kenji Satake, John R. Smith, David A. Clague, Hisayoshi Yokose

Special issue: Terrestrial fluids, earthquakes and volcanoes: The Hiroshi Wakita volume I

Terrestrial Fluids, Earthquakes and Volcanoes: The Hiroshi Wakita Volume I is a special publication to honor Professor Hiroshi Wakita for his scientific contributions. This volume consists of 17 original papers dealing with various aspects of the role of terrestrial fluids in earthquake and volcanic processes, which reflect Prof. Wakita’s wide scope of research interests.Professor Wakita co-founde

Digital database of the geologic map of the Island of Hawai'i

This online publication (DS 144) provides the digital database for the printed map by Edward W. Wolfe and Jean Morris (I-2524-A; 1996). This digital database contains all the information used to publish U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigations Series I-2524-A (available only in paper form; see http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/i/i2524A). The database contains the distribution and relationships of
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Frank A. Trusdell, Edward W. Wolfe, Jean Morris

The A.D. 1835 eruption of Volcán Cosigüina, Nicaragua: A guide for assessing local volcanic hazards

The January 1835 eruption of Volcán Cosigüina in northwestern Nicaragua was one of the largest and most explosive in Central America since Spanish colonization. We report on the results of reconnaissance stratigraphic studies and laboratory work aimed at better defining the distribution and character of deposits emplaced by the eruption as a means of developing a preliminary hazards assessment for
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William E. Scott, Cynthia A. Gardner, Graziella Devoli, Antonio Alvarez

USGS science in Menlo Park -- a science strategy for the U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park Science Center, 2005-2015

In the spring of 2004, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Menlo Park Center Council commissioned an interdisciplinary working group to develop a forward-looking science strategy for the USGS Menlo Park Science Center in California (hereafter also referred to as "the Center"). The Center has been the flagship research center for the USGS in the western United States for more than 50 years, and the C
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Thomas M. Brocher, Michael D. Carr, David L. Halsing, David John, Victoria E. Langenheim, Margaret T. Mangan, Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale, John Y. Takekawa, Claire R. Tiedeman

Confirmation and calibration of computer modeling of tsunamis produced by Augustine volcano, Alaska

Numerical modeling has been used to calculate the characteristics of a tsunami generated by a landslide into Cook Inlet from Augustine Volcano. The modeling predicts travel times of ca. 50-75 minutes to the nearest populated areas, and indicates that significant wave amplification occurs near Mt. Iliamna on the western side of Cook Inlet, and near the Nanwelak and the Homer-Anchor Point areas on t
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James E. Beget, Zygmunt Kowalik

Growth and collapse of Hawaiian volcanoes

This special issue is an outgrowth of a session of the same name held at the 2003 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco. The session served dual purposes: to highlight recent advances in our understanding of the development and internal structure of Hawaiian volcanoes, and to recognize the important contributions of James Moore to this field of study.
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Michelle L. Coombs, Barry W. Eakins, Peter F. Cervelli